When persons living with intellectual disabilities enjoy full access to universal human rights, they can exhibit better overall health, says Javier Vasquez, Vicepresident of Health Programs of Special Olympics, who explained how the UN can aid in creating a disability-inclusive world.

“Fake news” is an accusation that’s often levelled against broadcasters, but it is a serious challenge to their work and one which needs to be disproved constantly, senior TV professionals said on W

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Sharing successful ideas across national borders to help transform developing countries in the southern hemisphere remains a challenge, but it’s “really making a difference”. That’s according to Jorge Chediek, director of the UN Office for South-South Cooperation, and Envoy of the Secretary-General on the issue. He spoke with Laura Quinones of UN News, about the upcoming Global South-South Development Expo taking place back where it all began, at UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday.