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ADDC supports White Ribbon Day November 25th 2011

Monday, November 21, 2011

The Australian Disability and Development Consortium (ADDC) has been collaborating with its members and partners to ensure the voices of people affected by gender based violence (GBV) are heard. ADDC is supporting the 'White Ribbon Day' campaign as disability markedly increases the risk of gender based violence. We request your support to be involved.

“All for Development” event Parliament House June 21st 2011

Thursday, June 23, 2011

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ADDC, in partnership with ACFID, had the pleasure to host the Australian launch of the World Report on Disability. This event was held as a luncheon in Parliament House in Canberra on June 21st 2011.

Disability and Development Research Agenda for Asia and the Pacific

Friday, February 11, 2011

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In August 2010, as part of the ADDC Conference program, CBM Australia commissioned a team from the University of Sydney and RMIT University to undertake a short term project to report on research priorities in disability and development in Asia and the Pacific region, and on research capacity development.

ADDC Bulletin January 25th, 2012

Wed, Jan 25, 2012

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Happy Australia Day- January 26th

ADDC Bulletin January 16th 2012

Mon, Jan 16, 2012

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Once a year, the seats of Rwanda’s parliament are filled with children. During the National Children’s Summit, youths from all over the country gather to issue recommendations on how to make the country a better place for children….. The event has been held annually since 2004, but this year’s summit was special: It was the first to include children with disabilities.

ADDC Bulletin January 9th 2012

Mon, Jan 9, 2012

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Australia, Indonesia, the Global Partnership for Education and UNICEF hosted an event on ‘Effective Aid for Education’ as part of the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness held in Busan, Republic of Korea from 29 November to 1 December 2011.Please refer to video at bottom of ADDC Home page or follow link in Bulletin.

ADDC BULLETIN JANUARY 6TH 2012

Wed, Jan 4, 2012

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ADDC wishes everyone a happy New Year and looks forward to working with you all to ensure we live in a truly inclusive world.

We remind you to keep watching out for ADDC events to be held throughout 2012. The first events scheduled are the Practitioners Interest Forums on the following dates:
28 Feb – Canberra;
29 May;
28 August and
27 November.

Note in this edition of the ADDC Bulletin, under ‘Resources’ the contributions of ADDC to ‘The Zero Report’.