Empowering people with disabilities vital for achieving development targets

United Nations, New York, 3 December 2009 - Press Conference by the Secretary-General on the designation of Stevie Wonder as United Nations Messenger of Peace. Stevie Wonder, Ambassador Susan Rice (Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations) will also participate in the press conference. Press conference will be moderated by Mr. Kiyotaka Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General of the Department of Public Information.

News story:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=33133&Cr=disab&Cr1=

View the entire press conference (Real media, 30 minutes)
http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/pressconference/2009/pc091203am2.rm

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• United Nations
• UN
• Secretary-General
• Ban Ki-moon
• Stevie Wonder
• Disabled person
• Discrimination
• Messenger of peace
• Human rights

[BMWBiker2]

True with all our technology, I have yet to see a restaurant menu in brale. Keep the vision strong as many of us are unemployed and rejected from society.

[BizarreFoodie]

Don't forget the mentally disabled.

[yeschwartz]

Well worth watching

[weaselsdawg]

Stevie wonder is truly wonderful

[TEHhamoody]

How we can sleep.

[DivineAsphyxia]

He is such an amazing role model, but look at his teeth as he talks..he has vampire sharp canines..cant unsee

[uoelnw]

สุดยอด

[jananiananthan]

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[emoKityKat10]

Thats a great speech Mr. Wonder.

[levithunder1]

@jarred agreed