World Blind Union (WBU)
Union mondiale des aveugles (UMA)
Unión Mundial de Ciegos (UMC)
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Contact Details
URL: https://worldblindunion.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlindUnion
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/worldblindunion/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlindUnion
Founded
1984-10-26 Riyadh Saudi Arabia
History
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Protect and promote the human, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of blind and partially sighted people worldwide; contribute to a world in which blind and partially sighted persons can participate fully in any aspect of life they choose; advocate for equal opportunities, protection and promotion of fundamental human rights of all blind and partially sighted persons, to ensure that their voice is heard.
Events
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Associated with Department of Global Communications of the United Nations.
- Accredited by: United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)
- Links with: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)(World Bank)
- Links with: United Nations (UN)(World Summit on the Information Society)
- Links with: Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Member of the Board of: B-XC1224 - International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB); B-XD5392 - International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI); A-XF6792 - International Disability Alliance (IDA). Consultative status with: A-XA1945 - International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).
- Member of: Vision Alliance
- Cooperates with: International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- Links with: Blind Children's Fund (BCF)
- Links with: Disabled Peoples' International (DPI)
- Links with: European Dyslexia Association - International Organisation for Specific Learning Disabilities (EDA)
- Links with: Fundación ONCE para América Latina (FOAL)
- Links with: Inclusion International
- Links with: International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)
- Links with: World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB)
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XB8500
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