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A close-up of Salah Aldin Abdurrahman, a 27-year-old blind man and member of the Sudanese Association for Disabled People in El Fasher, North Darfur. The organization assists persons with disabilities across Darfur.

Players from the Single Leg Amputee Sports Club Sierra Leone (SLASC) lift their crutches for a cheer before heading to the field for a match, in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Founded in 2001 following Sierra Leone’s ten-year civil conflict, the Club offers trauma recovery for war amputees.

Treaties waiting to be signed, of the new United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, by representatives of Member States, which aims to secure the rights of some 650 million persons with disabilities around the world. More than 75 countries participated in the signing ceremony, the most for the opening of any treaty. The event, held in the UN General Assembly Hall, at UN Headquarters in New York, was also attended by over 350 representatives of disability organizations from around the world, who were instrumental in the negotiation of the treaty.

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Headline Noted Author Visits U.N. Headquarters

Caption Description Miss Helen Keller, noted author and speaker, left, today visited U.N. Headquarters. Miss Keller, who is deaf and blind, is seen during a committee meeting with her secretary, Miss Polly Thompson, who is interpreting the debate for her.

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Unique Identifier UN7481139

NICA ID 332829

Production Date 11/23/1949 9:27:01 PM

City/Location New York

Country United States of America

Credit UN Photo

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