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This issue focuses on the third review and appraisal of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons and the 1997 International Day of Disabled Persons. At its fifty-second session, in 1997, the General Assembly considered the report of the Secretary-General on the third review and appraisal. There was a lively and productive debate on the topic; 44 Governments sponsored a draft resolution on further action and suggested privatization in the disability field. The draft was adopted by the Assembly on 12 December 1997, as resolution 52/82.
The 1997 observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons, on 3 December, had as its theme arts, sports and persons with disabilities. It involved for the first time a extensive series of exchanges in cyberspace via Internet.
Date: 30 March - 1 April 1998
Venue: Orlando, FL, USA
Enquiries: http://www.disa.org/conference/ecedi98
Theme: Gateway to the 21st Century
Date: 29 March - 1 April 1998
Venue: San Francisco, CA, USA
Enquiries: http://www.comsoc.org/
http://www.iss.nus.sg/INFOCOM
Theme: Peace and Social Justice: The Challenges Facing Social Work
Date: 5-9 July 1998
Venue: Jerusalem
Enquiries: Prof. Joseph Katan, Bob Schapell School of Social Work, University of Jerusalem. E-mail: yoseph@CCSG.tau.ac.il
Theme: Enterprise, Human Development and Culture in the Global Age
Date: 1-4 April 1998
Venue: Stockholm
Enquiries: Progressio Foundation, Tel. (+31) 343 42-0294, Fax (+31) 343 42-0030,
E-mail: 100414.1526@compuserve.com
