The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016

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The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 is a critical topic for the UPSC Civil Services Examination, particularly under GS Paper II (Social Justice and Governance) . It replaced the PwD Act of 1995 to comply with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). Key Highlights of the RPwD Act, 2016 1. Expanded Definition of Disability The Act increased the number of recognized disabilities from 7 to 21.   Added Disabilities : Cerebral Palsy, Dwarfism, Muscular Dystrophy, Acid Attack victims, Speech and Language disability, Specific Learning Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Chronic Neurological conditions (Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s), Blood Disorders (Haemophilia, Thalassemia, Sickle Cell disease), and Multiple Disabilities.   The Central Government maintains the power to add more types of disabilities to this list. 2. Rights and Entitlements  ✅  Education : Children with "benchmark disabilities...

✴️๐ŸšฉUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).๐Ÿ‘‰

๐ŸšฉWhat do you understand by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
✅The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) was established in order to make the world a place without the dangers of Drug Abuse and the crimes following it.
✅It was formed in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining two UN offices.
✅It was renamed to its current name in 2002.
✅It was established chiefly to aid the United Nations in addressing the issues of illicit drug trafficking, drug abuse, prevention of crime and criminal justice, political corruption and international terrorism, in a coordinated and comprehensive manner.
✅ Functions-  Research and Policy Analysis ๐Ÿ‘‰World Drug Report
๐Ÿ‘‰Surveys to Monitor Illicit Crops
๐Ÿ‘‰Regional Crime Studies 
๐Ÿ‘‰Policy Reviews
✅Normative Activities [Conventions]
๐Ÿ‘‰Anti-Drug Conventions
๐Ÿ‘‰Conventions against Organized Crime [UNTOC]
๐Ÿ‘‰Conventions against Corruption [UNCAC]

๐ŸšฉSome extra bites ๐Ÿšฉ
✴️Colombo Declaration✴️
๐Ÿ”ฑIn 2016, 18 littoral states adopted a resolution ✋ to make the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), a Drug-Free Zone.
๐Ÿ”ฑ It was held at a meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka and the declaration came to be known as the Colombo Declaration.

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