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New Zealand disabled candidate aiming to make history at UN

Xinhua, June 5, 2015 Adjust font size:

New Zealand will be aiming to make history in the rights of people with learning disabilities at the United Nations next year, Disabilities Minister Nicky Wagner said Friday.

Wagner will travel to the UN Headquarters in New York next week to promote New Zealand's candidate for election to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities next year.

If elected, candidate Robert Martin would likely be the first person with a learning disability appointed to the committee, Wagner said in a statement.

"Robert's candidacy is significant for New Zealand and the world," said Wagner, who will be attending the Conference of States Parties (COSP), the annual meeting for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

"New Zealand is considered a world leader in disability issues. The Conference of States Parties is the pre-eminent annual disability-related event, and is an opportunity to promote New Zealand's achievements and discuss ideas on the world stage," Wagner said. Endi