World Blind Union

World Blind Union

The World Blind Union (WBU) is an organisation of blind and partially sighted persons of the world, representing 180 million blind and visually impaired persons from about 600 different organisations in 158 countries. [ [http://www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2006/soc4686.html United Nations Representation] ]

The WBU is a non-political, non-religious, non-governmental and non-profit-making organisation.

WBU has consultative status within the UN Agencies and ECOSOC.

WBU is divided into 6 regions with constitutions of their own.Clarifyme|date=August 2008 Together the regions form the World Blind Union.

The hallmarks of WBU are openness and democracy. All countries fulfilling the conditions laid down in the WBU Constitution are welcomed as members with the right to express their opinions and points of view freely and without fear of recrimination. [ [http://www.worldblindunion.org/en/appdocumentos/umc2en/prod/AIMS%20AND%20GOALS.doc WBU Aims and Goals] ]

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External links

* [http://www.worldblindunion.org/ Official Website]


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