This year, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) focuses on the empowerment of persons with disabilities for inclusive, equitable and sustainable development as anticipated in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which pledges to ‘leave no one behind’.
The international day is a chance to:
- Educate the general public on issues of concern.
- Mobilize political will and resources to address global problems.
- Celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity.
Promoting the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities
The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992. It aims to promote the rights and well-being of disabled people in all areas of society and development. It aims to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.
The United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy
The United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy provides the foundation for sustainable and transformative progress on disability inclusion through all pillars of the work of the United Nations. Through this strategy he United Nations system reaffirms that the full and complete realization of the human rights of all persons with disabilities is an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of all human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Learn more here about activities in your area or what you can do on this day to help raise the awareness of disabled people in your life.
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