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Friday, December 2, 2016

International Day of Persons with Disabilities - December 3rd - Theme for 2016: Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want

Since 1992, the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) has been celebrated annually on 3 December around the world.

The theme for this year’s International Day is Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want. This theme notes the recent adoption of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the role of these goals in building a more inclusive and equitable world for persons with disabilities.                                                                                                               
This year’s objectives include assessing the current status of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and SDGs and laying the foundation for a future of greater inclusion for persons with disabilities.
The observance of the 2016 IDPD coincides with the 10-year anniversary of the adoption of the CRPD – one of the most quickly and widely ratified international treaties put forth by the United Nations to date.
"Let us work together for the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities in an inclusive and sustainable world that embraces humanity in all its diversity."
                                                                                      U,N, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Video Celebrating 10 years of the CRPD
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities turns 10 in 2016. Members of the Committee talk about how impact of the convention and the challenges that still remain.

YouTube Published by UN Human Rights on Apr 18, 2016

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