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International Day of Persons with Disabilities - Thursday, 3 December 2009

Theme

"Making the MDGs Inclusive:Empowerment of persons with disabilities and their communities around the world"

MDGs and persons with disabilities

The United Nations and the global community continue to work for the mainstreaming of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society and development. Although many commitments have been made to include disability and persons with disabilities in development, the gap between policy and practice continues.

Ensuring that persons with disabilities are integrated into all development activities is essential in order to achieve internationally agreed development goals, such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs can only be achieved if persons with disabilities and their family members are included. This in turn will ensure that people with disabilities and their family members benefit from international development initiatives. Efforts to achieve the MDGs and implement the Convention are interdependent and mutually reinforcing.

Please read full International Day of Persons with Disabilities (In Eng) from: http://www.dpiap.org/resources/pdf/Int'tday_of_PWDs_09_10_08.pdf

Please read full International Day of Persons with Disabilities (In Thai) from: http://www.dpiap.org/resources/doc/IDD-Thai_09_10_08.doc

Please read more information on the MDGs and persons with disabilities (In Eng) from: http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=1470

Please read more information on the MDGs (In Thai) from: http://www.dpiap.org/resources/pdf/MDG_Thai_09_10_08.pdf

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When: 7/2/2014

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