International Day of Persons with Disabilities 03 December 2009

Inclusion of persons with disabilities in realizing the Millennium Development Goals MDGs

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

The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December, aims to promote an understanding of disability issues, the rights of persons with disabilities and gains to be derived from the integration of persons with disabilities in every aspect of the political, social, economic and cultural life of their communities. The Day provides an opportunity to mobilize action to achieve the goal of full and equal enjoyment of human rights and participation in society by persons with disabilities.
Little People of Kosovo and partnership of NGOs by Voluntary Promotional Program of DMD (Disability Mentoring Days) continue to work for the lobbying to the new Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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. Efforts to achieve the MDGs and implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities are interdependent and mutually reinforcing.
A major focus of the Day is practical action to further implement international norms and standards concerning persons with disabilities and to further their participation in social life and development on the basis of equality. The media have especially important contributions to make in support of the observance of the Day - and throughout the year - regarding appropriate presentation of progress and obstacles implementing disability-sensitive policies, programmes and projects and to promote public awareness of the contributions by persons with disabilities to the development of their communities.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• persons with disabilities
• human rights