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Date: 23 Sep 2013 11:00:00 -0400
Subject: NEW DEVELOPMENT AGENDA MUST TAKE INTO ACCOUNT RIGHTS OF
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES – UN
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NEW DEVELOPMENT AGENDA MUST TAKE INTO ACCOUNT RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES – UNNew York, Sep 23 2013 11:00AMThe rights of persons
with disabilities must be directly addressed by the post-2015
development agenda, United Nations officials told world leaders today,
urging them to adopt national and international policies that enhance
and promote disability-inclusive development.

"Disability is part of the human condition; almost everyone will be
temporarily or permanently impaired at some point in life,"
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
<"http://www.un.org/sg/statements/index.asp?nid=7108">said at the
General Assembly's High-level Meeting on Disability and Development.

"Yet far too many people with disabilities live in poverty. Too many
suffer from social exclusion. Too many are denied access to education,
employment, health care, and social and legal support systems."

Persons with disabilities make up the largest minority in the world,
with more than 1 billion people living with some form of disability.
Eighty per cent are of working age and the vast majority live in
developing countries.

"All of us suffer when communities are divided, just as all of us
benefit when communities are united," Mr. Ban said.

In his remarks, the Secretary-General underlined that persons with
disabilities are an integral part in achieving the eight anti-poverty
targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) before their
deadline, and in shaping the post-2015 development agenda.

Agreed by world leaders at a UN summit in 2000, the MDGs set specific
targets on poverty alleviation, education, gender equality, child and
maternal health, environmental stability, HIV/AIDS reduction, and a
global partnership for development. However, no goal directly
addresses the rights of persons with disabilities.

"We must further strengthen the international normative framework on
disability and development," Mr. Ban said. We must act now to remove
barriers to access to physical environments, transportation and
information and communications. And we must not only lift the physical
barriers – but also the barriers in attitudes that duel stigma and
discrimination."

Also speaking at the meeting, the President of the General Assembly,
John Ashe called on Member States that have not yet done so to ratify
the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). To
date, 134 countries have ratified or acceded to the Convention.

"The Convention is a strong symbol of the international community's
commitment to include the disability perspective in all aspects of
society and development. And while symbols are no doubt important,
this commitment now needs to be fully integrated into all current and
future development frameworks and interventions," Mr. Ashe said.

During the High-Level Meeting, world leaders will consider and adopt
resolution that calls for development that affords persons with
disabilities opportunities for productive employment and decent work
and access to basic social services. The meeting's outcome document,
entitled 'The Way Forward: a disability-inclusive agenda towards 2015
and beyond' reaffirms countries' commitment to work together on this
issue and support the aims of the CRPD.

Mr. Ban and Mr. Ashe urged countries to spare no effort in
implementing the outcome document and work to achieve truly inclusive
societies and ensure a life of dignity for all

The meeting was organized with participation of the UN Children's Fund
(UNICEF), UN World Health Organization (WHO) and other UN agencies,
funds and programmes, as well as Member States and civil society.

More than 800 representatives of organization of persons with
disabilities attended the event. Among them was UN Messenger of Peace
and renowned singer and songwriter Stevie Wonder, who spoke of the
importance of making education and information materials accessible to
persons with disabilities.

"For society and development to include persons with disabilities, we
need to have equal access to education and to knowledge and
information. Yet out of millions of publications each year, fewer than
five per cent are made available in accessible formats for visually
impaired persons. In developing countries, an even smaller percentage
of publications are available in accessible formats," Mr. Wonder said.

"I know that working together we can create a world where persons with
disabilities face no limit and can freely work, enjoy life and
contribute their talents to society."Sep 23 2013 11:00AM
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