ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday reemphasised on the government’s commitment to transform lives of those people with disabilities.
On the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the premier took to Twitter and said, “I want to reiterate our government’s commitment to transforming the lives of those with disabilities by offering them equal opportunities in education and employment.”
“Our bill to empower and enable them to surmount all barriers is ready,” he added.
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, I want to reiterate our govt’s commitment to transforming the lives of those with disabilities by offering them equal opportunities in education & employment. Our Bill to empower & enable them to surmount all barriers is ready.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) December 3, 2018
Its been reported that various activities have been planned for the people in order to mark the day and to discuss the way forward for inclusive, equitable and sustainable development. More than one billion people, or approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population, have some form of disability.
The day calls for taking appropriate measures to ensure that persons with disabilities have access to all aspects of society, on an equal basis with others, as well as to identify and eliminate obstacles and barriers to accessibility, under the United Nations convention.
More than one billion people, or approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population, have some form of disability.
This year’s theme, “Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”, focuses on empowering persons with disabilities for an inclusive, equitable and sustainable development as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992, by the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 47/3.
It aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.
Building on many decades of UN’s work in the field of disability, the convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, adopted in 2006, has further advanced the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and other international development frameworks.
Accessibility and inclusion of persons with disabilities are fundamental rights recognised by the convention and are not only objectives, but also pre-requisites for the enjoyment of other rights.
