Advocate for disability-inclusive development
The Second High Level Conference on Road Safety will take place in next month from 18th to 19th November. Around 1500 participants from 150 countries are expected to participate, between Ministers of Health, Cities, Transport and Interiors, UN agencies representatives and members of the civil society along with business leaders.
The United Nations in New York have adopted the Sustainable Development Agenda on the 25 September 2015: “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, an agenda made by and for people calling for a transformed planet with a sustainable and empowered society by 2030.
L’Organisation des Nations unies vient d’adopter à New York les “Objectifs de développement durable” dans un programme intitulé : “Transformer notre monde : l’Agenda 2030 pour le développement durable”, un programme mondial, ambitieux, conçu par et pour tous ceux qui appellent de leurs vœux une planète transformée et une société durable à l’horizon 2030.
Rehabilitation must be recognized as an essential component of health care as it is critical in supporting individuals reaching an optimum level of health and wellbeing, and participating fully in society.
The right to enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is a fundamental human right anchored in a range of international instruments, including the UN convention on the rights of Persons with Disabilities. Removing barriers and empowering persons with disabilities is essential in ensuring their right to health.
Based on its field experience working with disabled people and their representative organisations, as well as people most at risk, Handicap International advocates for inclusive community-based disaster risk management.
Handicap International has been working in the field of education since 1998, and prior to that, with development partners from 1989 to 1997. Handicap International’s actions in education have a specific focus on children with disabilities, who represent some of the most vulnerable and excluded young learners worldwide.
The report highlights that advocacy with and by victims (survivors, family and community members of people injured or killed by cluster munitions) is not a straightforward process.