Ensuring full, equal engagement of PwDs in social life to not leave anyone behind: UN official
In order to realise the commitment of not leaving anyone behind, it is necessary to ensure the full and equal engagement of persons with disabilities (PwD) in all social areas, stated UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis on December 2.
Hanoi (VNA) – In order to realise the commitmentof not leaving anyone behind, it is necessary to ensure the full and equalengagement of persons with disabilities (PwD) in all social areas, stated UN ResidentCoordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis on December 2.
Speaking at a Hanoi conference on the role and contributions of PwDs in the implementation of SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDG), Tamesis noted that 2022 marked the 30th anniversary of the International Day of PwDs (December 3) and the eighth year sinceVietnam joined the Convention on the Rights of PwDs.
She lauded Vietnam’s big strides in promoting therights and social integrations of PwDs, citing data from the latest countryreport submitted to the UN Committee for Rights of PwDs as showing that in thepast decade, Vietnam exerted great efforts to increase the accessibility forpeople with disabilities.
Many buildings and public transport vehicles have becomemore friendly to PwDs, she noted.
However, she held that Vietnam has still faced manydifficulties in ensuring the rights of PwDs, as 17.8% of those people are living inpoor families, while many schools, especially in the rural areas, arecountering a lack of teachers specialising in caring for children with specialneeds, and many companies have yet to equipped themselves with theinfrastructure and technologies that enable them to employ PwDs.
The employment of PwDs should not be considered as charity,nor as a privilege, but as a guarantee of the right to work which benefitseveryone, she stated.
This year, the UN Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities(UNPRPD) project has played an important role in changing the attitude andimproving capacity for policy influencers and service providers, whileproviding legal and policy through consultations, and raising communityawareness about inclusion and equality for PwDs, she said.
Meanwhile, UNFPA Representative in Vietnam Naomi Kitahara underlined that youngpeople with disabilities should enjoy sexual and reproductive health rights and body autonomy, and a life free from discrimination or violence. The UN inVietnam is committed to supporting people with disabilities towards accessibilityand equality in the country and the whole world, she said.
Conference participants highly valued the active andresilient participation and important contributions of PwD community in thedevelopment of their country and the globe./.
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As many as 50 young people with disabilities who are outstanding role models across the country were honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 29 within the framework of the programme "Toa sang nghi luc Viet".
There is a serious shortage of data on specific groups of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in Vietnam, especially those who are most marginalised, including persons with hearing and learning difficulties.
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