That
is “Accessibility rights in all it’s form and totality for persons with Disabilities”.
That
was the focal point of the joint presentations made in the press conference of Friday
1st of December 2023 launching the Campaigns on universal accessibility
in the North West Region as part of activities marking the 32nd edition
of the international day of persons with Disabilities.
The essence,
was to launch a week long Campaign and cause the press to add momentum in the call
for universal accessibility right for persons with Disabilities given that they
are subjected to it’s abuse daily and at basically all levels.
Latest
global report on disability by the WHO and the World Bank, holds that more than
one billion people world wide live with disability, that is one child in ten, one
woman in five and 80% are living in developing countries where their social and
collective rights are most often violated.
It is
on the basis of which and going by the theme of this year’s World Disable people’s
Day celebration “united in action to rescue and achieve the sustainable
development goals (SDGs) for, with and by persons with Disabilities”. That the trio,
CBC Health services, MINDDEVEL and the Regional Delegation of social affairs of
the North West Region took upon themselves to raise awareness through a week long
Campaign using the press as a major tool for sensitization and awakening call to
state institutions and authorities organized a join press conference which shall
be accompanied by a panel and round table discussion to spread and multiply calls.
The over
three hours press conference centered on universal accessibility rights and saw
the massive presence of the entire North West media family who were very interactive
and took collective engagement to crusade for the rights of person with Disabilities
as a whole.
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