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International Day of Persons with Disabilities
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Where it comes from
The UN General Assembly proclaimed this day in 1992, in resolution 47/3, as the UN Decade of Disabled Persons (1983–1992) came to a close. First called the International Day of Disabled Persons, it falls on 3 December, the date in 1982 when the Assembly adopted recommendations for its World Programme of Action and…
How it's celebrated
The UN marks the day at its New York headquarters with panel discussions and cultural events, and governments, civil society and businesses are invited to hold their own.
Did you know
WHO estimates that 1.3 billion people, about one in six of us, experience significant disability.
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