| Key Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) |
| Date Observed | 3 December (Annually) |
| 2025 Theme | "Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress" |
| Objective | Promote awareness, dignity, and equal opportunities for persons with disabilities. |
| Global Commitments | Renewed focus on just, equitable, and sustainable world for all. |
| Challenges Faced | Higher poverty levels, employment discrimination, uneven social protection, lack of dignified care. |
| UN Social Development Pillars | Poverty eradication, decent work & employment, social integration. |
| UN Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS) | Launched in 2019, ensures disability rights in UN missions, programs, and policies. |
| 2025 UNDIS Report | Sixth system-wide report reviews progress (2019-2024). |
| Secretary-General's Recommendations | Accountability, participation in decision-making, visibility of disability concerns. |
| Benefits of Inclusion | Expands labor markets, reduces poverty, strengthens social harmony, legitimizes governments. |
| Commemorative Event | Virtual event (10:00-11:30 a.m. EST, UN HQ, New York). |
| Event Highlights | Doha Political Declaration, success stories, future challenges. |
| Key Requirements for Inclusion | Accessible education, inclusive labor markets, effective social protection, respectful care systems. |
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