DayInternational Day Persons Disabilities

December 3·Every year

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1992, December 3rd promotes the rights and inclusion of the 1.3 billion people who experience significant disability — 16% of the world's population. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, adopted in 2006, is the fastest-ratified UN human rights treaty in history.

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