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The 33rd International Day of Persons with Disabilities is being celebrated today by various public awareness programs. Since 1992, this day has been celebrated all over the world. The United Nations has set this year's theme as 'Infrastructure for an inclusive and sustainable future, the strong leadership of people with disabilities as its basis'.
Even in Nepal, various governmental and non-governmental organizations across the country are celebrating this by organizing public awareness programs with the national slogan of 'infrastructure for an inclusive and sustainable future, the strong leadership of people with disabilities is its basis'. In the context of the day, the government has called for the use of international and national slogans.
According to the World Health Organization, 16 percent of the total population in the world is disabled. According to the Statistical Report of Persons with Disabilities, persons with disabilities have little access to leadership in the health sector, education and employment.
According to the report, two and a half percent of the total population of Nepal, i.e. 47,744 people have disabilities. According to the report of the census, 3.1 percent of the total families have disabled girls. The literacy rate of people with disabilities is 50.1 percent as mentioned in the national census.
This day is being celebrated to garner support for the issue of inclusion of people with disabilities, to increase public awareness about disabilities, and to draw the attention of the government and concerned bodies to the creation of an inclusive and accessible society for all.
The National Disabled Federation of Nepal has been demanding that the 'Disability Inclusive' system included in Nepal's disaster laws and policies should be practically and effectively implemented.
The Federation has pointed out the need for lobbying to make the work of international organizations and non-governmental organizations that work in disaster management and humanitarian crisis situations inclusive.
