ECZ Commemorates International Day of Persons with Disabilities

ECZ joins the world in observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD).

The theme for observance of the day in 2016 was ‘achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want’.
Since 1992, the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) has been celebrated annually on 3 December around the world.
The theme for this year’s International Day is “Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want”. This theme notes the recent adoption of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the role of these goals in building a more inclusive and equitable world for persons with disabilities.
This year’s objectives include assessing the current status of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and SDGs and laying the foundation for a future of greater inclusion for persons with disabilities.
The observance of the 2016 IDPD coincides with the 10-year anniversary of the adoption of the CRPD – one of the most quickly and widely ratified international treaties put forth by the United Nations to date.
Participants in commemoration of the day hailed from various organisations and gathered at the Lusaka Show Grounds in Lusaka on the 3rd of December, 2016.