The United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Fall, has emphasised the UN’s relentless dedication to entrenching a society that’s inclusive and truthful, offering each particular person with the chance to realize their most potential, no matter any impediment.
Fall made this assertion throughout a UN workshop on traversing Approaches and Situations for Incapacity-Inclusive Growth in Nigeria, which happened on the UN Home in Abuja.
“The UN, as an organisation, recognises the rights and dignity of individuals with disabilities, that are enshrined within the Conference on the Rights of Individuals with Disabilities. We’re dedicated to fostering an inclusive, accessible, and equitable society the place each particular person can notice their full potential, no matter any bodily or mental obstacles they could face.
“The UN is dedicated to the entire realization of human rights for these 30 million Nigerians with disabilities, who’re principally ladies, kids, and youth,” Fall stated.
He emphasiSed that full inclusion can solely be attained via the creation of a supportive and welcoming setting for everybody, and the UN was dedicated to creating this a actuality.
“The UN constructing was assessed to see how accessible it’s to individuals with disabilities. I’m pleased to tell you that we have now began implementing the suggestions made by the guide who assessed the constructing. These efforts are essential in creating an inclusive setting that displays our dedication to accessibility and inclusivity.
“I depend on your assist to develop progressive concepts throughout this workshop, which is able to assist us present individuals with disabilities with the platform they deserve in our nation. I encourage you to have interaction totally on this workshop and make the most of the chance to community as a lot as doable,” he said.
In his remarks, Abdourahamane Diallo, the UNESCO Consultant in Nigeria and Chairperson of the UN Incapacity Interagency Group, highlighted the potential for inclusive collaboration to make sure the participation of individuals with disabilities.
“In Nigeria, we have now made vital strides, however there’s nonetheless a lot work to be completed. This coaching is a crucial step in our ongoing efforts to construct capability, strengthen partnerships, and create an enabling setting for disability-inclusive improvement.
“It’s via such collaborative initiatives that we are able to be certain that individuals with disabilities will not be solely included however are additionally lively contributors to the social, financial, and political cloth of our nation,” Diallo famous.
For his half, the UNFPA Deputy Consultant and Officer in Cost of the United Nations Partnership on Rights of Individuals with Disabilities (UNPRD), Mr. Francis Koessan Kuawu, known as on authorities in any respect ranges to reveal higher dedication in addressing the challenges confronted by individuals with disabilities.
“As a staff, we’re working to make sure improved entry to the UN constructing and facilitating incapacity disaggregated knowledge that will guarantee extra responsive programming and mainstreaming of inclusion into our respective work plans. I urge all stakeholders and OPDs current to cooperate with this journey of inclusion.
“I encourage the Authorities in any respect ranges, the Legislature and the Judiciary, Conventional and spiritual leaders, and the 4th property to point out extra dedication and work in direction of Incapacity Inclusion. There ought to be concerted efforts to transcend the domestication of each the Discrimination In opposition to Individuals with Disabilities Act 2018 and the VAPP Act into legislation but in addition guarantee its implementation,” he stated.
Additionally talking, the Govt Secretary of the Nationwide Fee for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPWD), Mr. James Lalu, pressured the significance of collective efforts to deal with the challenges encountered by the incapacity neighborhood.
“Nigerian authorities will proceed to do its greatest to make sure the challenges of disabilities are addressed,” Lalu said.
The four-day occasion targeted on enhancing understanding and implementation of the Conference on the Rights of Individuals with Disabilities (CRPD) and its significance in shaping inclusive insurance policies and applications.
