UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities adopted
(VOV) -A ceremony was held in Hanoi on December 3 to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Addressing the event, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam emphasized that persons with disabilities have their own value that we should respect. He called on the community to give a helping hand and protect the legitimate rights of the disabled.
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He expressed thanks for kind-hearted individuals and organizations for their valuable assistance to improve the lives of people with disabilities.
Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), Pham Thi Hai Chuyen affirmed that Vietnam’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has shown the country’s strong political commitment to promoting and protecting the rights of the disabled. This is a legal foundation for Vietnam to express its consistent policy on human rights, particularly the rights of handicapped people, she said.
MOLISA will soon submit a plan on the implementation of the UN Convention to the Prime Minister for approval. The Ministry will also ask individuals and organizations in Vietnam and abroad to make joint efforts in implementing the Convention in an effective manner, with a view to completing a legal network on the disabled and protecting their legitimate rights and interests in all fields, Chuyen noted.
Other delegates at the ceremony discussed major contents of the Convention and pointed out advantages and disadvantages of Vietnam in the implementation process.
They signed a poster to promote the implementation of the Convention in Vietnam.
At present, Vietnam has around 7 million people with disabilities, accounting for 7.8% of the country’s total population. Over the past years, Vietnam has issued and been completing policy on the disabled to help them get better access to social services.