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UN consults persons with disabilities and Governments about Inclusion and freedom from violence

15 November 2023
A photo of persons standing together for a photo opportunity with various disabilities.
Caption: Championing disability rights and inclusion for a more equitable Caribbean; Disability rights advocates from Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean highlighted the need for quotas to ensure employment opportunities for persons with disabilities, increased access to assistive technology and devices, and systematic training of key workers in the health and social protection systems about disability rights and inclusion.

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OHCHR
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
PAHO
Pan American Health Organization
RCO
United Nations Resident Coordinator Office
UN Women
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
UNFPA
United Nations Population Fund
UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund

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