11 June 2008. Kyiv, Ukraine – The Hearings of the Parliament Committee on pensioners, veterans and people with disabilities take place today to address the issue of observing the rights of people with disabilities (PWD) in Ukraine.
During this session the practical manual for parliamentarians “From exclusion to equality: ensuring rights of people with disabilities” was presented to over 300 MPs, government officials, human rights experts, journalists and people with disabilities. The Ukrainian version of this publication was produced by the UN office in Ukraine in cooperation with the National Assembly of People with Disabilities.
Tis day the participants of the session discussed the results of monitoring on observing PWD rights in Ukraine and preparing recommendations to implement their rights, to inform local communities about the PWD standards as well as to speed up the process of signing and ratification of the UN Convention on Rights of People with Disabilities by Ukraine.
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