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Mr. Secretary-General,<\/span><\/p>\nMr. Conference President,<\/span><\/p>\nMadam Committee Chairperson,<\/span><\/p>\nMr. Special Rapporteur,<\/span><\/p>\nMadam Special Envoy,<\/span><\/p>\nExcellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,<\/span><\/p>\nIt is a great honour to participate in the opening of the sixteenth session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD.<\/span><\/p>\nLet me thank Mr. Kabbara of Lebanon, and Mr. Al Muftah of Qatar for joining us today.<\/span><\/p>\nWe have much to learn from your perspectives on how to harmonize national policies with this ground-breaking instrument.<\/span><\/p>\nThis Convention is, indeed, a history maker.<\/span><\/p>\nIt marked a paradigm shift in our thinking.<\/span><\/p>\nIt took us away from viewing persons with disabilities as recipients of social protection towards recognizing them as full rights holders and active members of society.<\/span><\/p>\nFifteen years on, it is important to ask: Are we removing the physical, technological and attitudinal barriers for persons with disabilities to participate equally in communal life?<\/span><\/p>\nWe must acknowledge there is still much to do to translate the Convention\u2019s landmark provisions into real change on the ground \u2013 particularly in terms of access.<\/span><\/p>\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Access to food, health care, housing and other provisions that are key to well-being.<\/span><\/p>\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Access to schools, workplaces, courthouses and other public facilities that are essential for our daily life.<\/span><\/p>\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Access to services and technologies that support independence and personhood.<\/span><\/p>\nWe simply cannot fulfil our 2030 pledge to \u201cleave no one behind\u201d if we do not step up our action.<\/span><\/p>\nOur SDG framework offers many ways to make a difference, setting out seven targets explicitly focused on persons with disabilities.<\/span><\/p>\nHere, it is especially crucial to have accurate data.<\/span><\/p>\nBy collecting them, policy makers can identify the bottlenecks, and then they can allocate the resources accordingly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThese efforts will be particularly important for overcoming the barriers to digital inclusion.<\/span><\/p>\nPersons with disabilities often have lower incomes than others, making the cost of adaptive technology or connectivity services a burden.<\/span><\/p>\nI am committed to supporting this mission to build societies of inclusion and justice.<\/span><\/p>\nJust yesterday, we had a meeting on the role of \u201ceasy-to-understand communication\u201d helping people with disabilities to engage fully in ±¬ÁÏÍø life.<\/span><\/p>\nIt was a privilege to convene the training session on Accessibility and Disability Awareness in April.<\/span><\/p>\nAnd on Thursday, I look forward to addressing and chairing the Assembly\u2019s High-Level Meeting on \u201cEqual Access to Justice for All\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\nIt will feature remarks by a person with disabilities who is helping others \u2013 others like him \u2013 to navigate the complexities of legal systems around the world.<\/span><\/p>\nIn these and countless other ways, persons with disabilities are often not waiting for Governments to act.<\/span><\/p>\nThey are forging partnerships, and they are advocating for political and public participation.<\/span><\/p>\nWith the pivotal SDG Summit around the corner, it is on us \u2013 the international community \u2013 to pay attention to these matters and to do what we pledged: To tackle the roots of marginalization, and to work at every turn to promote the equal enjoyment of human rights by all.<\/span><\/p>\nBy all, including persons with disabilities \u2013 no matter the circumstance.<\/span><\/p>\nBecause our sisters and brothers with disabilities are different, not less.<\/span><\/p>\nAnd we should know them for their abilities.<\/span><\/p>\nLet us not forget what a paralympic fencing champion said: at a certain point of time, all of us will face with challenges of disabilities. Just most of us don\u2019t know when this moment comes.<\/span><\/p>\nBut all of us have something to offer to our communities.<\/span><\/p>\nIncluding becoming the best in the world on something special, something valuable.<\/span><\/p>\nI thank you.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Csaba\u00a0K\u0151r\u00f6si,\u00a0President of the 77th\u00a0session of the General Assembly —- Remarks to the 16th Session of the Conference of States Parties on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 13 June 2023 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":361,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Csaba K\u0151r\u00f6si, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly\r\n\r\n----\r\n\r\nMessage on the 75th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO)\r\n\r\n7 April 2023\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOn this World Health Day, I congratulate WHO on its 75th anniversary.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOver the course of its history, WHO has contributed to landmark achievements in public health, including the eradication of smallpox, the near eradication of polio and the expansion of childhood immunization, saving millions of lives.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nMore recently, WHO has played a key role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and helped galvanise the most complex vaccination campaign in history. Time and again, WHO has proved that investing in science lies at the heart of reaching our objective of a healthy and prosperous future.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHowever, the pandemic has disrupted essential health services in most of the countries, shortened life expectancy, and halted progress towards universal health coverage.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHalfway through the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we must redouble our efforts to achieve its goals. \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nAs we prepare for the upcoming high-level meetings on health in the General Assembly, let us seize this opportunity to reconfirm our collective pledges and chart new pathways for a healthy and sustainable future.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOn this day and every day, let us commit to achieve Health for All.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-254112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-statements","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n
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