-First Lady tells UN Conference
Persons with disabilities must be empowered to live a life with dignity and respect was the view expressed by Guyana’s First Lady Arya Ali, in her address on June 11 at the 17th Meeting of the Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the United Nations headquarters, New York, USA.
According to release from the First Lady’s Office, she reminded the conference that in a world that is truly inclusive and sustainable, “persons with disabilities must be empowered to live a life with dignity and respect; a life where they can realize their potential.”
Mrs Ali brought home the reality of life in developing countries, where the majority of persons with disabilities of working age are unemployed and many children with disabilities do not attend school.