MAKE THE RIGHT REAL

Make the Right Real! is the regional campaign launched by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) at the second session of the ESCAP Social Development Committee held in October 2010. It aims to accelerate progress towards an inclusive society that ensures, promotes and upholds the rights of all persons with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific... In Asia and the Pacific, over 750 million people live with some form of disability. They continue to face negative stereotypes and multiple barriers in their participation as equal members of society and are exposed to violations of their human rights. They are often excluded from access to education, decent work, social protection services and legal support, and are subject to disproportionately high rates of poverty. Asia and the Pacific is the first region that proclaimed regional disability initiatives through the adoption of four consecutive decades of Persons with Disabilities since 1993. The..