The 47th United Nations General Assembly held its first special meeting on disability issues in October 1992. The General Assembly passed a resolution to make December 3 each year the “International Day of Disabled Persons”.
There are an estimated one billion people in the world with disabilities, accounting for over 15% of the world's population. The majority of these people live in developing countries. Over the years, with the efforts of the international community, the world has made some progress in protecting the rights of people with disabilities and building a barrier-free society. However, discrimination persists. For example, in many countries, up to 80% of people with disabilities cannot find work.
Therefore, the theme of this year’s International Day of Disabled Persons is: “empowering disabled people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality.” As the UN Secretary-General said in his 2017 address, “let us create opportunities that truly leave no one behind”.
The International Day of Disabled Persons on December 3 is an annual event aimed at promoting people's understanding of disability issues and mobilizing support for the protection of the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.
According to statistics, there are more than 60 million disabled people in our country. Because of their disabilities, there are still some disabled people who are discriminated against by others in our society, which makes them encounter many difficulties in their work, study and life.
If we meet people with disabilities in our daily life, we should try our best to help them.
For example, on the bus, we should take the initiative to give up seat to the disabled;when walking on the street, people with disabilities should be helped to cross the street.We should also help push the wheelchairs of disabled people if we can.
Students of Haileybury Tianjin, let us all take the initiative to help the disabled and other people in need.