The Asia Pacific Disability Forum 2014 (APDF) concluded in Hanoi on November 28 after the two days of sitting.
Theforum heard the Hanoi Statement, which showed Vietnam and other AsianPacific countries’ commitment to helping the people with disabilitiesto ensure their rights prescribed in the United Nations Convention onthe Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The Vietnamese National Assembly on the same day passed a resolution ratifying the Convention.
HaDinh Bon, Head of the Legislation Department under the Ministry ofLabour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, stressed the adoption reflectedVietnam’s strong commitment to protecting the people with disabilitiesas well as promoting the development to bring more benefits to them.
Itis also a legal foundation to affirm Vietnam’s view on issues relatingto disabled people and human right in general, Bon said.
Speakingat the closing session, Joakim Parker, Chief Representative of theUnited States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Vietnamsaid his agency has supported the network of medical workers to betterthe quality of orthopedic services and expand the application oftherapeutic methods to more disabled people in Vietnam, which aim toimprove their ability.
USAID will continue to provide support for Vietnam to help build polices related to the people with disabilities, Parker added.
Withtwo plenary sessions, the forum created a platform for the people withdisabilities to share a wide range of topics from policy building,social welfare, and vocational training to social integration andclimate change impact.
In the frame work of the event, a numberof margin activities were organised such as a photo exhibition, a galadinner and a walking tour of Hanoi in response to the International Dayof Persons with Disabilities (December 3).
On the occasion, donors presented 25 scholarships to young people with disabilities nationwide.
According to the United Nations, around 15 percent of the world’s population or 1 billion people live with disabilities.
Vietnam has more than 6.7 million people with disabilities, accounting for 8.7 percent of the population.-VNA
Theforum heard the Hanoi Statement, which showed Vietnam and other AsianPacific countries’ commitment to helping the people with disabilitiesto ensure their rights prescribed in the United Nations Convention onthe Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The Vietnamese National Assembly on the same day passed a resolution ratifying the Convention.
HaDinh Bon, Head of the Legislation Department under the Ministry ofLabour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, stressed the adoption reflectedVietnam’s strong commitment to protecting the people with disabilitiesas well as promoting the development to bring more benefits to them.
Itis also a legal foundation to affirm Vietnam’s view on issues relatingto disabled people and human right in general, Bon said.
Speakingat the closing session, Joakim Parker, Chief Representative of theUnited States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Vietnamsaid his agency has supported the network of medical workers to betterthe quality of orthopedic services and expand the application oftherapeutic methods to more disabled people in Vietnam, which aim toimprove their ability.
USAID will continue to provide support for Vietnam to help build polices related to the people with disabilities, Parker added.
Withtwo plenary sessions, the forum created a platform for the people withdisabilities to share a wide range of topics from policy building,social welfare, and vocational training to social integration andclimate change impact.
In the frame work of the event, a numberof margin activities were organised such as a photo exhibition, a galadinner and a walking tour of Hanoi in response to the International Dayof Persons with Disabilities (December 3).
On the occasion, donors presented 25 scholarships to young people with disabilities nationwide.
According to the United Nations, around 15 percent of the world’s population or 1 billion people live with disabilities.
Vietnam has more than 6.7 million people with disabilities, accounting for 8.7 percent of the population.-VNA
