Første opdaterede globale rapport i 40 år om verdens fysisk handicappede tegner et dystert billede – især i de fattigste lande
* Few low-income countries have enough programs and services in place to respond to the needs of people with disabilities (fysiske handicap).
* Joint World Bank-World Health Organization report urges greater investment in services to assist the one billion people who live with disability worldwide.
* People with disabilities experience poorer health, lower education, fewer economic opportunities and comparatively higher rates of poverty.
* Bank projects incorporate disability components across transport, post-war reconstruction, education, health, and nutrition sectors, among others.
NEW YORK, 9th June, 2011: The World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday released the first-ever World Report on Disability with new estimates that more than one billion people are living with some form of disability.
The report urges governments and their development allies to invest more leadership and financing in services and programs that could unlock the potential of people with disabilities.
The report is the first comprehensive overview of global disability in 40 years and stresses that few low-income countries have enough programs and services in place to respond to the needs of people with disabilities.
According to report authors, disabled people routinely encounter obstacles such as social stigma (udstødelse, isolation) and discrimination; too little health care and few rehabilitation services; inaccessible transport, buildings, and information systems; and communication technologies.
As a result, people with disabilities experience poorer health, lower education, fewer economic opportunities and comparatively higher rates of poverty than people without disabilities.
In supporting the report, World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick noted:
– Addressing the health, education, employment, and other development needs of people living with disabilities is fundamental to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (2015 Målene).
– We need to help people with disabilities to gain equitable access to opportunities to participate and contribute to their communities. They have much to offer if given a fair chance to do so.”
“Part of the Human Condition”
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