City Desk :
Sightsavers Bangladesh, a charity working to prevent avoidable blindness, launched a signature campaign urging the United Nations and the government to meet all the needs of persons with disabilities who are facing the worst effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic across the world.
The campaign is part of Sightsavers’ Equal World campaign, which seeks to amplify the voices of people with disabilities and highlight the rights and dignity that they deserve, said a press release .
“The disability rights movement is in a strong position to influence the UN right now. Its new Disability Rights framework could ensure the needs of people with disabilities are recognised and met across the entire UN system, including within its emergency health responses,” said Natasha Kennedy, Campaign Manager of Equal World from Sightsavers in a statement.
The campaign urged the UN and member states to step-up their efforts to make this happen.
Equal World will collect petition signatures till July 15, 2020.
To sign the Equal World petition, one will have to visit www.sightsavers.org/equalworld, the release said.
Sightsavers Bangladesh, a charity working to prevent avoidable blindness, launched a signature campaign urging the United Nations and the government to meet all the needs of persons with disabilities who are facing the worst effects of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic across the world.
The campaign is part of Sightsavers’ Equal World campaign, which seeks to amplify the voices of people with disabilities and highlight the rights and dignity that they deserve, said a press release .
“The disability rights movement is in a strong position to influence the UN right now. Its new Disability Rights framework could ensure the needs of people with disabilities are recognised and met across the entire UN system, including within its emergency health responses,” said Natasha Kennedy, Campaign Manager of Equal World from Sightsavers in a statement.
The campaign urged the UN and member states to step-up their efforts to make this happen.
Equal World will collect petition signatures till July 15, 2020.
To sign the Equal World petition, one will have to visit www.sightsavers.org/equalworld, the release said.
