Globally, one billion people have a disability, and 80 per cent live in developing countries. Each and every person with disabilities has the right to be treated equally, to be included and to be afforded the same opportunities to achieve their full potential. Today, we celebrate inclusion.
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Today October 11th 2018 is World Sight Day, an annual day of awareness around blindness and visual impairment. Read here the latest sight-saving news from CBM, including the eradication of trachoma in Ghana.
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With support from the Irish Government, through Irish Aid, CBM Ireland is supporting children and adults with disabilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Globally, one billion people have a disability, and 80 per cent live in developing countries. In developing countries, women comprise three quarters of people with disabilities. Women and girls with disabilities are disproportionately represented and are often the furthest left behind.
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On Tuesday 27 June, the Dóchas Disability and International Development Working Group presented at a meeting in Leinster House organised by the Irish branch of the European Parliamentarians with Africa (AWEPA). We discussed global issues of importance for disability inclusive development such as the need for disaggregated data on disability.
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