On Thursday, August 1, Unicef USA conducted a webinar with Cara E. Yar Khan, UNICEF Haiti Disability Focal Point and Mark Engman is currently the Director of Public Policy and Advocacy for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.
From UNICEF
The issue of disability is not new to UNICEF, however the agency has moved from just focusing on the protection of children with disabilities (CWD) to promoting their rights the same as other children
According to the WHO, disability is neither purely biological nor social rather the interaction between health condition, environmental and personal factors
New Report: The State of the World’s Children 2013: Children with Disabilities
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- UNICEF: See the child before the disability
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The Plight of the World’s Disabled ChildrenWe live in a world where we do not know definitively how many of the world’s children are disabled. Why? In many countries children who a…
Children w/disabilities have the same rights as other children. Second nature in the States but there is a lot of stigma in other countries.
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Social Good Moms (@socialgoodmoms) August 01, 2013Of 93 million #children with disabilities, 80% are in developing countries where they are marginalized or neglected. @UNICEF
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Samantha Sophia (@RaisingSelf) August 01, 2013@UnicefUSA has gone from protecting children with disabilities to also protecting their rights.
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Jennifer James (@jenniferjames) August 01, 2013@jenniferjames I wish it were second nature in the States. Unfortunately there is still a huge stigma for children w/ mental health issues
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Rebecca Martin (@rebeccadmartin) August 01, 2013@UNICEF does not use the word "special" to describe children with disabilities.
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Social Good Moms (@socialgoodmoms) August 01, 2013Some country leaders have discriminatory attitudes about children with disabilities. Need to work with, educate them to help these children.
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Jennifer James (@jenniferjames) August 01, 2013
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