December 3, 2010
Tashkent`s Zarafshan Cinema and Concert Hall played host to a charitable exhibition of works by people with disabilities as well as a concert. Those invited to the concert include students of schools for disabled people, children from orphanages and mercy homes along with staff, officials of the diplomatic corps as well as representatives of public and international organizations. Around 500 people attended the events. The events have been organized by the Women`s Council and the Fund Forum, headed by Gulnara Karimova, Special Olympics Uzbekistan, UNDP and UNICEF representative offices, with support from the Women`s Committee of Uzbekistan, Tashkent City Mayor`s Office, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labor and Social Maintenance, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Kelajak ovozi (Voice of the future) Youth Initiative Center.
Among the performers who participated in the concert were Raikhon Ganiyeva, children`s music groups and dance groups. Each child was given presents provided by the organizers.
The annual celebration of the International Day of Disabled Persons has as its goal a provision of assistance in the solution of disabled people`s problems as well as involvement of disabled people in political, social, economic and cultural areas of activity. The purpose of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons is to promote effective measures for prevention of disability, rehabilitation and the realization of the goals of ''full participation'' of disabled persons in social life and development, and of ''equality''. This means opportunities equal to those of the whole population and an equal share in the improvement in living conditions resulting from social and economic development.
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities adopted by the United Nations marks a "paradigm shift" in attitudes and approaches to persons with disabilities. The Convention enables persons with disabilities to have the opportunity to develop and utilize their creative, artistic and intellectual potential, not only for their own benefit, but also for the enrichment of society. The ideas related to the support of disabled people have also been recognized in Uzbekistan at governmental and public levels. Annually, a series of events dedicated to the International Day of Disabled Persons are organized in Uzbekistan by governmental, public and international organizations.
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