Only 2% of disabled people have access to basic healthcare services.
80% of disabled people live on less than one dollar a day.
98% of disabled children do not attend school.
Only 45 out of 194 countries worldwide have anti-discrimination laws which specifically refer to disabled people.
Disabled people represent the largest and the poorest minority in the world.
In developing countries, landmines and cluster munitions continue to kill or maim one person every hour.
Armed conflicts, epidemics, poverty, malnutrition, exclusion, the AIDS epidemic, malaria and road traffic accidents are just some of the causes of disability.
In developing countries, disabled people often do not have access to basic healthcare, education, employment or other necessary services. Disabled people are rarely taken into account in international development projects. It is time to act. Together let’s build a fairer, inclusive world for disabled people!
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