International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020

International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed on 3 November each year by the United Nations since 1992. It has been observed with varying degrees of success around the planet.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

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The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992 by United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3.

Its objective is to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development and to increase awareness.

This year, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) falls on the same week as the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 30 Nov.-1 and 3 Dec.

2020 and will be observed throughout the week in conjunction with the 13th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD.