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International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Ensuring nobody is left behind in agrifood systems

Side event to the 176th FAO Council, 3 December 2024 | 12:30-14:00 CET

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 3 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Synopsis (short abstract) This FAO Council 176 side event on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities will look at the challenges and opportunities of engaging with disabilities, including through the full participation of persons with disabilities, in order to ensure that our efforts to transform agrifood systems leave no one behind, including persons with disabilities. A documentary by the Disability Justice Project will precede an interactive panel discussion, including with the participation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (following the mantra: nothing about us, without us), where different experiences and approaches to disability inclusion will be shared and discussed.

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