Head of Government demands from authorities to take measures to ensure the rights of disabled persons in line with the provisions of the UN Convention
Prime
Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman
has commissioned all ministries and heads of central executive authorities to
review the implementation of the provisions of the UN Convention on the rights
of persons with disabilities and provide proposals to enhance their support. He
said this during a Government meeting on Wednesday.
"I
instruct all the ministries that are responsible, I ask the line Vice Prime
Minister for Social Policy [Pavlo Rozenko]
to coordinate this work and ensure all ministries provide the agreed proposals regarding
implementation of the objectives of the UN Convention and other normative
documents for us to clearly determine how exactly we will support people with
special needs", said Volodymyr Groysman.
"I
would ask all the leaders of central authorities to analyze the extent of execution
of decisions related to supporting people with disabilities, and to make
suggestions where and what we need to adjust," he noted.
This issue
will be discussed at a Government’s meeting on December 14 that is to be
attended by President of the National Paralympic
Committee of Ukraine Valerii Sushkevich
and local representatives.
"I
wish we could before 14 December address these issues
comprehensively, what we should do for the disabled to make their life changing,”
said the Prime Minister. “The most important thing is not to remain unconcerned
and see the world through the eyes of those people who need special care".
Volodymyr
Groysman noted that December 3 is the International Day
of People with Disabilities.
However,
the needs of the disabled people must be kept in mind not only on the 3 December,
it is crucial to do our utmost to make their life as convenient as possible,
for example, to provide with available and reliable transport, safe sidewalks, available
medical services, convenient infrastructure, said the Prime Minister.
"The care
of people with disabilities is an indicator of the maturity of any nation, any
state", he stressed.