International Day of Persons with Disabilities

International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Question: When is International Day of Persons with Disabilities celebrated?
(a) 2 December
(b) 3 December
(c) 1 December
(d) 28 November
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
  • International Day of Persons with Disabilities was celebrated on 3 December 2019 across the world.
  • 2019 theme for the day is “Promoting the Participation of Persons with disabilities and their leadership: taking action on the 2030 Development Agenda”.
  • The purpose of this day is to understand the problems of differently abled persons and work for their rights to empower them.
  • The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992 by United Nations General Assembly.
  • On this occasion, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu presented the ‘National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, 2019’ to the PwDs (Persons with Disabilities) at a function held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

Links:

https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-persons-with-disabilities