Why are people with disabilities being denied their right to food?

From Global development | The Guardian Wed Dec 3 2014, 12:00:54

On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, it's time to reassert that everyone should have equal access to food

We are at a critical juncture for reflecting on the human rights of people with disabilities. Human rights are indivisible, and the right to food cannot be realised unless the other human rights of people with disabilities are realised too. They must be included in the broader sustainable development agenda.

The UN sustainable development goals, which will replace the millennium development goals, will be finalised in the coming months and are expected to be officially adopted by the UN in September. This unique opportunity for people with disabilities to become not just more visible but active participants in the global agenda must not be missed. Their inclusion in the SDGs is fundamental if we are to achieve development that is genuinely rights-based and leaves no one behind.

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