Millennium Development Goals and people with disabilities.

摘要

The purpose of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is to establish a unifying set of objectives for the global community. Bringing together UN agencies, governments, and civil society around eight key development issues, the MDGs encourage collaborative action to address pressing development issues that affect the lives of poor and marginalised individuals in society. Regrettably, however, nowhere in the MDGs are individuals with disabilities explicitly mentioned. This oversight is striking, particularly in view of the World Bank's report that, although people with disabilities make up 10% of the global population, they make up 20% of the world's poor people. A growing body of research shows the inter-relation between individuals with disabilities and poverty.