On 09 May 2011 Belize signed on to the 2006 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In 2013, the United Nations (Third Committee) continues a discussion on how to bring the issue of disability into the mainstream of the UN’s development agenda.  This is a hot-button topic at the UN. Amongst other things, the draft resolution presently under discussion “encourages all Member States, concerned intergovernmental organizations, international and regional organizations, civil society, in particular organizations of persons with disabilities, and the private sector to engage in cooperative arrangements and strategic partnerships to facilitate technical cooperation to advance disability – inclusive development.”

For activity in Belize and a way to help with disabilities, click on the following link: http://www.belizeinspirationcenter.org/