By Pich Samnang, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
03 December 2009
Prime Minister Hun Sen called for universal respect for the rights of those with disabilities, as Cambodia marked World Disabled Day Thursday.
Cambodian businesses and non-governmental organizations should provide jobs to qualified people with disabilities, Hun Sen said, speaking at a ceremony at the National Education Institute, in Phnom Penh.
Hun Sen, who lost his left eye in a battle with Lon Nol soldiers, in April 1975, said society should not stigmatize those with disabilities.
“Stop such words like, ‘you, blind,’ or ‘no-legged man,’ because it hurts,” Hun Sen said. “When I hear these words, I hurt, because I’m also a disabled person.”
According to government figures, 1.4 percent of Cambodia’s population is disabled, a figure of about 200,000.
Cambodian businesses and non-governmental organizations should provide jobs to qualified people with disabilities, Hun Sen said, speaking at a ceremony at the National Education Institute, in Phnom Penh.
Hun Sen, who lost his left eye in a battle with Lon Nol soldiers, in April 1975, said society should not stigmatize those with disabilities.
“Stop such words like, ‘you, blind,’ or ‘no-legged man,’ because it hurts,” Hun Sen said. “When I hear these words, I hurt, because I’m also a disabled person.”
According to government figures, 1.4 percent of Cambodia’s population is disabled, a figure of about 200,000.
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This idiot is:
Tyant, Mafia...
He's a dictator not a leader...
Look at him and listen to his speech! Suprise no victims kill him yet.. He should not allow to continue to destroy the country. He have destroyed enough!
Wake up Cambodia!
what about those with HIV/AIDS? Can we discriminate against them?
He talks with no action for the poor and disabled. This should have been done decade ago when the war ends. Look at this cruelty face. He is full of it!
he only speak out for the disable because he is one of the disable. being a one eye blind man he have the power to do all this, now imagine how much power he hold if he is not blind! he don't care about khmer disabled, he only care about himself.
Practice what you preach Hun Sen, as there are countless people in Cambodia with disabilities.
Question is since you are in power for the last 25 years did you do anything to help them???
The answer is No, you left them begging in the streets all over the country. Stop lip servicing and take action if you dont want peopler to call you Ah Kwark Hun Sent.
HAHAH LOOK AT HUNSEN HE HAS COCK EYE HAHAHAH LOL
He appeals to respect disabled persons, my questions is does his government respect ordinary people's rights now?
Does Hun Xen really have one eye? Is that a fake eye ball? Is it true? What happen to him? Any answer to the missing eye?
What a remarkable coincidence.
What are these two clunkers have in common?
Myanmar attaches importance to rehabilitation of disabled persons
YANGON, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar attaches importance to the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and has been carrying out community-based rehabilitation (CBR) work widely highlighting the disabled persons to ensure their equal rights and active participation in the society.
Myanmar stressed on Thursday's ceremony held in Nay Pyi Taw marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities the need to introduce more CBR program for the entire community including that of the disabled persons.
Accordingly, Myanmar's Department of Social Welfare, in cooperation with the Leprosy Mission International, is making efforts to develop the country's plan of action on the disabled persons and the disability survey has been conducted at 108,000 households in 120 townships across the country.
The persons with disabilities are taking leading role in organizations to implement measures for the interest of themselves, handling their own affairs.
Instances show that Myanmar's Physically Handicapped Association is producing wheel chairs and supportive equipment for he disabled.
Loans are given to the disabled persons to run their own businesses and training on agriculture, livestock breeding and domestic science, according to the social welfare department.
With the concerted efforts of the deaf persons from the Mandalay Deaf School, Yangon Mary Chapman Deaf School, Mandalay and Yangon Deaf Clubs, Myanmar Sign Language Dictionary was developed in 2007 and then Myanmar Sign Language Basic Conversation Book was also developed this year.
The introduction of the standardized Myanmar sign language book, ompiled in line with Myanmar culture and tradition, marked a mile-stone of enhancing the life of Myanmar deaf persons.
Thanks to the implementation of inclusive education and the efforts of students from various disabled schools, 13 students passed the 2005 matriculation examination, seven passed the 2007 one, five students passed the 2008's and three others passed this year's. They have been provided with help for their higher education.
Moreover, the Myanmar Disabled Sports Federation is also nurturing people with disabilities to take part in not only local and regional sports and games but also the international ones.
Every year, the federation holds national sports and games for them, making more efforts to turn out outstanding disabled athletes.
The Myanmar ministry of social welfare has called for development of the community-based rehabilitation by realizing that disability issue is concerned with the entire society with the concept of social development and building of barrier-free facilities for the disabled persons to actively take part in the nation-building tasks.
The ministry also called for working together towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), laid down by the United Nations, by providing empowerment of the disabled persons in line with the theme of this year -- "Making the MDGs Inclusive: Empowerment of persons with disabilities and their communities round the world."
While the U.N. adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2006 which covers civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights of the disabled, Myanmar's 2008 new state constitution states in its section-32 that the union shall care for the disabled.
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As which direction ah kwack mother fucker is looking at?
ah kwack is looking for his supporters mothers' pussy for his croccodises.
3:41 PM
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Ah Hun is monster.
Ah Hun is stupid.
i love my prime minister, mr. hun sen. he reformed and is a learned and wise man, now. everyone got to start somewhere, somehow, really! god bless him and cambodia.
"Cambodian businesses and non-governmental organizations should provide jobs to qualified people with disabilities", Hun Sen said.
What about the Cambodian government itself? Shouldn't it also provide jobs to qualified people whether they are disabled or not? This guy is the biggest hypocrite ever.
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