Zim’s pro-PWD policies receive UN thumbs up

ZIMBABWE has been praised by the United Nations (UN) for involving people with disabilities (PWDs) in its various empowerment projects.

Speaking during the 2022 National Disability Exposition in Marondera on Thursday, UN resident and humanitarian co-ordinator Edward Kallon noted progress in the implementation of policies aimed at protecting and uplifting lives of PWDs.

This year’s event ran under the theme Building a Disability Inclusive Society: Leaving No Place and No One Behind.

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