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Goals that are under review this year. As such, the paper focuses on eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity for persons with disabilities through the lens of Goals 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, and 14. The document addresses the situation and challenges encountered
by persons with disabilities globally and provides recommendations in line with the CRPD. The introduction section (page 1 of the document) will be translated into six official UN languages. The remaining five pages will be part of the official documents,
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