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Cher Monsieur, chère Madame,

ci-joint/ci bas des infos sur la journée mondiale de la Trisomie 21 et des activités a Genève y inclus:

- évènement au Palais des Nations (13.50)

- Flash Mob sur la Place des Nations (16.30)

- animation du Jet D'Eau (19.00)

Avec la participation des enfants et des adultes qui vivent avec la condition.

Meilleures salutations et excellente journée.

Nathan

PRESS RELEASE

Geneva, 20 March, 2019

Under embargo until: Thursday 21 March, 2019

‘Leave No One Behind’ on World Down Syndrome Day, 21 March

People with Down syndrome advocate to be included in the workplace

People with Down syndrome speak up and advocate for their human rights, to government representatives and UN officials today in a side event to the United Nation’s Committee on the Rights of persons with Disabilities.

My friends from school are going to get apprenticeships and I want to get a job too - the same as my friends,” said Pearl Lüthy of Switzerland who has Down syndrome. “When I work I will have work colleagues and earn and spend my money to travel anywhere I want to go,” she added.

It is not automatic for people with Down syndrome to go to school with their peers and often they are excluded from the workplace, or offered volunteer work.

Robert Martin, the first person with an intellectual disability to be elected to the UN’s Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities said, “Today we remind governments of their commitment to an accessible and inclusive environment for people with Down syndrome who want to have a job, earn a living and contribute.  Hear their voice”.

Side event: Palais des Nations, Room XVII from 13.50 – 14.50.

Following the event at the UN, two events have been organized by the local Swiss Romande Down Syndrome Association.

1. Flashmob for WDSD! 16h30 at the Place des Nations.

Under the 'Broken Chair', singing, dancing and live performances:

·  A song called Moi Aussi - about rights for all - by a Swiss/Irish singer-songwriter (http://www.eoghanosullivan.com/ma-premiere-chanson-en-francais/),

·  A solo from a young violinist with Down syndrome from Zurich.

2. The famous Geneva landmark, le jet d'eau (water fountain), will be illuminated in blue and yellow for WDSD at 19.00.

Photos by the flower clock in the jardin anglais -  quai du General-Guisan

Sponsorship and support

The 2019 event is sponsored by the Permanent Missions of Australia, Brazil, Israel and the UK to the United Nations in Geneva and the International Labour Organization. It has support from the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the International Disability Alliance

More information, contact:

Nathan Rowe, Capacity Development Officer, Down Syndrome International,

T: 0044 (0)1395 493108

Nathan Rowe <nathan.rowe at ds-int.org<mailto:nathan.rowe at ds-int...org>>

Twitter @DSiupdate<https://twitter.com/DSiupdate>

About Down Syndrome International

DSi is a UK-based international disabled people’s organisation, comprising a membership of individuals and organisations from all over the world, committed to improving quality of life for people with Down syndrome, promoting their right to be included on a full and equal basis with others.

About ART 21 / Association Romande Trisomie 21

French-speaking Switzerland’s Down Syndrome Association groups more than 170 families to inspire, promote and act with information, training, research and exchange experiences of Down syndrome.

Nathan Rowe
Capacity Development Officer
Down Syndrome International

T: 0044 (0)1395 493108
SKYPE: downsyndromeinternational4
Email: nathan.rowe at ds-int.org<mailto:nathan.rowe at ds-int.org> Website: www.ds-int.org<http://www.ds-int.org/>

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