UN recognition of World Cerebral Palsy Day
50 million people with cerebral palsy deserve a place on the global agenda.
Today, World CP Day brings together more than 187 partner organisations and reaches millions of people around the world each year.
But 6 October is not yet formally recognised by the United Nations.
UN recognition of World Cerebral Palsy Day
50 million people with cerebral palsy deserve a place on the global agenda.
Today, World CP Day brings together more than 187 partner organisations and reaches millions of people around the world each year.
But 6 October is not yet formally recognised by the United Nations.
Formal UN recognition would help turn an established global movement into an enduring international platform for attention and action.
Formal UN recognition would help turn an established global movement into an enduring international platform for attention and action.
Why UN recognition matters
Keep cerebral palsy on the international agenda
Build support for better research, services and data
Strengthen inclusion and opportunity
Give greater visibility to the priorities of people with cerebral palsy
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Explore the changes people want to see
Katy is sharing the change she wants to see for people with cerebral palsy — more care and curiosity in our everyday lives.
For Katy, that means checking in on friends, asking more thoughtful questions and taking the time to better understand the experiences of people with cerebral palsy.
It also means healthcare workers approaching every interaction with curiosity, and local leaders and policymakers listening to and learning from the people in their communities.
Because there are 50 million people with cerebral palsy around the world, and 50 million different experiences, priorities and ideas about what needs to change.
What change do you want to see?
#WorldCPDay #UniqueANDUnited
One week to go! 🌏
World Cerebral Palsy Day is almost here. Now’s the time to think about the change you want to see for people with cerebral palsy — and share it with the world.
Join the global conversation as people everywhere share their unique ideas for change. Start with “My change is…”, share your change using #UniqueANDUnited, and tag a leader, business or community organisation who can help make it happen.
What’s your change?
#WorldCPDay #UniqueANDUnited
You don’t need a whole day to make your voice count. 💚
5 minutes: share your change and tag someone who can help.
15 minutes: write to a local leader, business or community organisation.
1 hour: meet with a local leader, business or organisation who can help make change happen.
1 day: organise something in your community.
However you take part, start with the change you want to see for people with cerebral palsy. #UniqueANDUnited
Change Inspiration: In Culture
Culture is shaped by the people who create it, experience it and share it.
People living with cerebral palsy are artists, performers, writers, musicians, storytellers and audiences, each with a unique voice and perspective
This World Cerebral Palsy Day, we want to know, what’s the change you want to see for people with cerebral palsy?
Share your change and tag a local leader, business or community organisation who can help make it happen.
#WorldCPDay #UniqueANDUnited
Meet Agnes. 💚
This World Cerebral Palsy Day, Agnes is sharing the change she wants to see for people with cerebral palsy: lifelong access to physiotherapy and accessible exercise.
Because cerebral palsy is lifelong, access to the right support should be too.
There are 50 million people with cerebral palsy around the world — and 50 million different experiences, priorities and ideas about what needs to change.
What’s your change?
Share it using #UniqueANDUnited and tag a local leader, business or community organisation who can help make it happen.
#WorldCPDay
For children with cerebral palsy, access to the right support can make a real difference.
Yet globally, children with cerebral palsy still face inequitable access to basic services, including rehabilitation, education, and inclusion — despite clear evidence that these services improve outcomes.
Access to the right support shouldn’t depend on where a child lives, and this needs to change.
This World Cerebral Palsy Day, we want to know: what change do you want to see for people with cerebral palsy?
Share your change and tag a local leader, business, or community organisation who can help make it happen.
#WorldCPDay #UniqueANDUnited
You’ve chosen your change. Now, who can help make it happen?
Think about the people, businesses, and organisations around you who have the power to create change.
A local leader?
A business?
A community organisation?
Tag their official public account and let them know what change you want to see.
You can also tag @worldcpday to join the global conversation.
#WorldCPDay #UniqueAndUnited
Cerebral palsy affects people differently. That means the barriers someone faces and the changes they want to see can be different too.
That’s why this World Cerebral Palsy Day, we’re making space for individual experiences and the changes people want to see.
What`s your change?
#WorldCPDay #UniqueANDUnited
