North Korea marked the National Day of Persons with Disabilities on Thursday with a publicized event at the Pyongyang Schoolchildren’s Palace.

State run media outlets the Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) and the Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported on the occasion, which featured a series of sporting events and performances involving both disabled children’s groups and groups from the Children’s Palace.

The event was attended by Kim Mun Chol, vice-chairmen of the Central Committee of the Korean Federation for the Protection of the Disabled (KFPD), foreign embassy officials and members from overseas organizations including Carla Vitantonio, the deputy director for Handicap