Gabriel Cobb, who has Down syndrome, is pictured with his parents, Lori and Thomas, outside a United Nations' conference hall in New York City where he spoke March 17, 2023. It was his first speaking engagement at the United Nations’ headquarters in New York, and Gabriel Cobb, who has Down syndrome, was admittedly “a little nervous.”“I am Gabriel, God’s messenger,” he told OSV News in a March 17 interview, moments before he was set to address a U.N.
She explained to OSV News the U.N. had invited Gabriel to speak at a similar event three years ago, but it had been canceled due to COVID.“Here we are three years later, and he has had a year of practicing. And now he is comfortable and confident, way more than we were then,” she said. He paused for a moment and said that earlier that morning he received a text from another family who has a child with Down syndrome. They told him Gabriel’s story and the U.N. invitation “had encouraged them … and gave them hope.”“My faith is the most important part of my life. I like to attend Mass daily and proclaim loudly,” said Gabriel, as he got up from the interview and walked toward the U.N. conference hall.“Now here we are at the U.N.
“Governments should strive to provide social protection measures to families which are primarily responsible for the development, educational and well-being of children with autism and Down syndrome, and very often remain their main sources of social protection,” said Correnti, whose organization monitors social policy debates at the U.N. and other international institutions.“I have two loving parents who have always kept the ball high,” Gabriel told the conference hall.
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