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PHOS invites you!
Platform Disability and Development Cooperation (PHOS), 1 in 10* and Sabine de Bethune, Chairwomen of the Belgian Senate, would like to invite you for a forum on:
Promoting inclusive development
Persons with disabilities in Belgian development cooperation
Date: December 6th, 2011; 12.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Venue: House of Parlementarians, Room 10, Leuvenseweg 21, 1000 Brussels
The World Report on Disability, published in 2011 by the World Bank and the World Health Organisation, notes that more than 15 % of the world population lives with a disability. The majority of these people live in developing countries and they belong to the most vulnerable in society. 82% of persons with disabilities (PwD) live under the poverty line. The Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities states that countries should acknowledge PwD in international cooperation and should ensure that they are considered in development policies and programmes. Belgium has signed and ratified this convention. Nevertheless, PwD remain often overlooked in development cooperation. This has to change if we want to reach the Millenium Development Goals by 2015.
This forum focuses on the need for inclusive development cooperation, accessible for PwD and on the present initiatives of Belgium in this area.
Program and guest speakers 6/12/2011 (pdf, 151 KB)
Interested?
Please subscribe via e-mail (secretariaat@phos.be) or confirm your presence by phone (02/4212430). Reservations are required and accepted till December 2nd, 2011.
Accessible event. Assistance on demand.
* “1 in 10” unites organisations around the topic disability and development cooperation; such as: Light for the World, IF Child Help, Sensorial Handicap Cooperation (SHC), Caraes en Platform Disability en Development Cooperation (PHOS).
** To be confirmed