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Pacific Enable Project discusses Disability Status

February 4, 2015 5:04 am

The Pacific Disability Forum held an information sharing session today as part of the Pacific Enable Project.

Framed under the UN Partnership to promote the rights of persons with disabilities, the session allows Pacific islands to discuss and learn from each other covering key legislation such as the Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities.

Delegates today heard from other UN agencies on the the Disability Status covering employment, children and disability statistics.

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CEO for the Pacific Disability Forum Setareki Macanawai says this is the first of many sessions scheduled to walk on the talk on a Disability Inclusive Pacific