The 2nd Euro-Mediterranean Conference on the Socioeconomic Inclusion of Persons with Disability, co-organised by the Union for the Mediterranean, Spain’s ONCE Social Group, and the Jordanian Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, took place in Jordan, bringing together public officials, institutional partners, and organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) with the aim of promoting more inclusive and equitable societies across the region.
The event served as a launch pad for the Euro-Med Agenda on the Socioeconomic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities, a programme that will address the underlying causes of discrimination and set the preconditions for more inclusive policy responses. It is now one step closer to becoming a reality this year after participants identified priority areas and validated an indicative timeline for its approval.
“It is essential we take action to ensure inequality and discrimination do not become entrenched in the Euro-Mediterranean region as we can only move forward when it comes to safeguarding the rights of people with disabilities,” UfM Deputy Secretary General for Social and Civil Affairs John Paul Grech said. “I am convinced the Euro-Med Agenda, an excellent example of regional cooperation, will promote legislative measures that will help lead to concrete improvements in the lives of people with disabilities.”
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