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April 08, 2009
Ethiopia to host the first ever disabled parliamentarians’conference
The following information was downloaded from the mailing list of "Disability and Development" with a cooperation of the publisher, Mr. Soya Mori.
African Press Agency (subscription)
Ethiopia-Disabled Parliamentarians-Forum
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Ethiopia will host the first disabled parliamentarians’conference in Addis Ababa from 31 March to 1 April 2009, the organizers said here Thursday.
The organizers, the Ethiopian Federation of National Associations of People with Disabilities said in Addis Ababa that representatives from various African countries are expected to attend the conference, which will be organized to discuss political participation of disabled
parliamentarians and issues related to current affairs.
The president of the Federation, Kasahun Yebeltal, told journalists that the meeting will be the first ever in Africa.
The conference is expected to attract a number of local and international observers.
The two-day meeting will deliberate on issues such as political participation of disabled parliamentarians in their respective countries and on the United Nations conventions on the rights of people with disabilities, among others.
DT/daj/APA
2009-03-27
Posted by jicafriends at April 8, 2009 09:32 AM