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Organized by:
United Nations Economic and Social
Commission for Western Asia
(UN ESCWA)
and the
Division for Social Policy and Development of the
United Nations Secretariat
and the
Ministry of Social Affairs of the Republic of Lebanon
Presented by an expert team which includes:
Associates for International Management
Services (AIMS) |
Arab regional meeting on norms and standards related to development and the rights of
persons with disabilities
Beirut, Republic of Lebanon
27-29 May 2003
  Beirut Declaration
Final Report and
Recommendations
This meeting focuses on national and regional initiatives related to the rights of
persons with disabilities in the Arab region and of measures adopted to promote their full
and effective participation in social life and development.
The outcome of the Arab regional meeting is a declaration
and a set of recommendations on advocacy of rights based
approaches to development, formulation and negotiation of disability-sensitive policy
options and scheme for preparation of training and resource materials to build national
capacities for rights based approaches to development and promotion of sustainable
livelihoods of persons with disabilities in the mainstream. The outcome of the Arab
regional meeting provides input for the Ad Hoc Committee on the elaboration of a new
international instrument in the field of disability, established pursuant to Assembly
resolution 56/168.
This meeting was implemented by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Western Asia (UN ESCWA) with substantive assistance of the Division for Social Policy and
Development of the United Nations Secretariat. The two offices were assisted by the
project cooperating agent, the Ministry of Social Affairs of the Republic of Lebanon, with
the cooperation of a non-governmental organization: a national civil society organization
concerned with disability issues in Lebanon, to organize this three-day regional meeting
on international norms and standards related to development and the rights of persons with
disabilities.
The meeting was conducted in Arabic, with provision for English interpretation as
appropriate. It carried out its work in plenary and group sessions for three working days
from 27 to 29 May 2003 at Beirut, Republic of Lebanon. |
