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International Congress on Disability and Development - Berlin
Posted on 6 November 2008 by
International Congress in Berlin "´Nothing About Us Without Us´ - Persons with Disabilities as Actors of Sustainable Development”
On 3rd December, the worldwide Day of Persons with Disabilities, the international congress „´Nothing about us without us´ - Persons with Disabilities as Actors of Sustainable Development”, will take place from 2nd-3rd December 2008 in Berlin/Germany.
The purpose of the congress is to make its contribution towards the implementation of the UN Convention marking a paradigm shift in the role of persons with disabilities.
It aims to show how persons with disabilities can be included to take an active part in development activities. The congress will conclude with a discussion by a panel of politicians and representatives of non-government organisations and associations about their contribution towards the realisation of the UN Convention and the demand for inclusive development implicated therein.
The congress is directed to actors working in the areas of development and disability, as well as anyone interested in these issues.
It is organised jointly by Disability and Development Cooperation (bezev), CBM (Christian Blind Mission), Deutsche Lepra- und Tuberkulosehilfe (DAHW), Interessenvertretung Selbstbestimmt Leben in Deutschland (ISL) and Misereor.
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