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EDITOR IN CHIEF- ABDULLAH BIN SALIM AL SHUEILI

Ministry marks Day of Persons with Disabilities

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MUSCAT: The Ministry of Social Development represented by the Directorate General for the Disabled Affairs on Tuesday evening celebrated the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) under the theme “Empowering Persons with Disabilities and Ensuring Inclusiveness and Equality”. The ceremony was held under the patronage of Dr Abdulmunim bin Mansour al Hasani, Minister of Information, in the presence of Shaikh Mohammed bin Said al Kalbani, Minister of Social Development, and a number of ministers, members of State Council, under-secretaries, members of Majlis Ash’shura, representative of the private sector organisations that support the disabled, chairmen of the civil society organisations operating in this field and parents of the participants at the event.


The chief guest viewed a presentation titled ‘Sharakah’, which highlighted a number of projects that meet the needs of persons with disabilities. The projects were funded by the private sector organisations as part of their CSR programmes. The chief guest honoured a number of retirees in the field of disabilities and the organisations that support disability programme. The ceremony included an operetta titled ‘Hekaya’ which embodied the different auditory, motor, visual and mental disabilities and the efforts made by the people with disabilities to address the challenges and difficulties facing them. — ONA


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