The Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare ministry officially launched the nationwide consultation on the Persons with Disability Bill and National Policy.Deputy Minister of Marginalised People, Royal ǀUiǀoǀoo, says the draft bill aims to domesticate the principles entrenched in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into Namibia’s statutory framework.
ǀUiǀoǀoo added that the convention places emphasis on the importance of mainstreaming disability issues as an integral part of relevant strategies for sustainable development.
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