Doha: The third international conference on blind women as partners in building and development of society, organised by the Arab Union for the Blind in cooperation with the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs, will be held on Sunday in the presence of a number of governmental and private institutions, associations and centres.
Dr Khaled Al Nuaimi, President of the Arab Union for the Blind and Chairman of the Arab Association for Human Rights, said at a press conference that the conference will discuss a number of issues that concern blind women, who are an important element in society, pointing out that those concerned with this segment seek to put women on the path of modern developments.
Dr Al Nuaimi added that women with disabilities suffer from many problems in light of the weak cultural level necessary to deal with this segment in the Arab world, stressing that disabled people have skills that may equal or exceed the possibilities of ordinary people, calling to take care of members of this segment and to open up opportunities for them to participate in community. T
he conference will develop solutions and recommendations addressing the issues of blind women both in the civil society and through the government community, and to overcome the social challenges faced by blind women in the Arab world, praising the role of the State of Qatar in caring for the protection and promotion of the rights of the disabled community, and expressing his hope that the conference will achieve all its goals and aspirations.
Dr Al Nuaimi added that the State of Qatar has maintained its humanitarian obligations, especially those related to the categories of persons with disabilities, despite the circumstances that have been exposed to it following the unjust blockade, as Qatar continued to support the Arab Union for the Blind at all logistics and technical levels. He pointed out that the two previous versions of the conference came out with 20 recommendations, including 11 achieved recommendations, which reflects the importance of the efforts of the State of Qatar in supporting and empowering this segment of society.
The conference will also discuss topics related to persons with disabilities in various dialogue sessions, such as blind Arab women and community partnership and the use of media to support their causes and blind Palestinian Arab women between involuntary celibacy and limited marriages, in addition to other issues, including the obstacles and challenges faced by blind women in the context of development, the promotion of national capacity-building for blind women through the establishment of a supportive and rights-based development approach, and the review of Qatar’s efforts to promote blind women’s participation within Qatar National Vision 2030.
