BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 19. The 13th session of
the World Urban Forum (WUF13) is hosting an event on the theme
"Inclusive Cities and Independent Living for Persons with
Disabilities", Trend reports.
The session is organized by the "Independent living center for
people with disability" public association and focuses on issues of
developing an inclusive urban environment, expanding opportunities
for independent living for people with disabilities, and exchanging
international experience.
Welcoming speeches will be delivered by the association's
chairman, Aydin Khalilov, representatives of ADA University,
Nuraddin Sadili and Amir Adamov, the Ombudsperson of Azerbaijan,
Sabina Aliyeva, the Chairperson of the Board of the Agency for
State Support to NGOs of Azerbaijan, Aygun Aliyeva, a member of the
Azerbaijani Parliament's Health Committee, Parvana Valiyeva, the
President of Jordanian "I am Human" Society for Rights of Persons
with Disabilities, Asia Abdel Mutaleb Yaghi, and the Director of
the DOST Center for Inclusive Development and Creativity, Elnara
Ansari.
During the panel discussion, participants will debate the
promotion of inclusive cities and independent living, models from
Azerbaijan and the Global South, and issues of sustainable and
accessible urban development.
The panel participants include representatives from the State
Committee for Urban Development and Architecture of Azerbaijan and
research and advocacy organizations from Senegal and Jordan.
Will be updated
