New York: Qatar has announced that it is ready to host and organise the fourth Global Disability Summit 2028 in Doha in cooperation with International Disability Alliance.
This came in the statement of Qatar delivered by Minister of Social Development and Family H E Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad , during her leadership of the delegation of Qatar in the 15th session of Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which is set to be convened at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA, under the title, “Building disability inclusive and participatory societies in the context of COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic” from June 14-16.
During her speech, Minister of Social Development and Family confirmed that the state of Qatar is fully ready to receive football fans from persons with disabilities in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 next November, pointing out that Qatar has been assiduously working during the past years to ensure that this tournament becomes most accessible for persons with disabilities in the history of the world championships.
