Support to Euromed Regional Agenda on Disability – First situational assessment of the social and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities in the Euro-Mediterranean region

The purpose of this work is to conduct a preliminary and partial situational assessment of the social and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities in the Euro-Mediterranean (Euro-Med) region. The assessment will identify the status of social and economic inclusion of persons with disabilities, the obstacles to full and meaningful inclusion in society, and the opportunities available for achieving the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD, or CRPD). The assessment is intended to guide the UfM and the Spanish ONCE Social Group (GSO) in defining the guiding principles, priorities, objectives, and functioning of a potential future Euro-Mediterranean platform for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to address the underlying causes of discriminations and set the preconditions for more inclusive policy and program responses in the longer run.

October 2023