Prince Mired attends launch of Inclusive Education Forum

AMMAN — HH Prince Mired, president of the Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (HCD), on Monday attended the launch of the Inclusive Education Forum.

Titled "Towards an Inclusive Society", the event falls within a cooperation programme between the HCD and the Ministry of Education and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)-implemented Promoting Quality in Inclusive Education in Jordan (PROMISE) project, commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.

The forum aims to bring together experts in the field of inclusive education, civil society organisations, international organisations and the private sector in order to discuss methods for unifying and strengthening efforts in the field of persons with disabilities empowerment and to help them meet their right to an education within an inclusive educational environment, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.

During the opening ceremony, Prince Mired said that the Jordanian Constitution has guaranteed all citizens the right to education without discrimination or exclusion, highlighting the clear provisions of the Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities currently in force.

The prince also emphasised the importance of inclusive education in countries' development and civilisational advancement, highlighting its impact on empowering persons with disabilities to become active members of society that can “push the economic wheel forward”.

He also called for scaling up efforts to ensure equality and non-discrimination so that persons with disabilities can obtain an education in a barrier-free environment.

Prince Mired also expressed appreciation for GIZ's efforts in support of this field.