PM participates in 10th Blind Week closing ceremony

Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb Al-Rahwi participated on Monday in the closing ceremony of the 10th Blind Week organized by the Yemeni Association for the Care and Rehabilitation of the Blind with the support of the Fund for the Care and Rehabilitation of the Disabled.

At the closing ceremony, the Prime Minister praised the events held during this week to highlight the reality of this segment, their needs, aspects of their rehabilitation and the need to integrate them into society.

He pointed out that the large number of people with special needs of four million and 500 thousand people need care, attention, support, visits to their associations and places of presence to raise their morale. He pointed to the skills and abilities of blind people that some sighted people lack.

“There are laws and legislations that guarantee people with special needs their rights, and we will do our best to implement the relevant laws, including activating the article that stipulates allocating 5 percent of any new employment for
their benefit,” the Prime Minister said.

“We will consider the possibility of the Disabled Care and Rehabilitation Fund bearing part of the university fees for this segment , the other part to be borne by the universities as part of their obligations to society and this segment in particular,” he added.

The Prime Minister emphasized the responsibility of the private sector to contribute alongside the state in absorbing as many people with special needs and the blind as they can.

“There is no one in the world today who supports the oppressed in Gaza and Lebanon except the axis of resistance, which has been planning and directly supporting its brothers since the launch of Al-Aqsa Flood until now,” he said. He emphasized that Yemen and its free people will remain by the side of their brothers in Gaza , Lebanon until victory is achieved, God willing, and the aggression is stopped, the Zionist siege is lifted, rights are restored, and a Palestinian state is established with Al-Quds as its capital.

For his part
, Abdullah Bunyan, president of the National Federation of Disabled People’s Associations, expressed thanks to all efforts that adopt the concerns and issues of people with disabilities, who represent 15 percent of the population. He pointed out that this number has increased due to the brutal aggression on Yemen.

He emphasized that the disabled segment needs more attention and care officially and socially in order to rise and contribute to building the country in various fields.

The closing ceremony included an expressive paragraph about the life of a blind person, a presentation of the events and activities included in the 10th Blind Week, a poem by poet Mohammed Nasr, and honoring the Social Affairs Minister , the winners of the chess , swimming tournaments, and the graduates of the computer diploma.

Source: Yemen News Agency