European Union Requested to Direct 10% of its International Cooperation Funds to Projects concerning Persons with Disabilities in Ibero-America

Leire Pajin, Secretary for International Cooperation of the Government of Spain, assured Solidaridad Digital that she would request that the European Union reserve 10% of its international cooperation budget to disability related programs in Ibero-America.

This idea was originally proposed by the disability sector during the recent formation in Bolivia of the Steering Committee for the Ibero-American Year of Persons with Disabilities, 2004. Leire Pajín added: "We support this measure and recognize our commitment toward those in greater need, as is often the case of women and persons with disabilities who need special attention."

She also added: "On occasions, persons with disabilities are the most vulnerable, therefore they are entitled to more specific and better coordinated integrated strategies."

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