Objectives

To support, promote and facilitate

1) Documentation and sharing of good practices and lessons learned;

2) Regional base for capacity development at individual and organizational levels

3) National, sub‐regional and global CBR networks;

4) Linkage among stakeholders and a strong alliance with organizations of persons w/disabilities and families, national and international non‐governmental institutions/organizations, academia, national and local governments, donors and UN agencies;

5) Evidence‐based research initiatives;

6) Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and inclusive Millennium Development Goals;

7) National and international development initiatives/commitments to be inclusive

8) Disability advocacy and awareness ‐ raising in the region.