Heba Hagrass

Heba Hagrass is an Egyptian sociologist. She was a member of the Egyptian House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020 and she became the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities in 2023.

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• Bold action inclusive of persons with disabilities is needed, otherwise they will continue to be left behind
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• Over the past decade we have broaden the agenda by including the disability voice in debates on global issues where persons with disability where nearly too invisible.
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• We also have a world facing multiple crises: a wave of brutal armed conflict,the negative effect of climate change , increasing polarized societies , inequalities discrimination and rising cost of living.
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• In this context my opinion priority is to make sure that the protection of the rights of persons with disability Is part of the rights of person with disabilities is part of the responses and solutions to such crises
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• I am particularly committed to raising the disability prospective in processes linked to accelerating the implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda and efforts to bring transformative action for the future of humanity.
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• The key objective of the SDGs is for no one to be left behind, and so these objectives lead us to start with marginalized groups,
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