PRESS RELEASE
First Lady Off To Qatar For Fifth International Shafallah Forum
Her Excellency the First Lady, Dr. (Mrs.) Ernestina Naadu Mills will leave Accra tomorrow, Thursday, January 19, 2012, to Qatar, to attend the fifth International Shafallah Forum.
The Forum is under the theme, "Crisis, Conflict and Disability: Ensuring Equality" and will focus on the impact of natural disasters, conflict and humanitarian crises on persons with disabilities.
As part of the First Lady’s itinerary, Dr. (Mrs.) Naadu Mills will address her colleague First Ladies at a round table discussion to make a strong case for persons suffering discrimination as a result of their disability.
Apart from the First Ladies, noted dignitaries, leading disability advocates, field experts and academics will partake in the discussion.
Her Excellency the First Lady, Dr. (Mrs.) Ernestina Naadu Mills is expected back in Accra on Wednesday, January 25, 2012.