of persons with disability 48 . This body could take up the task of programm<strong>in</strong>g, manag<strong>in</strong>g and coord<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>gthe disability policy <strong>in</strong> a field where actions are currently planned by different m<strong>in</strong>istries and carried out <strong>in</strong>isolation by various local governmental bodies or implement<strong>in</strong>g agencies, especially INGOs.This coord<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g body could be <strong>in</strong> charge of promot<strong>in</strong>g and protect<strong>in</strong>g the full range of the rights of personswith disability, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g their right to accessibility, education, employment, rehabilitation and health, andwelfare support. Persons with disability should be fully represented <strong>in</strong> this body as they have a central role toplay <strong>in</strong> the formulation of the national disability strategy <strong>in</strong> different issues that affect their lives directly.48See “Address<strong>in</strong>g the rights and needs of m<strong>in</strong>e survivors and other persons with disabilities: The Government of the Islamic Republicof <strong>Afghanistan</strong>’s objectives and plan of action for the period 2006-2009”, Kabul, August 2006.74 Understand<strong>in</strong>g the Challenge Ahead
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