QADER Participates in the Session of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
QADER for Community Development, represented by its Director General, Ms. Lana Bandak, and its Legal Advisor, Dr. Issam Abdeen, participated in the 33rd session of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, held in Geneva on 13 August 2025.
Ms. Lana Bandak delivered an oral statement based on QADER’s report on the List of Issues related to the Initial Report of the State of Palestine under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Meanwhile, Dr. Issam Abdeen delivered an oral statement addressing the systematic violations of the rights of persons with disabilities in the Gaza Strip, based on QADER’s report on the use of starvation as a weapon of genocide and forced displacement – the systematic impact on persons with disabilities in Gaza.