BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 28 Nebras Power Saudi Arabia celebrates and Bahrain 5 years of eye Gulf Cup achievements glory Sunday 8 December 2019 | 11 Rabia II 1441 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 24 | Number 8099 | 2 Riyals Amir to Sheikha Moza inaugurates DICDD attend Gulf “Despite Qatar’s leadership in being one of the most supportive countries for Cup final, people with disabilities, we are looking to crown see more support in promoting education and employment opportunities." winners QNA/DOHA SANAULLAH ATAULLAH Government of the Republic of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin THE PENINSULA Ecuador, Xavier Torres, also Hamad Al Thani will attend the attended the opening final of the 24th Arabian Gulf H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, ceremony. Cup today. a global advocate for the UN’s On the opening day, more H H the Amir will also Sustainable Development Goals than 1,500 experts, specialists crown the winners of the match (SDGs), and Founder of Qatar and policy-makers from Qatar which will be held at Abdullah Foundation for Social Work and around the world took part bin Khalifa Stadium of Al Duhail (QFSW), inaugurated Doha Inter- in the conference. Sports Club. national Conference on Disa- Addressing the opening cer- bility and Development (DICDD) emony, H H Sheikha Moza bint during a grand ceremony held Nasser said: “First, allow me to Amir sends at Qatar National Convention wonder: what is disability? What Center (QNCC) yesterday. is the difference between a condolences to The conference, which is person who has a disability and US President being held under the theme one who does not. Who describes ‘Leaving No-One Behind’, has and defines this concept.” QNA/DOHA been organised by QFSW in col- She said: “Recent studies have laboration with local and inter- shown what I also believe: that H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Founder of Qatar Foundation for Social Work, speaking at the opening Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin national partners and will con- every human has some form of of the Doha International Conference on Disability and Development, yesterday. PIC: AR AL BAKER Hamad Al Thani, Deputy Amir clude tomorrow. disability, albeit of different kinds H H Sheikh Abdullah bin H H Sheikha Moza bint and at different stages. But there medical standpoint, and one from we rallied for the cause of disa- doesn’t the illiterate suffer from Hamad Al Thani and Prime Nasser officially inaugurated the should be no difference between a social standpoint. The typical bility in the past, we overlooked an educational disability? Is igno- Minister and Interior Minister accompanying exhibition, which one person and another, based treatment of people with disabil- many people who are exposed rance not an intellectual disa- H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser showcased local initiatives, on their level of disability. Indeed, ities follows the medical to harsh conditions and, thus, bility? Isn’t there also such a bin Khalifa Al Thani sent projects, and assistive-technol- I believe that disability is a ster- approach, which focuses on suffer psychological damage, concept as political disability? yesterday cables of condolences ogies that are today empowering eotype perpetuated by a pre- physical and visible attributes.” whether because of factors And isn’t the violation and assault to H E President of the United people with disabilities vailing mentality and social H H Sheikha Moza bint related to family, society, or the against others a moral disability? States of America Donald The Deputy Secretary- culture that define persons with Nasser said that the very concept effects of war and conflict. I also believe distinguishing Trump on the victims of the General of the United Nations, disabilities based on misconcep- of disability is limited to tradi- “If our concept of disability is people apart based on the defi- shoot-out that took place in Amina J Mohammed, and the tions. There are two perspectives tional disabilities and excludes based on visible disability, and nition of disability implicates a Florida, wishing the injured a Advisor to the Presidential on disability: one comes from a other disabilities, and so when ignores hidden disability, then form of discrimination." `P2 speedy recovery. 02 HOME SUNDAY 8 DECEMBER 2019 PRAYER TIMINGS H H Sheikha Moza meets UN Deputy Secretary-General FAJR 04. 46 AM SHOROOK 06. 07 AM ZUHR 11. 26 AM MAGHRIB 04. 46 PM ASR 02.24 PM ISHA 06. 16 PM WEATHER TODAY H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Founder of Qatar Foundation for Social Work, met with Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, H E Amina J. Mohammed, on the sidelines of the Doha International Conference on Disability and Development yesterday. During the meeting, they discussed the rights of persons with disabilities and their empowerment as a vital part of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. RIGHT: H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser during a tour of the exhibition set up for the Doha International Conference on Disability and Development, which showcases the successes achieved by persons with disabilities. PIC: AR AL BAKER & AISHA AL MUSALLAM FROM PAGE 1 and evidently, a major change who we chose to describe as with disabilities, we are realise that disability is not in Sometimes, I even feel that has not occurred in dealing disabled and chose to be dis- looking to see more support in lack of sight, but in lack of the exceptions we make for with the issue of disability. tinguished apart from them. promoting education and insight. In his own words, may people with disabilities, with Children with disabilities still When we look at the devel- employment opportunities. he rest in peace: “We have not o o the intention of showing sym- suffer from what Taha Hussein oping countries, they contain We are now more optimistic been created without any 21 C 28 C pathy toward them, do more was talking about seven more than 80 percent of the after what we have seen the purpose. We have not been Minimum Maximum harm than good.” decades ago, as if time has total number of people with country’s decision-makers tasked with simply satisfying H H Sheikha Moza bint stopped. disabilities in the world. This pledge, and, from our side, we people. We have been given a Misty at places at first becomes moder- Nasser said: “During my prep- “In order to restore time’s makes it blatantly clear: that share this commitment. duty, and it is a duty we must ate temperature daytime and scattered clouds with a chance of rain at some plac- aration to participate in Disa- passage and address the dis- disability levels are an indi- “We must collaborate glo- perform. If we do not fulfil this es at times. bility Week, I wanted to be crimination resulting from the cator of a nation’s devel- bally to devise mechanisms to duty, we must accept the able to identify with those current and past concept of opment, wherein development stop the waste in resources responsibilities and the con- HIGH TIDE 03:34 – 12:44 LOW TIDE 08:04 – 20:59 involved in this event. I read disability, we have a great deal and stability declines, the per- caused by the lack of sequences. The time has come Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department The Days by Taha Hussein, of work ahead of us to correct centage of people with disa- investment and empowerment for everyone to perform their known as the blind dean of the consequences of these bilities increases.” for people with disabilities and duty. The time has come to put Arabic literature. He men- misconceptions and the per- H H Sheikha Moza bint enable them to play active an end to this kind of blind dis- tioned how, according to his ceptions that followed as a Nasser said: “In the Arab roles in the development of crimination. Rest assured, personal experience, a child result. world, it is estimated that society. We can achieve this nothing about you will be done with disability is trapped “To understand just how there are 40 million people through meaningful without you.” between the sympathy of their much work is required, there with disabilities, more than employment of this large H E Amina J. Mohammed family and the negativity — are 1.5 billion people with dis- half of them are children and number that has been margin- said: “I would like to highlight even mockery — that they abilities around the world, teenagers, due to effects of alised for the sake of disability, the tireless efforts of H H experience outside the home. more than the total population wars and conflicts, as we have especially those talented Sheikha Moza bint Nasser These two behaviours bring of North America, Europe, seen in Iraq since 1980 and among them. herself. She is one of the most about another disability to a Australia, and Japan combined. Syria, Libya, and Yemen since “I was astounded by Taha dedicated advocates we have child because they prevent And these numbers make us 2011. Hussein’s remarkable ability for improving education them from naturally growing realise the unacceptable level “Despite Qatar’s leadership to describe his surroundings around the globe and ensuring and organically integrating of negligence that has been in being one of the most sup- in detail, as if he had more no one is left behind, especially into society. Unfortunately, shown toward these people, portive countries for people than two eyes. It made me persons with disabilities.” SUNDAY 8 DECEMBER 2019 HOME 03 OFFICIAL NEWS Prime Minister receives condolences from Omani Interior Minister DOHA: Prime Minister and Interior Minister, H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, received condolences from H E Minister of Inte- rior of the Sultanate of Oman, Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidi, on the death of his mother, as His Excellency met with the Omani Minister of Interior last evening.