In the workshops of the NGO Arcenciel, 70 percent of the people who work suffer from a visible or invisible disability. Illustrative photo by Titouan Allain/L'Orient-Le Jour
The first lady of Lebanon, Nehmat Aoun, announced Monday that she was hiring a person with a disability for her team at the presidential palace in Baabda. Originally from Bednayel (Bekaa) and a petroleum civil engineer by training, Ali Ali Hassan has been recruited as a project manager."Welcome Ali ... Your presence among us is a daily reminder that inclusion is not an option, but a right for every human being," Aoun wrote on her social media.This announcement comes shortly after President Joseph Aoun's ratification in April 2025 of the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of Dec. 12, 2006. Signed by Lebanon in 2007, this convention defines the notion of a "person with a disability" and provides for the promotion, protection and full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and...
The first lady of Lebanon, Nehmat Aoun, announced Monday that she was hiring a person with a disability for her team at the presidential palace in Baabda. Originally from Bednayel (Bekaa) and a petroleum civil engineer by training, Ali Ali Hassan has been recruited as a project manager."Welcome Ali ... Your presence among us is a daily reminder that inclusion is not an option, but a right for every human being," Aoun wrote on her social media.This announcement comes shortly after President Joseph Aoun's ratification in April 2025 of the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of Dec. 12, 2006. Signed by Lebanon in 2007, this convention defines the notion of a "person with a disability" and provides for the promotion, protection and full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and...
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