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 | | As a consequence of cultural beliefs, lack of awareness, and/or inadequate services, persons with disabilities are often marginalized and are not given the same opportunities of contributing to and participating in community life. |
 | | With the aim to address these challenges that face the physically disabled, the United Nations Development Porgramme (UNDP) and AVSI in cooperation with Al Hussein Society for the Habilitation/Rehabilitation of the Physically Challenged, are organizing a three-day training workshop, which will start tomorrow Monday, 11 December 2006. |
 | | Focusing on the theme of the Report "Beyond scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis", UNDP's 17th annual HDR puts special emphasis on deprivation in access to water and sanitation, and considers it as one of the greatest human development challenges of the early 21st century. |
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