NCPWD Seeks Inclusion Of PWDs In West Africa Security Operations

The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), Hon. Ayuba Burki Gufwan, has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and member countries to integrate persons with disabilities (PWDs) into security sector reforms and governance.
Gufwan said the exclusion of persons with disabilities from security policies, decision-making and humanitarian responses exposed them to heightened risks during conflicts, displacement and security operations.
He made the call while presenting a paper titled “Persons with Disabilities in the ECOWAS Security Sector: Reform and Democratic Governance of the Security Sector” at a Regional Multi-St...