Forum talks focus on disabled Pacific Islanders

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Updated October 23, 2009 17:11:53

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has held the first Forum Disability Ministers Meeting in Cook Islands. The gathering is intended to secure a better deal for the 800,000 Pacific Islanders who live with a disability.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speaker: Dr Helen Tavola, social policy adviser for the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

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