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IDiPD and INABVE promote inter-institutional cooperation meeting in the area of the rights of persons with disabilities

Updated : 09/10/2026

Logo of INABVE, consisting of two hands intertwined under a white dove and a golden sun, accompanied by the text ‘INABVE – Peace, Reconciliation, Reinsertion’. On the right is the national emblem of El Salvador surrounded by blue stars.

O Institute for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (IDiPD), held on 17 September an inter-institutional cooperation meeting with the Instituto Administrador de los Benefícios de los Veteranos y Excombatentes (INABVE) El Salvador, dedicated to sharing experiences in the field of public policies for people with disabilities.

The meeting began with the presentation of the Portuguese experience related to the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2026-2030, focusing on the respective framework, governance model, Action Plans, participatory mechanisms and monitoring system.

The INABVE delegation presented the ongoing process in El Salvador for the construction of a new national public policy for persons with disabilities, supported by territorial consultations and an inter-institutional technical table, involving public entities, civil society organisations and persons with disabilities.

During the dialogue, some of the main challenges associated with this process were identified, including insufficient up-to-date statistical data, the need to strengthen information collection mechanisms, the implementation of legislation and international conventions, as well as issues related to the legal capacity, accessibility and awareness of institutions. The importance of integrating the needs of neurodivergent people into public policy development was also stressed.

A Training and Empowerment have assumed particular relevance in the exchange, and INABVE has expressed interest in knowing training resources, methodologies and experiences developed by IDiPD,IP, which can contribute to the strengthening of the skills of its teams and municipal structures.

The meeting also allowed to identify next steps for the continuity of cooperation, namely the sharing of documentation and technical information, the exchange of institutional contacts and the holding of future thematic meetings, oriented to concrete areas of interest of INABVE.

Both institutions expressed their readiness to continue this dialogue and progressively deepen cooperation in the field of the rights of persons with disabilities.