A total of 12 sports facilities have been adapted, and 29 technical staff
members trained.
Suitable sports equipment has been obtained, including 2 soccer balls, 3 pairs
of sports gear, 3 chronometers, 4 whistles, 2 volleyball balls, racing
wheelchairs, volleyball nets, basketball wheelchairs, and special soccer balls.
328.It has been recommended that a Sports Federation of Persons with Disabilities
should be established in the country.
329.Sports associations have contributed towards emancipation, development of
sporting activities and recreational activities, dissemination of rights of persons
with disabilities, drama skits and role plays, and traditional dances.
330.As part of institutional capacity-building at specialized organizations for persons
with disabilities, the Ministers Council approved the establishment of the
National Council for Disability Matters (CNAD). This is a multisectoral
disability coordinating body in which the Ministries for Women and Social
Action, National Defense, Health, Public Works and Housing, and Education, as
well as the private sector, associations of persons with disabilities, and religious
denominations are represented. The CNAD includes a National Executive
Secretariat which operates from the Ministry for Women and Social Action.
331.The efforts that the government has been making with a view to ensuring
adherence to the rights of persons with disabilities are self-evident. A number of
challenges remain:
D.
Ensuring the necessary conditions for the social integration of persons with
disabilities;
Ensuring the education of persons with disabilities;
Promoting the enjoyment of full citizenship rights by persons with disabilities.
Rights of Peoples
Articles 19, 20 and 21: The Right to Sovereignty and Self-Determination
332.In terms of the Charter, all peoples shall be equal and shall have the same rights.
The Charter further states that all peoples shall have right to existence and to free
themselves from any form of domination and shall have the right to the assistance
of the state parties to the present Charter in their liberation struggle against
foreign domination, be it political, economic or cultural.
333.According to the Charter, the right to self-determination means that peoples shall
freely dispose of their wealth and natural resources, and in no case shall a people
be deprived of this right.
334.The Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique, in keeping with the spirit of
the Charter, has enshrined the right to sovereignty and self-determination. In
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