The Arab Forum for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (AFRPD)” is a membership organization consisting of national organizations and networks representing individuals with various disabilities. We are a platform that holds a representation status of persons with disabilities in the Arab region. Our organization was founded in 2014, and legally registered in Lebanon, according to the certification (1063) issued by the Lebanese Ministry of Interior in 2017.

We aim to strengthen the disability movement in the Arab region and advocate for the rights of disabled men and women as outlined in the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).

We hold the representation status of the regional office of Disabled People’s International (DPI) in the Arab World.

Our country members include: Jordan, Tunisia, Sudan, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Egypt, Morocco, Palestine, Mauritania, and Yemen.

We actively participated in regional platforms launched by the Economic and Social Council of Western Asia (ESCWA) and other regional networks and initiatives related to sustainable development and disability rights.

Today, we are recognized as a leading regional organization on disability rights by the United Nations and other stakeholders in the Arab world and globally