Islamabad, Dec 7. Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran on Sunday signed a common declaration on 'inclusive education' to guide their countries' collaborative work in various fields of special education in the coming year.
The declaration is about the handicapped and most disadvantaged persons, including children with disabilities, HIV/AIDS, and those living in remote areas or affected by conflicts.

Inclusive education is one of UNESCO's Education for All (EFA) initiatives.
Dr. Hroona Jatoi expressed satisfaction over the proceedings of the seminar and said “we have learnt a lot from each others

experiences, and established personal and professional contacts and networks".
The UNESCO cluster office, Tehran, director Addin Salih emphasized the personal relations and trust that had been established at the seminar.
She said: “Although we need more resources, we can reallocate and implement activities with resources that we already have. With UNESCO’s guidance and cooperation, we will be able to reach good results", Dr. Jatoi said.
UNESCO director Ingeborg Breines drew attention to the new overall guidelines on inclusive education as part of the EFA.
She said to reach the un-reached was one of the challenges in the years to come. Every person, irrespective of gender, ability or disability, or any other difference, needs to be given opportunity to live meaningful lives and participate and contribute to society.