Past Decade Achievements, Ways forward: Reflections and Commitments of ESCAP Champions and Promoters of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022, held on the margins of the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Final Review of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities.
Side event agenda (Tentative Agenda)
1. Opening:
1.1 Welcome remarks.
1.2 Opening statement by Dr Srinivas Tata, Director, Social Development Division, ESCAP.
2. Panel discussion:
2.1 Round 1: Harmonization of national legislation with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
2.2 Round 2: Fostering innovative partnerships with organizations of persons with disabilities; and political participation of persons with disabilities.
2.3 Round 3: Tackling emerging issues and harnessing opportunities.
2.4 Round 4: Strengthening tracking of progress on disability-inclusive development.
3. Closing
In 2013, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) honoured 10 Asia-Pacific Champions of Disability Rights including:
- Monthian Buntan
- Mohd Abdus Sattar Dulal
- Katsunori Fujii
- Frank Allen Hall-Bentick
- Lyazzat Kaltayeva
- Setareki Seru Macanawai
- Poonam Natarajan
- Maulani Agustiah Rotinsulu
- Young-Wook Song
- Zhang Haidi
