UN ESCAP/CDPF Regional Meeting on an International Convention on Disability
Beijing, China, 4-7 November 2003

Materials:

Seminar Documentation
Country Papers
Online resources

Documentation for the Seminar

Working Documents:

• Bangkok Draft: Proposed Elements of a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention to Promote and Protect the Rights of Persons with Disabilities from the Regional Workshop towards a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, Bangkok, Thailand, 14-17 October 2003
  • Includes: Adopted set of General Recommendations and the Final Report
• Bangkok Recommendations on the Elaboration of a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention to Promote and Protect the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, (E/ESCAP/EGM-PWD/Rep 4 dated 4 June 2003). Full Report.
• Promoting Full Participation of Women with Disabilities in the Process of Elaboration on an International Convention to Promote and Protect the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, Bangkok, Thailand
  First Phase: 18-22 August 2003 | Second Phase: 13 October 2003

Basic document:

• Expert Group Meeting and Seminar on an International Convention to Protect and Promote the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, Bangkok, Thailand, 2-4 June 2003

Reference documents:

• Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
• Using the Correct Terminology
• Documents from the Expert Group Meeting and Seminar on an International Convention to Protect and Promote the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, Bangkok, Thailand, 2-4 June 2003
• The UNESCO Salamanca Statement (1994)
• Elements of a United Nations Comprehensive and Integral International Convention to Promote and Protect the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, by John Mathiason, AIMS

Presentation Materials

Note: Accessible text versions of presentations are available as links within the Programme.

Country Papers

Contributions

ONLINE RESOURCES

Following are resource links provided in this website as background material to the seminar:

Mandate:

• General Assembly Resolution to establish an Ad Hoc Committee to study the question of a new international convention on promoting and protecting the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities. [http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/disA56168e1.htm]
• World Programme of action concerning Disabled Persons (1982) [http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/diswpa00.htm]
• Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities [http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/dissre00.htm]
• "United Nations Millennium Declaration" (General Assembly resolution 55/2) [http://www.un.org/millennium/declaration/ares552e.htm]
• Asian And Pacific Decade of Disabled Person 1993-2002 [http://www.unescap.org/sps/disability.htm]
• The Biwako Millenium Framework (Summary | Full Draft text)
• Report on the third mandate the Special Rapporteur on Disability of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (E/CN.5.2002/4, para. 72) [http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/disecn520024e0.htm]

Meetings:

• Promoting the Rights of People with Disabilities: Towards a New United Nations Convention, An International Workshop for National Human Rights Institutions from the Commonwealth and Asia Pacific Region. Organised by the National Human Rights Commission of India, the British Council and the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions, 26 – 29 May 2003, New Delhi, India
• Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on an international convention on promoting and protecting the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities. [ Second Meeting | Documents ]
• Américas regional seminar and workshop on norms and standards related to the rights of persons with disabilities and development (Quito, Republic of Ecuador, 9-11 April 2003) [http://www.worldenable.net/quito2003]
• Expert Group Meeting on international norms and standards related to disability (Mexico City, 11-14 June 2002). [http://www.sre.gob.mx/discapacidad]
• First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on an international convention on promoting and protecting the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities [http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/adhocmeet.htm]
  • NGO community contribution to the Ad Hoc Committee Meeting [http://www.worldenable.net/rights/adhocmeet.htm]
• Expert Group Meeting on Sustainable Livelihoods (Jakarta, Indonesia, 15-17 January 2002) [http://www.worldenable.net/livelihoods]

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