Programme : Presentation on Day
1Objectives of the Seminar
presented by Kay Nagata
Social Affairs Officer, PSIS/ESID
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Objectives of the Seminar (UNESCAP)
UN ESCAP/CDPF Regional Seminar on an International Convention on
Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
Beijing, China
4-7 November 2003
Presented by Kay Nagata
Social Affairs Officer, PSIS/ESID
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Disability mainstreaming at the ESCAP region
- Disability mainstreaming in development; Implementation of the Biwako Millennium
Framework (women and disability, early intervention, education, employment and poverty
alleviation);
- Empowerment and Advocacy;
- Rights based approaches to development and advancement of persons with disabilities in
the Asian and Pacific Region.
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Toward the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities:
- Overview of developments towards the proposed convention;
- Report of UNESCAP Expert Group Meeting on an International Convention to Protect and
Promote the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (2-4 June 2003, Bangkok
Thailand) and the Bangkok Recommendations;
- Report of the Second Session of the Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral
Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with
Disabilities (16-27 June 2003, New York)
- Report of the Workshop on Women and Disability (18-24 August 2003, Bangkok Thailand) on
critical review of the Bangkok Recommendations from a gender perspective;
- 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
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Some main working papers
The Bangkok Recommendations;
- The Statement of Recommendations (position paper on gender dimension);
- The "Bangkok Draft (proposed elements of a comprehensive and integral convention of
the rights of persons with disabilities )" prepared by the regional experts during
EGM, 14-17 October 2003, Bangkok;
- Adopted general recommendations by the October Workshop;
- Declaration of Quito;
- Mexico draft
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The Bangkok Draft (proposed elements of ……..)
The Convention should build on human rights laid down in the existing UN human rights
treaties;
Human rights are universal, inter-related and inter-dependent and fully apply to people
with disabilities.
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What is the Bangkok Draft - Full Text Version of the Bangkok Recommendations,
incorporating gender dimension
Bangkok Draft on (proposed elements of a comprehensive and integral
convention of the rights of persons with disabilities )"
(Drafted by regional experts in October 2003 with the technical support of
ESCAP facilitators)
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Working Group Discussions
Review of the key reference documents (The Bangkok recommendations, the Bangkok
Draft, Gender Statement, Quito paper, etc.) and write a joint political statement of
support, entitled "Beijing Consensus on Elaboration of an International Convention)
Review of the previous reference documents for the sections concerning:
- Preamble, Definitions (Disability, Discrimination), General Obligations of State Parties
- broad definition of accessibility
- Civil and Political Rights
- Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Other State Obligations/Application of the Convention
Not to discuss the full technical details, but to review the elements for writing up
the Consensus Paper
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Discussion of Group
Group recommendations and writing a joint political support statement, the
"Beijing Consensus"
Based on presentations, discussions, comments, group observations, etc. during the
Seminar (to be drafted by the Drafting Committee)
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What is the next step after this workshop?
- To submit Beijing Consensus to the Ad Hoc Committee with a copy to UN DESA, and the
Special Reporter;
- To submit the Bangkok Draft (revision 2) to the Ad Hoc Committee with a copy to UN DESA,
and the Special Reporter;
- To open on-line forum for further discussions and comments at the global level;
- To encourage regional governments to support the process towards the Convention;
- Working Group - using the Bangkok Draft as appropriate for preparation of the group's
own consolidated version of the draft.
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What's next?
Capacity building of governments in the Asia and Pacific Region
- ESCAP's continuous effort for advocacy, and promoting public awareness of the process
towards Convention at the regional level (e.g. training, on-line forum, seminar, etc.);
- Governments' effort for promoting the International Convention at the national level:
- Full participation of PWD in the process at all levels.
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Thank You
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