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Arab Regional Meeting on Norms and
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Arab Regional Meeting on Norms and
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 Daily Jounal in ArabicArab
Regional Conference on Norms and Standards Related to Development and the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities Scheduled Meetings Tuesday 27 May 2003 9:00- 10:00 Registration 10:00-11:00 Opening Session - Announcement - Speech of the Arab Alliance for Organizations concerned with Disability issues (Mr. Nawaf Kabbarah, President of the Arab Organization for Disabled People) - Message from Ambassador Luis Gallegos, Chairman, Ad-hoc Committee to consider proposals on a comprehensive and integral International Convention on Promotion and Protection of the Rights and Dignity of persons with Disabilities, delivered on his behalf by Mr. Clinton Rapley, Expert on Disability Issues - Speech of the League of Arab States (Ms. Badi’a Ismail) - Speech of the Executive Secretary of ESCWA (Ms. Mervat Tellawy)delivered on her behalf by Deputy Executive Secretary (Ms. Mariam Al-Awadhi) - Speech of his Excellency the Minister of Social Affairs in Lebanon (Dr. Asaad Diab) 11:00-11:30 Coffee Break 11:30-13:15 First session Chairman: Mr. Abdallah Farhat, Minister of Displaced Affairs Rapporteur: Mr. Abdelmajid Al-Makni, Morocco Topic (1): ”Comprehensive and Integral International Convention to promote and protect the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities”: - Overview of Background of the Convention at the international level (Mr. Clinton Rapley, Expert) - Presentation of the draft international convention to protect the human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities from an Arab perspective (Mr. Mohamad Nasser Humaid, Yemen) - Towards an international convention on disability: Presentation of the Declaration issued by the International Alliance for Disabled Persons (Mr. Khaled Al-Mohtar, Deputy President for the Arab Region, Rehabilitation International Organization) - Discussion 13:15-14:30 Lunch Break 14:30-16:30 Second Session Chairman: Dr. Fouad Ayoub, Vice President of the Lebanese Association for the Welfare of the Disabled Rapporteur: Mr. Nizar Basalat, Palestine Topic (2): National Policies, legislations and developmental programmes in Arab countries in light of rights based approaches to development - Overview of the Disability Situation in the Arab countries (Ms. Jahda Abou Khalil, Lebanon) - Overview of the League of Arab States programmes regarding disability issues (Ms. Badi’a Ismail) - Comparative study on legislations and the rights of the disabled in selected Arab countries (Ms. Hiba Hagrass, Egypt) - Discussion The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in cooperation with the Department of Economic and Social Affairs in New York, the Ministry of Social Affairs in Lebanon, and other Arab Organizations concerned with Disability issues, is organizing the “Arab Regional Conference on Norms and Standards Related to Development and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 27-29 May 2003”. The opening session will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday 27 May 2003 at the UN House in Beirut. Representatives of Arab countries, civil society and non-governmental organizations concerned with disability issues, United Nations bodies and specialized agencies, and universities, will attend the meeting along with experts in their personal capacity and persons with disabilities. The main objective of conference is to further the equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities social life and development, through discussing 3 main issues as follows: 1. Designing and developing the content and structure of a new instrument (convention) to promote the rights of persons with disabilities in Arab countries 2. Reviewing existing national policies and developmental programmes in Arab countries, in light of rights based approaches to development 3. Reviewing existing national policies and developmental programmes that contribute to strengthened national and institutional capacities to promote and empower the rights of disabled persons and further disability mainstreaming in the social, political, and economic development |
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