Arab Regional Meeting on Norms and Standards Related to Development and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Beirut, Republic of Lebanon, 27-29 May 2003

Materials:

Seminar Documentation
Online resources

Presentations:

• Norms and Standards related to the rights of persons with disabilities

Documentation for the Seminar

Basic documents:

• Elements of a United Nations Comprehensive and Integral International Convention to Promote and Protect the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities: Issues and approaches.

Reference documents:

• Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly, Working Papers No. 1-3:
  In Arabic: A/AC.265/2002/WP.1 | A/AC.265/2002/WP.2 | A/AC.265/2002/WP.3

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. English: A/RES/56/168 | Arabic: A/RES/56/168
• General Assembly Resolution to conduct regional meetings (A/RES/57/229) [English | Arabic]
• World Programme of action concerning Disabled Persons (1982) [English]
• Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities [English | Arabic (PDF format only)]
• "United Nations Millennium Declaration" (General Assembly resolution 55/2) [English | Arabic]
• 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) [English | Arabic]

Meetings:

• Second 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/adhoc2meet.htm]
  • Resolution regarding Regional Meetings, in Arabic (A/RES/57/229)
  • Working papers in Arabic: A/AC.265/2003/1 | A/AC.265/2003/2 | A/AC.265/2003/3 | A/AC.265/2003/3

• 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 and Seminar on an International Convention to Protect and Promote the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (Bangkok, Thailand, 2-4 June 2003) [http://www.worldenable.net/bangkok2003]

• 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]
  • Report of the First Meeting, in Arabic (A/57/357)
  • 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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