Day 1:
Monday, 11 October 2004 |
| 0900-0915 |
Opening Session
|
| 0915-0930 |
Coffee break |
| 0930-0940 |
Election of the Officers
Adoption of subjects of the
workshop |
| 0940-1010 |
Statement (APDF)
Objectives of the workshop
(ESCAP Secretariat) |
| 1010-1030 |
Review of Human Rights Machinery/Treaties within the
United Nations System (Ms. Susan Appleyard, OHCHR) [Statement] |
| 1030-1100 |
Towards the Elaboration of an International Convention
on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
a) Overview of development
towards the proposed convention, implications for building national
capacities for equalization of opportunities and previous ESCAP efforts
towards the Convention (participant/ESCAP Secretariat) |
| 1100-1200 |
Towards the Elaboration of an International Convention
on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
b) Report on the 3rd session and 4th session of the Ad Hoc Committee &
discussions on the developments on the first session of the Working
Group which took place in January 2004Resource Persons:
- Mr.
Toshihiro Higashi,
a special advisor to the Japanese Government delegation to the Ad Hoc
Committee;
- Mr. Monthian Buntan,
the head of Thai delegation to the Ad Hoc Committee [Presentation]
Speakers:
- Mr. JB Munro (APDF)
- Prof. Matsui (APDF)/Mr. Takada (WDF) [Joint
Speech]
- Ms. Rosemary Kayess (Australian delegation)
- Ms. Debra Wan (APDF)
- Ms. Esther Chan (Equal Opportunity Commission, Hong Kong) [Presentation]
- Ms. Catalina Fermin (the Philippines, NCC)
|
| 1200-1300 |
Lunch break |
| 1300-1530 |
Towards the Elaboration of an International Convention
on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
c) Report of the outcome
documents from the 3rd and 4th session of the Ad Hoc
Committee & discussions on the developments on the first session of the
Working Group which took place in January 2004
|
| 1530-1545 |
Coffee break |
| 1545-1600 |
Continuation of Towards the Elaboration of an
International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
c)
Report of the outcome documents from the 3rd and 4th session of the Ad
Hoc Committee&Discussions on the developments on the first session of
the Working Group which took place in January 2004 |
| 1600-1615 |
Orientation of the Working Group Discussions UNESCAP) |
Day 2:
Tuesday,
12 October 2004 |
| 0900-1030 |
Working Group Discussions
- Ratification/State Obligations/Application of the Convention;
- Monitoring mechanism at international, regional and national
levels;
- Capacity building of self-help groups and technical cooperation;
- Development of national legislatives and a comprehensive policy
|
| 1030-1045 |
Coffee break |
| 1045-1200 |
Continuation of Working Group Discussions and Drafting
of Group Reports |
| 1200-1300 |
Lunch Break |
| 1300-1500 |
Presentation of Working Group Discussions |
| 1500-1515 |
Coffee break |
| 1515-1600 |
Continuation: Presentation of Working Group Discussions
and Closing of the Workshop |
