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The Purpose of the
Workshop
Presented by UNESCAP Secretariat
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UN ESCAP Workshop on Regional Follow-up to the Seventh
Session and Preparation for the Eighth Session of the Ad Hoc Committee of
the General Assembly on the Elaboration of a Convention on the Rights and
Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
Bangkok, Thailand, 20-21 July 2006
The purpose of the Workshop
By UNESCAP Secretariat
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What is the Convention?
- International Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities
(8th International convention);
- Human rights are inter-related, integral and comprehensive;
- International human rights instrument;
- A None-discrimination convention and equalization of opportunities
(Equality)
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What is to be followed up at the national level after ratification and
signing at the national level?
Keeping the momentum for smooth and quick
Ratify and sign
Ratification/signing of the Convention
National implementation: a key to success:
Legislation < Policy < Project
- Review of existing legal framework and sectoral laws, in line
with the Convention;
- Revision and formulation of effective legislation, including
anti-discrimination law on disability (Australia, USA, UK, Hong
Kong-China, etc.) and its national enforcement mechanism (e.g. EOC, Hong
Kong) and other legal provisions (e.g. building code, etc.);
- Review and revision of national and local (e.g. prefecture and/or
municipality based) action plans on disability (as follow up to the
Convention);
- Project (e.g. APDC, leadership training, CBR, etc.) and
disability mainstreaming into generic evelopment projects ----
international cooperation
- Proactive action such as advocacy and public awareness raising
(of disability rights);
- Establishment of an effective national monitoring mechanism,
with participation of PWD, to be supplemented by the NGO Forum (NGO
networking, shadow report);
- Execution of operational projects (including national execution
and TC) for benefit of PWD: Twin-Track approach of disability
specific project (e.g. APDC, leadership training, CBR, etc.) and
disability mainstreaming into generic evelopment projects ----
international cooperation and national responsibility (national ownership)
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The agenda and purpose of this workshop
- The latest status of the process towards an International Convention
(report from 6th and 7th session);
- Questions about International monitoring
- Forward- looking strategies (including ratification, signing,
monitoring and implementation);
- The alignment effects of the Convention, the BMF, and domestic
legislation such as national anti discrimination law on disability,
rights-based national policy on disability, regulations, etc.
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Contentious and outstanding issues
- Entered the stage of finalizing the Convention Text;
- To be concluded at 8th session or 9th session, for endorsement of UN
GA in Fall 2007?
- Several contentious and outstanding issues: International monitoring
mechanism, legal capacity, international cooperation, disabled women, etc.
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Outcomes of this workshop
- Participants will be informed of the latest status of the AHC and the
convention for formulating a better strategy for negotiation;
- Momentum for ratification and signing;
- Strategies for national efforts (legislation reform, national policy
review, networking, projects, etc.)
- Adoption of the joint statement as a Group at the end of the workshop
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What is the immediate follow up to this Workshop?
- The Joint Statement and our views will be shared widely with audiences
from outside our region, during the ESCAP side event of the 8th session of
AHC in August, in NY;
- Follow- up ESCAP workshops, for more concrete national strategies for
implementation in 2007;
- Inputs to the 2007 mid-point review and the new set of strategies (BMF
plus 5)
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Thanks for patience and friendship
Wishing you all the best and looking forward to seeing you
again, somewhere in the world, in the near future.
Thank you for your friendship.
Good luck!
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