Inter-regional Expert Meeting on International Norms and Standards Relating to Disabilities: Issues relating to a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
 Mexico City,11-14 June 2002

Online Resources

Following are selected links to support the discussion on International Norms and Standards relating to Disabilities:

• Interregional seminar and symposium on International Norms and Standards relating to Disability, Hong Kong, SAR, 13-17 December 1999 <http://www.worldenable.net/hongkong99/>
  A report on the proceedings is available at: <http://www.worldenable.net/hongkong99/hkreport9900.htm>.

• Regional Training Workshop on the Inclusion of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Mainstream Gender Equality Initiatives, 16-23 June 2001, Phitsanulok, Thailand. <http://www.unescap.org/decade/wwdrpt.htm>
  This workshop includes a technical presentation by Mr Ron Chandran-Dudley, President of theDisabled Persons Association, Singapore, regarding International Norms and Standards.
  The results and findings of the workshop were presented to the "Asia-Pacific Summit of Women Mayors and Councillors (Phitsanulok, Thailand, 19-22 June 2001)", which adopted the "Phitsanulok Declaration on the Advancement of Women in Local Government" <http://www.unescap.org/huset/women/summit/declaration/Declaration.htm>

• Report on an Informal Consultative Meeting on International Norms and Standards for Persons with Disabilities, United Nations, New York, 9 February 2001. <http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/consultnyfeb2001.htm>

• "Let the World Know" Report of a Seminar on Human Rights and Disability, Stockholm, November 5-9, 2000. <http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/stockholmnov2000.htm>

• Database on International Norms and Standards relating to Disability <http://esa.un.org/socdev/enable/search.htm>

• Some considerations for the proposed Convention to Promote and Protect the rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities by John R. Mathiason (also found at our Welcome page)

• A primer on the Standard Rules  <http://www.worldenable.net/standardrules/>
  by John and Maria Cristina Mathiason

• Millennium Report: "We the peoples; the role of the United Nations in the twenty-first century, report of the Secretary-General (A/54/2000)" <http://www.un.org/millennium/sg/report/full.htm>.

• Millennium Declaration: General Assembly resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000 <http://www.un.org/millennium/declaration/ares552e.htm>.

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