Theme: Equalization of Opportunities

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

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Programme Information
* Agenda
* Programme Overview
* Participant Paper
* Pre-Seminar Collaboration

Provisional Agenda

Agenda del Seminario

Miércoles 9 de Abril: Inauguracion y exposicion de cada País

0800-0900 Acreditaciones
1. Opening Ceremony

Welcoming statements, purpose of the seminar

0900-1015 Sesión Inaugural
  • Himno Nacional del Ecuador
  • Palabras del Presidente Ejecutivo del Consejo Nacional de Discapacidades (CONADIS)
  • Palabras de la Coordinadora Residente del Sistema de las Naciones Unidas, Señora Aase Smedler
  • Palabras del as Presidenta del Instituto Nacional del Niño y la Familia (INNFA) Dra. Ximena Bohóquez de Gutiérrez
  • Palabras de la Ministra de Relaciones Exteriores, Dra. Nina Pacari Vega
  • Palabras del Sr. Vicepresidente de la Rebública, Dr. Alfredo Palacio
1015-1030 Coffe Break
3. Norms and standards in the process of formulating an international convention on the rights of persons with disabilities

Presentation on the process of negotiating a convention and the role of existing norms and standards in the process

1030-1130 Exposición sobre los propósitos y objetivos de la  Convención internacional amplia e integral para promover y proteger los derechos y la dignidad de las personas condiscapacidad, Embajador Luis Gallegos, Presidente del Comiité Especial ad-hoc, Sr. John Mathiason, AIMS.
4. General discussion of national experience

Presentation of national reports and information from non-governmental organizations

1130-1300 Exposiciones por países
1300-1430 Libre
1430-1800 Exposiciones por paises
2. Election of officers of the meeting

Election of a Chairman, three vice-chairmen and a general rapporteur

   

Jueves, 10 de Abril: Trabajo en grupos

5. Working groups on elements of a convention

Group work on main elements of a convention followed by a discussion of the results of the group work.

0830-1300

1430-1800

Trabajo de los grupos

Viernes 11 de Abril; Sesion Plenaria

0830-1215 Presentación y Foro taller de recomendaciones de las  Americas sobre una  convención  internacional amplia e integral para promover y  proteger los derechos y la dignidad de las personas con discapacidad
6. Adoption of the report 1330-1500 Presentación y Adoptión del Documento Final
7. Closing Ceremony 1515-1600 Clausura

 

Provisional Organization of Work

The work will be organized in plenary meetings and working groups. There will be three working groups, one in English for participants from common law legal systems and two in Spanish for participants from countries with positive law systems.

  Wednesday, 9 April Thursday, 10 April Friday, 11 April
A.M. 1. Opening

2. Norms and standards

3.. General discussion (begun)

4. Working groups 4. Discussion of the results of working groups
P.M. 3. General Discussion (concluded)

4. Working groups (orientation)

4. Working groups 5. Adoption of the seminar report

6. Closing

 

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