Women and Disability Workshop - First Phase Agenda

Programme Information
	Work Programme: First Phase
	Provisional Agenda: First Phase
	Work Programme: Second Phase
	Provisional Agenda: Second Phase

Provisional Agenda, First Phase

Opening of the Workshop.
Toward the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities:
1. Overview of issues related to elaboration of an international convention on the rights of persons with disabilities and ESCAP expert group meeting (2-4 June 2003);
2. Norms and Standards Related to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Development;
3. Elaboration of an International Convention and further implementation of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities of Persons with Disabilities, including the report of the 2nd session of the Ad Hoc Committee held in June 2003.
Disability mainstreaming
1. Disability mainstreaming in development; Implementation of the Biwako Millennium Framework (women and disability, early intervention, education, employment and poverty alleviation);
2. Review of Regional, Sub-Regional and National Situation on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and gender mainstreaming;
3. Empowerment and Advocacy;
4. Rights based approaches to development and advancement of persons with disabilities in the Asian and Pacific Region.
Gender Mainstreaming
1. Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women;
2. Gender Mainstreaming in Development.
Working Group Discussions
Critical Analysis of the Bangkok Recommendations from a gender perspective.
1. Group one: Nature of the Convention, Structure, Preamble, Definitions, and Accessibility.
2. Group two: General State obligations (guarantee of equality and non-discrimination, guarantees of specific rights; and other states obligations);
3. Group three: Monitoring mechanisms and participation of women with disabilities.
Discussion of Recommendations and drafting the joint statement.
Closing.

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