Women and Disabilities Workshop - Materials: Objectives of the workshop

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Objectives of the workshop (UNESCAP)

Presented on Monday, 18 August, 2003 at 10:00am : Objectives of the workshop (ESCAP Secretariat)

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Objectives of the workshop (UNESCAP)

UN ESCAP Workshop on Women and Disability: Promoting Full Participation of Women with Disabilities in the Process of Elaboration of an International Convention to Promote and Protect the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
18-22 August 2003, Bangkok, Thailand

Presented by Kay Nagata
Social Affairs Officer, PSIS/ESID

Toward the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities:

Elaboration of an international convention on the rights of persons with disabilities and ESCAP expert group meeting (2-4 June 2003);
Norms and Standards Related to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Development;
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

Disability mainstreaming in development; Implementation of the Biwako Millennium Framework (women and disability, early intervention, education, employment and poverty alleviation);
Review of Regional, Sub-Regional and National Situation on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and gender mainstreaming;
Empowerment and Advocacy;
Rights based approaches to development and advancement of persons with disabilities in the Asian and Pacific Region.

Gender Mainstreaming

Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women;
Gender Mainstreaming in Development.

Working Group Discussions
Critical Analysis of the Bangkok Recommendations from a gender perspective.

Group one: Nature of the Convention, Structure, Preamble, Definitions, and Accessibility.
Group two: General State obligations (guarantee of equality and non-discrimination, guarantees of specific rights; and other states obligations);
Group three: Monitoring mechanisms and participation of women with disabilities.

Discussion of Recommendations and drafting the joint statement (statement of commitment as our group)

Bangkok Recommendations on the Elaboration of a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention to Promote and Protect the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities

We, the participants in the Asian and Pacific regional expert group meeting on an international convention to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities, met from 2-4 June 2003 in Bangkok.

We are convinced that a new international human rights treaty is necessary to ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy all their human rights.

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