UN ESCAP related information

The Asia-Pacific Disability Champions Award

The Asia-Pacific Disability Champions Award

REGIONAL STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION FOR THE HIGH-LEVEL INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETING ON THE FINAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC DECADE OF DISABLED PERSONS, 2003-2012

ESCAP held the Stakeholder Consultation from 14-16, December 2011 to review the key issues identified by Governments and civil society as contained in the responses to surveys conducted by the secretariat on the regional implementation of the Second Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012 and seek the inputs and views of stakeholders as a basis for the preparation of the proposed outcome document for the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting to be held in Nov. 2012.

REPORT OF THE REGIONAL STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION FOR THE HIGH-LEVEL INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETING ON THE FINAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC DECADE OF DISABLED PERSONS, 2003-2012

Biwako Millennium Framework Stakeholders' Coordination Meeting
abbr.: UN ESCAP related information

• Expert Group Meeting-cum-Stakeholder Consultation to Review the Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012: The Biwako Millennium Framework for Action （23-25 June 2010、 Bangkok、Thailand）
• From TWGDC to BMF-SCM
• BMF-SCM Activities
• Second Session of BMF-SCM (1-2 March 2007,Bangkok,Thailand)
• First Session of BMF-SCM, 17-19 July 2006, Bangkok, Thailand
• Past Activities of TWGDC
• Report on Access to Information and Communication Technologies for Persons with Disabilities with the Special Reference to the Biwako Millennium Framework

Expert Group Meeting-cum-Stakeholder Consultation to Review the Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012: The Biwako Millennium Framework for Action （23-25 June 2010、 Bangkok、Thailand）

The Social Development Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is organizing an Expert Group Meeting-cum- Stakeholder Consultation to Review the Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012: The Biwako Millennium Framework for Action, from 23 to 25 June 2010 in Bangkok.

• PROVISIONAL AGENDA
• PROGRAM

From TWGDC to BMF-SCM

ESCAP has reduced its 13 TWGs (Thematic Working Groups) to 5 groups in accordance with UN restructuring. As a result, the scheme of TWGDC (Thematic Working Group on Disability-related Concerns) was dissolved.
TWGDC activities will be pursued under the new scheme of BMF-SCM (Stakeholders' Coordination Meeting).

BMF-SCM Activities

BMF-SCM will function in a limited period: "Second Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (2002-2012)".

BMF-SCM, with its renewed name, towards midpoint review in 2007, will formulate "Biwako Plus Five-forward looking strategies for the second half of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (2008-2012) ". Biwako plus Five will revise strategic plans for the second half of the Decade (2008-2012).
Draft Process of the BMF plus 5[Link]

Report on Access to Information and Communication Technologies for Persons with Disabilities with the Special Reference to the Biwako Millennium Framework

Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Person with Disabilities conducted the ICT survey for persons with disabilities related to the BMF targets in the priority area on information and communication on behalf of TWGDC from 2004-2006.

Report on ICT-Survey 2007
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High Level Midpoint Review of the Asian/Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 19-21 September 2007, Bangkok, Thailand

REPORT:

REPORT BY MR. PT LIM, HONORARY TREASURER, APDF

Agenda:

Provisional Agenda

Note:

NGO Participation Information Note

Second Session of BMF-SCM (to be announced)

First Session of BMF-SCM, 17-19 July 2006, Bangkok, Thailand

Agenda:

Provisional Agenda

Working Text:

Draft BMF PLUS 5 Forward looking Strategies for the Second Half of the Decade (2008 - 2012)

Short Report:

Report on First Session of BMF-SCM, 17-19 July 2006, Bangkok, Thailand (Misako Nomura, Deputy Director of Information Center, JSRPD)

TWGDC Thematic Working Group on Disability-related Concerns Activities

Survey

• The Survey of Access to information and communication for persons with disabilities

Session related information

• 10th session Provisional agenda
• Ninth Session 1-2 December 2004
• Eighth session, 15-16 June 2004 Bangkok
• Seventh Session, 31 December 2003 Bangkok
• Sixth session, 6 June 2003 Bangkok
• Fifth session, 18 December 2002 Bankok
• Forth session, 24 June 2002 Bangkok
• Third session, 9-10 December 2001, Hanoi
• - Annex 1 : Minutes of the second meeting of the Task Force
• Second Session, 10-11 May 2001
• - Annex 1 : Task Force Reports
• First Session, 11 December 2000
• Terms of Reference
• - Annex 1 : Targets
• - Annex 2 : List of Member

ReferenceConference & Exhibition

• Contact detail & Profile of Member & Partner Organizations

UNESCAP Decade home page addresses

• Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 1993-2002 (First Decade)[Link]
• New (Second) Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Person, 2003-2012 and BMF
  Asian Pacific Decade of Disabled Person 2003-2012[Link]
• BMF[Link]
• Thematic Working Group on Disability-related Concerns[Link]
• APDF On-line Forum[Link]
• APCD[Link]