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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
(SECOND SESSION)

SDD/DIS/RSC_2011/Rep
16 December 2011

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

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 (Second Session)

14-16 December 2011
Bangkok

CONTENTS

I. Background
II. Objectives of the Meeting
III. Opening session
IV. Agenda
V. Review of the roadmap to the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Final Review of the Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012
VI. Consideration of the framework of the draft outcome document of the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Final Review of the Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012
VII. Nomination of civil society representation at the Regional Preparatory Meeting for the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Final Review of the Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012, 14-16 March 2012, Bangkok
VIII. Adoption of Report
Annex I: List of participants

I. BACKGROUND

1. The Commission, at its sixty-sixth session, adopted resolution 66/11 of 19 May 2010 on “Regional preparations for the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Final Review of the Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012”. That resolution, inter alia, called upon all members and associate members and key stakeholders to actively contribute to the preparatory process leading up to, as well as to participate in, the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting to be hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea from 29 October to 2 November 2012 in Incheon, Republic of Korea. The resolution also requested the Executive Secretary of ESCAP “to encourage the participation of all key stakeholders, including organizations of persons with disabilities from Asia and the Pacific, in the preparatory process leading up to the High-Level Intergovernmental Meeting”.

2. In pursuance of the above-mentioned resolution, the secretariat convened the first session 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, in Bangkok from 23 to 25 June 2010.

3. The second session 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, was held in Bangkok from 14 to 16 December 2011 (hereafter referred to as the “Stakeholder Consultation”).

4. The Stakeholder Consultation was attended by 41 experts from government and disabled people’s organizations (DPOs), seven representatives of intergovernmental and international organizations, including the United Nations system, and 67 observers. The list of participants is attached as Annex I to the Report.

II. OBJECTIVES OF THE MEETING

5. The objectives of the Stakeholder Consultation were to:

A. 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

B. Seek the inputs and views of stakeholders as a basis for the preparation of the proposed outcome document for the above-mentioned High-level Intergovernmental Meeting.

III. OPENING SESSION

6. The Director of the Social Development Division of ESCAP, in her welcoming remarks, recalled the first session of the Stakeholder Consultation that had been held in June 2010 to initiate regional preparations for the final review of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012, and the lead-up to the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting to be held in October 2012. She noted the valuable guidance that had been provided by the first session of the Stakeholder Consultation to the secretariat in its planning and implementation of the roadmap for the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting. The Director indicated that the secretariat was on course in implementing the key recommendations of the first session of the Stakeholder Consultation. Those included the conduct of the regional survey of the achievements and remaining challenges of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012; initiation of the action research on poverty, disability and livelihoods; the Commission’s anticipated proclamation in May 2012 of a new decade to promote the rights of persons with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific; launching of the “Make the Right Real” Campaign in the region to accelerate the ratification and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD); and the preparation of the outcome document for the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting, which was being presented to the current session of the Stakeholder Consultation for review prior to submission to governments for consideration in March 2012. The Director concluded by emphasizing the importance of benefitting from the expertise and experience of the Stakeholder Consultation to ensure that the outcome document would be relevant and responsive to the aspirations of persons with disabilities in the Asia-Pacific region.

7. Mr. Shuaib Chalklen, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Disability, in his opening remarks, focused on the global situation of persons with disabilities. Mr. Chalklen stated that most States Parties were considering how to overcome the many obstacles to implementation of the provisions of the Convention. Mr. Chalklen highlighted the important role of civil society in giving persons with disabilities a voice and a monitoring role and expressed his appreciation of the work of the International Disability Alliance alongside the work of formal institutions. Mr. Chalklen also welcomed the proposal for the establishment of an Asia-Pacific disability rights tribunal. Mr. Chalklen stated that he planned to give particular attention to the most marginalized persons with disabilities, including persons with intellectual disabilities and persons with psycho-social disabilities and women and girls with disabilities. Mr. Chalklen indicated that he would aim to also strengthen international cooperation and regional coordination and information exchange. In concluding, Mr. Chalklen expressed his desire to facilitate a dialogue between the different regions of the world as regards their implementation of regional decades of persons with disabilities.

8. Mr. Ronald Clive McCallum, Chairperson of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in his statement, focused on the progress and challenges concerning the work of the Committee. Out of 18 Committee members, 15 were persons with disabilities. Mr. McCallum stated that 108 countries had thus far ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the latest of which had been Myanmar. Mr. McCallum indicated that 63 States Parties had also ratified the Optional Protocol and encouraged all other States Parties to do so. Mr. McCallum referred to the backlog of reports to be considered by the Committee, as well as the level of States Parties’ compliance with reporting obligations, which he hoped would improve. Mr. McCallum further added that a primary function of the Committee was to conduct dialogue with States Parties. The next such dialogue would be held with Peru in April 2012. Mr. McCallum requested States Parties and civil society organizations to support the Committee’s request to the United Nations General Assembly for increased meeting time after 2012 so that there could be two sessions of two weeks duration each year to enable more time for meaningful dialogue. Mr. McCallum indicated that he was a supporter of the proposal for an Asia-Pacific tribunal on the rights of persons with disabilities. In concluding, Mr. McCallum indicated that he was honoured to have been elected Chairperson of the Committee that comprised the Chairpersons of all 10 Treaty Bodies.

9. Ms. Kim Hyo Jin, President of the Executive Committee of the Korean Solidarity for Preparation of the Third Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, emphasized that for the new decade to be successful, it would be essential to secure adequate funding to support the work of disabled people’s organizations (DPOs) to implement the proposed Incheon Strategy. Ms. Kim also stressed the need to raise greater general public awareness of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Ms. Kim identified research as an important tool for the new decade and emphasized the importance of national coordination, and subregional and regional cooperation, particularly to support developing countries. Ms. Kim drew particular attention to gender and minority perspectives in disability-related policies and concluded by encouraging everyone to work towards fully realizing the aspirations of persons with disabilities for equality, particularly in employment and education.

IV. AGENDA

10. The Stakeholder Consultation adopted the following agenda:

  1. Opening of the Meeting.
  2. Adoption of the provisional agenda.
  3. Review of the roadmap to the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Final Review of the Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012.
  4. Consideration of the framework of the draft outcome document of the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Final Review of the Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012.
  5. Nomination of civil society representation at the Regional Preparatory Meeting for the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Final Review of the Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012, 14-16 March 2012, Bangkok.
  6. Adoption of the Meeting Report.
  7. Closing of the Meeting.

11. The Stakeholder Consultation was chaired by the Director of the Social Development Division, ESCAP.

V. REVIEW OF THE ROADMAP TO THE HIGH-LEVEL INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETING ON THE FINAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC DECADE OF DISABLED PERSONS, 2003-2012

12. The secretariat presented the status of implementation of the roadmap for the regional preparatory process leading up to the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Final Review of the Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012. It indicated that the present Stakeholder Consultation constituted an important element of the regional preparatory process, which comprised three tracks: (1) intergovernmental consensus-building and follow-up; (2) stakeholder engagement and advocacy; and (3) assessment of the achievements and remaining challenges of the second Decade.

13. The secretariat delivered a presentation on the progress on its project on “Action Research on Poverty, Disability and Livelihoods”, and informed the Regional Stakeholder Consultation that eight DPOs had been selected to undertake research with support from the secretariat and that the outcomes of the research would be available around mid-2012. The research was intended to support Goal One of the proposed Incheon Goals and Targets (INGOTS), that being to reduce poverty and enhance the work and employment prospects of persons with disabilities. The project would strengthen effective evidence-based policy making and address gaps in data on the livelihoods of persons living with disabilities. The research methodology was explained as being participatory and empowering, by enabling persons with disabilities to articulate their own views, thereby generating knowledge on their own livelihood needs.

14. The Stakeholder Consultation gave strong support for the project, highlighting the need for such research to be undertaken. It stressed the importance of being inclusive of different forms of disability and disadvantage with particular attention to youth; rural and remote communities; and often neglected groups, including persons who were deaf, persons who were hard of hearing and persons who were deafened; persons with intellectual disabilities; and persons with psycho-social disabilities; and older persons with disabilities. The Stakeholder Consultation further stressed that the research should include the existing and on-going work of organizations which were not formal research partners in the project. Participants also noted the importance of engaging on issues beyond employment. It was further stressed that partner organizations could be encouraged to conduct the research inclusive of experts and organizations which would add value to both the process and outcomes.

15. The secretariat presented the preliminary summary of the results of its questionnaire survey concerning the implementation of the Biwako Millennium Framework for Action and the Biwako Plus Five over the period of the Second Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012. There were two questionnaires in the survey, one for Governments and another tailored to civil society entities. The government questionnaire had been sent to 58 Governments in the ESCAP region. The civil society questionnaire had been sent to 129 civil society entities, including DPOs. As of 13 December 2011, the secretariat had received responses from 37 Governments and 42 civil society entities. The response rate for Governments was 64 percent and that for civil society entities was 33 per cent. The highest performing subregion in terms of responses to the Government questionnaire was East and North-East Asia, followed by South and South-West Asia.

16. The secretariat indicated that, drawing from the responses received thus far, progress concerning the second Decade had been identified in three areas: rights-based policy making; policy coordination and specialization; and financial resources for disability.

17. The secretariat further indicated that the survey results had identified the following 10 areas which would need stronger policy attention: poverty reduction and employment; participation; accessibility; social protection; children with disabilities; women with disabilities; disaster risk reduction; data collection; national legislation and CRPD; and technical expertise and good practice.

18. The secretariat informed the participants that, as of 13 December 2011, 23 Governments in the region had ratified the CRPD; this represented a 46 percent ratification rate, the lowest among the five regions of the world.

19. The secretariat drew the attention of the participants to the extension of the deadline for the submission of the two questionnaires till 31 January 2012. It informed the participants that the full report on the analysis of the survey responses would be submitted to the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Final Review of the Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012, to be held at Incheon, Republic of Korea.

20. Views were expressed concerning the importance attached to the final analysis of the survey responses as the source of information on the effective review of the second Decade. In particular, the Consultation requested the secretariat to compile information on good practices identified by the survey to make that available as useful references to support disability work in Asia-Pacific.

21. The Stakeholder Consultation was informed that the secretariat had made provision for the Regional Secretariat in Asia-Pacific, World Federation of the Deaf, to produce the civil society questionnaire in sign language video format to facilitate deaf organizations’ access to the questionnaire.

22. The Consultation welcomed the secretariat’s confirmation that the final report on survey findings would be made available in accessible formats.

23. The Stakeholder Consultation identified good practices concerning the implementation of the second Decade, including the establishment of self-advocacy groups of persons with intellectual disabilities and persons with psychosocial disabilities in countries of the region; inclusive business; active engagement of the private sector in mainstreaming disability perspectives in its operations; expansion of national social protection programmes; creation of accessible materials that enabled persons with intellectual disabilities to participate in decision-making processes without inhibition; recent establishment of the Electronic Publication standard as EPUB3, an accessible open standard for commercial e-books, which incorporated DAISY technology and supported the use of Asian languages.

24. Drawing from their own experiences of the issues that many persons with disabilities faced, participants proposed consideration of additional areas for stronger policy attention. These included partnership building between persons with disabilities and government decision makers; political participation of persons with disabilities; local production of affordable assistive devices; legal provisions that had discriminatory effects on persons with disabilities which would require amendment or nullification; and mainstreaming of disability perspective in disaster risk reduction.

25. The secretariat delivered a presentation on it efforts and progress made in the region to improve disability data collection and analysis. It highlighted the considerable variations of disability prevalence across the region and the main challenges in the collection of data on disability. The secretariat addressed the urgent need to collect accurate, reliable and internationally comparable data on disability for effective policy making, as well as to measure progress made in support of the CRPD, INGOTS and the new decade.

26. The Stakeholder Consultation welcomed the initiative of the secretariat to develop appropriate tools and standards to address disability issues and emphasized its importance in measuring progress in the implementation of the CRPD. In response to concerns about the link between the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Heath (ICF) and the CRPD, the secretariat clarified that the ICF served only as a framework to assist in the measurement of the prevalence of disabilities and that it was in line with the Convention. The Stakeholder Consultation highlighted that, without reliable data on disability, it would be difficult to assess improvement in the situation of persons with disabilities. Hence, the Stakeholder Consultation strongly urged the secretariat to continue in this line of work.

VI. CONSIDERATION OF THE FRAMEWORK OF THE DRAFT OUTCOME DOCUMENT OF THE HIGH-LEVEL INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETING ON THE FINAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC DECADE OF DISABLED PERSONS, 2003-2012

27. The secretariat presented document SDD/DIS/RSC_2011/1 entitled Draft Incheon Strategy to Make the Right Real for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific.

28. The secretariat informed the Stakeholder Consultation that the document had been developed on the basis of feedback obtained from governments and civil society entities through the ESCAP end-of-Decade questionnaire survey and experiences in the implementation of the first two Asian and Pacific Decades of disabled Persons spanning the period 1993-2002, and 2003-2012.

29. The secretariat explained that the document contained four sections as follows:

I. Preamble
II. Key Policy Directions and Principles
III. Incheon Goals and Targets
IV. Modalities for Effective Implementation

30. Section III of the Strategy, namely the Incheon Goals and Targets (INGOTS), formed the core component of the Strategy composed of 10 goals, 22 targets and 35 indicators.

31. The secretariat emphasized that the Incheon Strategy was not intended to replicate the comprehensive coverage of the Biwako Millennium Framework for Action towards an Inclusive, Barrier Free and Rights-Based Society for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific, the Biwako Plus Five and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which would all continue to serve as overarching policy frameworks for regional work in the field of disability. Rather, the Incheon Strategy was intended to serve as a vehicle for accelerating implementation by focusing particular attention on the achievement of a set of priority goals and targets during the course of the proposed new decade, 2013-2022, as well as facilitate the measurement of progress attained by the region.

32. The proposed Incheon Goals and Targets, as contained in this document, was being submitted for the first time to the Stakeholder Consultation for consideration. On the basis of the views and comments of the stakeholders, a revised version of INGOTS would be submitted to member States of ESCAP for consideration. This process was intended to ensure that the outcome document for the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting was owned and driven by stakeholders, in particular persons with disabilities.

33. The secretariat further pointed out that, as the aim of INGOTS was to ensure the full achievement of a set of priority results within a fixed timeframe (2013-2022), it was critical to ensure that the number of goals, targets and indicators was set at a realistic level and would be measurable, as recommended by the Stakeholder Consultation at its first session held in June 2010.

34. The Stakeholder Consultation expressed appreciation to the secretariat for its work on developing the Draft Incheon Strategy to Make the Right Real for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific.

35. The Stakeholder Consultation agreed on the following 10 goals for inclusion in the draft Incheon Strategy, to be submitted for the consideration of member States at the Regional Preparatory Meeting to be held in March 2012:

Goal 1: Reduce poverty and enhance work and employment prospects.

Goal 2: Promote participation in political processes and in decision making

Goal 3: Enhance access to the physical environment, public transportation, knowledge and information and communication.

Goal 4: Strengthen social protection.

Goal 5: Expand early intervention and education of children with disabilities.

Goal 6: Ensure gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Goal 7: Ensure inclusion of disability perspectives in disaster preparedness and management.

Goal 8: Improve disability data reliability and comparability.

Goal 9: Accelerate the ratification and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and harmonization of national legislation with the Convention.

Goal 10: Advance international, regional and subregional cooperation.

36. During the discussion on specific goals, targets and indicators, the following cross-cutting issues were raised:

(a) Participation of disabled people’s organizations and self-advocacy groups in decision making at all levels, with the support of families of persons with disabilities, to ensure that the interests of marginalized groups would be taken into consideration;

(b) The challenges that persons with disabilities and their families living in poverty faced, especially in rural and remote areas concerning their basic needs for food security, housing, sanitation, clean drinking water, access to affordable health services, and social protection;

(c) Promotion by self-help groups of persons with disabilities of CRPD implementation in the poverty context of Asia-Pacific;

(d) Importance of promoting community-based inclusive development using the WHO CBR Guidelines, to implement the CRPD in rural and remote areas;

(e) Principle and practice of independent living (including self-determination; management of services by persons with disabilities; and living in the community as opposed to institutions);

(f) The rapid demographic transition (population ageing) that was under way in Asia-Pacific, its association with disability and its implications for care and support services.

37. It was further suggested that Section I on Preamble and/or Section II on Key Policy Directions and Principles could, where appropriate,:

(a) Reflect the above-mentioned cross-cutting concerns;

(b) Make a specific reference to the CBR Guidelines launched in October 2010 as a poverty reduction methodology that was based on CRPD principles.

38. Furthermore, it was emphasized that the targets and indicators in INGOTS should be focused and measurable, with the likelihood of being implemented. As in the case of the MDGs, given the differing levels of development among ESCAP member States, individual governments could consider developing their respective subsets of targets and indicators that were suited to national conditions, including the poverty situation.

39. Specific suggestions were also made with regard to the targets and indicators for each goal.

40. Goal 1: Reduce poverty and enhance work and employment prospects.

The following suggestions were made:

Reflect in Goal 1 the following:

(i) Encourage DPOs to support adoption of the CBR Guidelines for poverty reduction among persons with disabilities and their families, and to further intensify efforts to engage mainstream development partners in achieving the rights of persons with disabilities;

(ii) Education, towards enabling persons with disabilities to have greater opportunities with regard to work and employment prospects;

(iii) Consider revising indicator 1-3 to include poverty reduction programmes.

41. Goal 2: Promote participation in political processes and in decision making.

The following suggestions were made for consideration:

(a) A new target on “Increase participation of self-help organizations and family advocacy groups in national, sub-national and local advocacy organizations”;

(b) Include “youth with disabilities”; “persons with intellectual disabilities”; and “persons with psychosocial disabilities”; “reasonable accommodation and capacity building for persons with diverse disabilities to exercise their right to vote”; and “representative organizations of persons with disabilities and their family members”;

(c) Reflect “participation of persons with disabilities in local legislative bodies and in the judicial process”; “decision making bodies in other development sectors”; the inclusion of “diverse disability groups not only in the national coordination mechanism, but also in subnational coordination mechanisms (provincial/State; and local)”;

(d) Include reference to the need for election-related information materials, and procedures to be made accessible for persons with diverse disabilities, including the registration of persons with disabilities as voters;

(e) Add “Inclusion of persons with disabilities and their organizations in the national election commission or equivalent body”.

42. Goal 3: Enhance access to the physical environment, public transportation, knowledge and information and communication.

The following suggestions were made for consideration:

(a) Reflect:

(i) The need for governments in the ESCAP region to encourage research and development, production and trade concerning affordable assistive technologies and devices that would meet the needs of persons with disabilities living in low resource settings;

(ii) The inclusion of “knowledge”; “products”; “appropriate assistive devices and technologies that accommodate cultural and linguistic diversity”;

(iii) The need for the construction and renovation of rural infrastructure to be in accordance with universal design principles;

(iv) The need for persons with disabilities to be involved in the planning, design, as well as monitoring of the construction and maintenance of new public buildings.

(b) Reflect the following:

(i) Accelerate the enactment, implementation and review of barrier-free access legislation;

(ii) Promote, in formats that are accessible, resources for knowledge, culture and communication;

(iii) The need for rural public transport systems to also be made accessible; and airline policies to be non-discriminatory and to facilitate access for persons with diverse disabilities;

(iv) Inclusion of “wharfs and jetties” and major bus terminals”;

(v) Audio description of news and programmes of educational value;

(vi) The need for government publications to be made accessible;

(vii) Proportion of governments which adopt accessibility-related legislation and policies;

(viii) Proportion of governments which adopt internationally-recognized accessibility standards;

(ix) Proportion of e-government services, including e-publications, that meet internationally recognized accessibility standards;

(x) Proportion of national guidelines on reasonable accommodation for telecommunication, libraries, museums, theatres, as well as sports and tourism facilities and services;

(xi) Number of trained sign language interpreters and captioners.

43. Goal 4: Strengthen social protection.

The following suggestions were made for consideration:

(a) Persons with disabilities should have access to mainstream social protection programmes, in addition to disability benefits;

(b) Include for specific mention “persons who are deafblind” and “community-based rehabilitation”.

44. Goal 5: Expand early intervention and education of children with disabilities.

The following suggestions were made for consideration:

Reflect:

(i) Services in both prevention and screening of childhood impairments;

(ii) Concern over pre-natal screening and selective abortion practices;

(iii) Development of skills for prevention, screening, early detection and intervention, and education;

(iv) Community-based programme support for parents of children with disabilities;

(v) Systematic measures for assuring the availability of resources that support the education of children and youth with disabilities in mainstream schooling and education systems;

(vi) Education in sign language and sign language environment for deaf children;

(vii) Development, production and dissemination of affordable teaching and learning materials in accessible formats, as well as affordable assistive technologies and devices;

(viii) Youth with disabilities and tertiary education.

45. Goal 6: Ensure gender equality and women’s empowerment.

The following suggestions were made for consideration:

(a) Reflect other issues pertinent to this goal (e.g., general health care, and women with disabilities living with HIV/AIDS), in addition to that concerning reproductive health;

(b) Reflect:

(i) The need to prohibit the practice of “involuntary sterilization” of girls and women with disabilities;

(ii) Legal and regulatory frameworks that prevent and respond to violence and sexual abuse;

(iii) Boys with disabilities;

(iv) Need for gender-sensitive policies and programmes in regional and national agendas.

46. Goal 7: Ensure inclusion of disability perspectives into disaster preparedness and management.

The following suggestions were made for consideration:

(a) Reflect the following:

(i) Comparatively, persons with disabilities are higher in number than persons without disabilities who are affected by natural disasters;

(ii) Desirability of establishing a task force dedicated to addressing the needs of persons with disabilities in disaster risk reduction and management mechanisms;

(iii) Need for counseling for persons with disabilities affected by disasters;

(iv) Active participation of persons with disabilities in all stages concerning disability-inclusive disaster preparedness and management plans, manuals and standard operating procedures covering the entire process from mitigation, evacuation, and reconstruction at national and community levels;

(v) Proportion of DPOs participating in decision-making concerning disaster risk reduction and management planning at national and community levels;

(vi) Proportion of disability-sensitive disaster management plan at national and community levels;

(vii) Proportion of persons with disabilities who are rehabilitated and resettled following the occurrence of a disaster.

47. Goal 8: Improve disability data reliability and comparability.

The following suggestions were made for consideration:

(a) Reflect the following:

(i) Accelerate the inclusion of the core ICF-based questions developed by the Washington Group in national censuses and sample surveys;

(ii) Introduce government support for DPOs to undertake disaggregated disability data collection by subgroups;

(iii) Collect data on disaster victims with disabilities.

48. Goal 9: Accelerate the ratification and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and harmonization of national legislation with the Convention.

The following suggestions were made for consideration:

Reflect the need to:

(a) Review existing legislation and amend or nullify those provisions that directly or in practice discriminate against persons with disabilities;

(b) Have laws that define the denial of provision of reasonable accommodation as a form of discrimination on the basis of disability;

(c) Have regional mechanisms to support the implementation of the CRPD;

(d) Include the ratification of the Optional Protocol in national subsets of targets and indicators.

49. Goal 10: Advance international, regional and subregional cooperation.

The following suggestions were made for consideration:

(a) Reflect, where appropriate, mention of the Busan Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, which recognized the importance of including disability and other concerns to form the foundation of cooperation for effective development;

(b) Support multi-stakeholder initiatives to develop international standards and instruments that reflect universal design principles.

(c) Reflect the need for standards and instruments initiated in the Asia-Pacific region that adhere to universal design principles.

50. The Stakeholder Consultation was informed that, in cases where new targets might be added or revised, complementary adjustments would be made with regard to the related indicators.

51. The Stakeholder Consultation highlighted the key role of the ESCAP secretariat in supporting the implementation of the proposed Incheon Strategy, including INGOTS. In appreciating the secretariat’s support of the exchange of information and good practices, the Stakeholder Consultation encouraged it to continue that support, particularly with regard to developing countries in the region.

52. The secretariat expressed its appreciation to the Stakeholder Consultation for the above-mentioned suggestions to INGOTS. It indicated that every effort would be made to address the suggested changes bearing in mind intergovernmental considerations and the need to ensure that the goals, targets and indicators would be realistic, achievable and measurable within the 10-year span of the new decade.

Modalities for Effective Implementation of the Incheon Strategy

53. The secretariat informed the Stakeholder Consultation that the Incheon Strategy would also contain a section on “Modalities for Effective Implementation” at the national, subregional and regional levels to support governments in the full and effective implementation of the Incheon Strategy for the new decade covering the period 2013-2022.

National level

54. The Stakeholder Consultation recognized the pivotal role that the national coordination mechanisms on disability, many of which were established under the first and second Asian and Pacific Decades of Disabled Persons, could assume in coordinating the implementation of the Incheon Strategy and engaging a broad range of stakeholders in that process. Other national bodies that existed to handle issues related to the CRPD and other disability-related concerns could also be mobilized to support the implementation of the Incheon Strategy. The United Nations Country Teams should also be called upon to support the Incheon Strategy by including the rights of persons with disabilities in United Nations programming at the country level in line with the United Nations Guidance Note for United Nations Country Teams and Implementing Partners.

Subregional level

55. The Stakeholder Consultation emphasized the importance of engagement with subregional bodies, such as the ASEAN Secretariat, the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretariat, as well as subregional DPOs, in the implementation of the Incheon Strategy. In this regard, the Stakeholder Consultation drew attention to the Pacific Regional Strategy on Disability 2010 - 2015, and the Bali Declaration on the Enhancement of the Role and Participation of Person with Disabilities through which Heads of State/Government of ASEAN Member States had proclaimed the period 2011- 2020 as the ASEAN Decade of Persons with Disabilities.

56. It was also noted that ESCAP, in addition to its secretariat headquarters in Bangkok, had four subregional offices in North and Central Asia, East and North-East Asia, the Pacific, and South and South-West Asia, which could be mobilized to promote subregional cooperation to support the Incheon Strategy.

Regional level

57. The Stakeholder Consultation stressed the key role that the ESCAP secretariat should play in supporting the regional implementation of the Incheon Strategy through its convening and norm setting role, analytical work, and intergovernmental platform for the exchange of national experiences and good practices, particularly in the specific areas covered under INGOTS. The Stakeholder Consultation urged the secretariat to intensify its work on disability to fully support governments and to further build effective partnerships with civil society, including DPOs, and the business sector. On the latter, the Stakeholder Consultation emphasized the importance of the concept of “inclusive business” and requested that this be reflected, as appropriate, in the Incheon Strategy.

58. The Stakeholder Consultation was of the view that a regional standing committee that could be tasked with reviewing regional progress in the implementation of the Incheon Strategy, similar to the committee that had been established for the first Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, would be an effective modality to support countries in the regular and systematic review of progress achieved in the implementation of INGOTS. It was also agreed that the Stakeholder Consultation that had been initiated by the secretariat to support the preparatory process leading up to the 2012 High-level Intergovernmental Meeting in response to Commission resolution 66/11, should be regularized during the new decade to ensure the relevance and responsiveness of the new decade to the needs and aspirations of persons with disabilities.

59. The Stakeholder Consultation welcomed the proposal of the Republic of Korea for ESCAP members and associate members, and other stakeholders to establish a multi-donor trust fund to support the implementation of the Incheon Strategy in the Asian and Pacific region.

VII. NOMINATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATION AT THE REGIONAL PREPARATORY MEETING FOR THE HIGH-LEVEL INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETING ON THE FINAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC DECADE OF DISABLED PERSONS, 2003-2012, 14-16 MARCH 2012, BANGKOK

60. The Stakeholder Consultation agreed on the following criteria for consideration of civil society entities that would be invited to attend the Regional Preparatory Meeting for the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Final Review of the Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012, to be held in Bangkok from 14 to 16 March 2012:

(a) Operate at either international, regional or subregional level;

(b) Be a disabled people’s organization or network that represents the interests of persons with diverse disabilities, including marginalized groups of persons with disabilities (persons with intellectual disabilities; persons with psychosocial disabilities; persons with autism; persons who are deafblind; persons living in rural and remote areas; children with disabilities; and women with disabilities);

(c) Has either participated in the preparatory process for Incheon 2012 or is familiar with the functioning of the ESCAP intergovernmental parliamentary process;

(d) Has technical expertise relevant to discussion of the goals, targets and indicators contained in the draft INGOTS, which could be drawn upon to facilitate clarification.

61. Taking into consideration the above-mentioned criteria, the Stakeholder Consultation identified the following 15 civil society entities, which cooperate with each other, for the secretariat to invite to the Regional Preparatory Meeting to be held in March 2012:

DPOs:

1.Disabled Peoples’ International Asia-Pacific;
2.Inclusion International (II) Asia-Pacific;
3.World Blind Union (WBU);
4.World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) Regional Secretariat for Asia and the Pacific;
5.World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDb) Asia and the Pacific;
6.World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (WNUSP) Asia-Pacific;
7.Asia and Pacific Disability Forum (APDF);
8.ASEAN Autism Network;
9.ASEAN Disability Forum;
10.Pacific Disability Forum (PDF);
11.South Asian Disability Forum (SADF).

Organizations that support persons with disabilities:

12.Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD);
13.Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR) Asia-Pacific Network;
14.Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) Consortium;
15.Rehabilitation International (RI) Asia-Pacific.

62. The Stakeholder Consultation further requested the secretariat to consider inviting concerned United Nations entities which had technical knowledge pertaining to issues covered by the 10 goals to participate in the Regional Preparatory Meeting.

VIII. ADOPTION OF REPORT

63. The Stakeholder Consultation adopted its report on 16 December 2011. It expressed deep appreciation to the secretariat for the excellent preparations for, as well as conduct and servicing of, the Stakeholder Consultation.

ANNEX I

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

EXPERTS

  • Mr. Muhammad Akram, Founder - President, Danishkadah, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Ms. Sirin Atsilarat, Capacity Development Officer - Disability-inclusive Development and Advocacy, Christian Blind Mission (CBM) Central East Asia Regional Office, Bangkok
  • Ms. Jenjeera Boonsombat, Social Development Officer, National Office for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (NEP), Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Government of Thailand, Bangkok
  • Mr. Monthian Buntan, Senator, and President, Thailand Association of the Blind, Bangkok
  • Ms. Hyun Mi Cha, Director, Division of Rights Promotion for Persons with Disabilities Ministry of Health and Welfare, Government of the Republic of Korea, Seoul
  • Mr. Shuaib Chalklen, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Disability, Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, New York
  • Dr. Seung-chol Choi, Senior Researcher, Korea Disabled People’s Development Institute, Seoul
  • Mr. Monsur Ahmed Chowdhury, Member, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, and Chief Executive Officer, National Foundation for the Development of Disabled Persons, Dhaka
  • Mr. Matthew David Corner, Council Member, Inclusion International, IHC Advisor - National Self-Advocacy Team, Porirua, New Zealand
  • Mr. Matrika Devkota, Chairperson, KOSHISH, National Mental Health Self-Help Organization, Kathmandu
  • Mr. Thakur Datt Dhariyal, Deputy Chief Commissioner, Office of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, New Delhi
  • Mr. John Forster, Past President - Early Childhood Intervention Australia, Chief Executive Officer, Noah's Ark Inc., Victoria, Australia
  • Ms. Julia Grace Hawkins, Coordinator - International Self-Advocacy Programme, IHC New Zealand, Inclusion International, Mana, New Zealand
  • Mr. Yoshiaki Izumi, Assistant Director for Policy for Persons with Disabilities, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, Tokyo
  • Ms. Lyazzat Kaltayeva, Chairperson, Association of Women with Disabilities “Shyrak”, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • Ms. Sae Kani, Project Coordinator for Japan, Advisor for Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in South-East Asia, Malteser International, Tokyo
  • Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura, President, DAISY Consortium, Tokyo
  • Mr. Dae-Song Kim, Secretary-General, Disabled Peoples’ International Korea (DPI Korea), Seoul
  • Ms. Hyo-Jin Kim, President, Korean Disabled Women's Network and Executive Committee, Korean Solidarity for Preparation of the 3rd Asian-Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, Seoul
  • Ms. Miyeon Kim, Executive Director, 2012 Asia and Pacific Disability Forum (APDF) Conference Organizing Committee, Women with Disabilities Arts and Cultural Network, Seoul
  • Mr. Kin Fun (Joseph) Kwok, Chairman (2004-2009), Rehabilitation Advisory Committee, Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China
  • Dr. Il-Yung Lee, Vice-President, Rehabilitation International (Asia-Pacific Region), Vice- President, Korean Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities, and Professor, Seoul National University, Seoul
  • Ms. Denise Luscombe, National President, Early Childhood Intervention Australia, Perth, Australia
  • Mr. Setareki S. Macanawai, Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Disability Forum, Suva
  • Mr. Ronald Clive McCallum, Chairperson, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, and Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Ms Megan McCoy, Regional Specialist, Disability-inclusive Development (Asia), AusAID, Phnom Penh
  • Mr. Wei Mengxin, Deputy Director-General for International Affairs, Department of International Affairs, China Disabled Persons’ Federation, Beijing
  • Mr. Ichiro Miyamoto, Director, World Federation of the Deaf, Regional Secretariat in Asia/Pacific, Tokyo
  • Mr. Osamu Nagase, Regional Representative/Council Member, Inclusion International, Yokohama, Japan
  • Ms. Yukiko Oka Nakanishi, President, Asia Disability Institute, Hachioji, Japan
  • Mr. Akiie Ninomiya, Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability Foundation, Bangkok
  • Mr. Ghulam Nabi Nizamani, Chairperson, Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR) Asia-Pacific Network, and Chief Executive Officer, Pakistan Disabled Peoples’ Organization, Sanghar, Pakistan
  • Ms. Misako Nomura, Director, Information Center, Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities, Tokyo
  • Mr. Sergey Puzin, Deputy Head and Academician, Research Institute of Occupational Health, Russian Academy of Medical Science, Moscow
  • Mr. Muhammad Atif Sheikh, President, Special Talent Exchange Program, Islamabad
  • Mr. Akira Terashima, Chairperson, International Committee, Japan Disability Forum, Tokyo
  • Ms. Saowalak Thongkuay, Regional Development Officer, Disabled Peoples’ International Asia-Pacific Regional Office, Bangkok
  • Ms. Dinh Thi Thuy, Deputy Director, Office of the National Coordination Committee on Disabilities of Viet Nam, Government of Viet Nam, Hanoi
  • Mr. Balakrishna Venkatesh, Consultant and Trainer (Disability Rights and Development), Bangalore, India, and Trustee, Action on Disability and Development (ADD) International
  • Mr. Tingyu (Smiley) Wang, Regional Programme Manager, East Asia and Pacific Regional Office, Leonard Cheshire Disability, Bangkok
  • Ms. Kerry Ann Wills, Programme Officer, Disability, National Office for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (NEP), Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Government of Thailand, Bangkok

UNITED NATIONS BODIES

JOINT UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME ON HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

Mr. Steven John Kraus
Director, UNAIDS Regional Support Team, Asia and the Pacific (UNAIDS/RST-AP), Bangkok

OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (OHCHR)

Mr. Gaurab Sen
Intern, Regional Office for South-East Asia, Bangkok

UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF)

Mr. Vijaya Krishnan Ratnam-Raman
Regional Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office, Bangkok

SPECIALIZED AGENCIES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO)

Ms. Fuchsia Hepworth
Assistant Programme Specialist (Gender Equality and Inclusive Education), Asia and Pacific Programme of Education for All (APPEAL), Bangkok

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (ILO)

Ms. Emanuela Pozzan
Disability Expert, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)

Dr. Xiangdong Wang
Team Leader, Mental Health and Injury Prevention, Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila

INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN)

Ms. Kay Soe
Senior Officer, Social Welfare, Women, Labour, Migrants Division, ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta

OBSERVERS

Ms. Mariam Ali,
Disabled Peoples' International Asia-Pacific Regional Office, Bangkok

Ms. Worapan Buranasilpin,
Secretary to Regional Development Officer, Disabled Peoples’ International Asia-Pacific Regional Office, Bangkok

Ms. Hyun Choi,
Researcher, Korea Disabled People’s Development Institute, Seoul

Ms. Hsin-huin Serena Chang,
Eden Social Welfare Foundation (APDF member), Dorval, Quebec, Canada,

Ms. Elli Dolganova,
Head of Division, Department for Disabled Persons Affairs, Ministry of Health and Social Development, Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow

Ms. Samantha French,
Advocacy Projects Manager, People with Disability Australia, Sydney, Australia

Ms. Bui Thi Thanh Ha,
Deputy Head, Social Policy Division, Social Protection Department
Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, Government of Viet Nam, Hanoi

Ms. Sujin Heo,
Researcher, Korea Disabled People’s Development Institute, Seoul

Ms. Vu Thi Thu Hien,
Senior Officer, Office of National Coordination Committee on Disabilities of Viet Nam, Government of Viet Nam, Hanoi

Ms. Leah Hobson,
National Policy Officer, Australian Federation of Disability Organizations, Melbourne, Australia

Mr. Jin Hur,
President, Korean Association of Mental Disability, Seoul

Mr. Yoshikazu Ikehara,
Attorney-at-Law, Tokyo Advocacy Law Office, Tokyo

Mr. Sucheol Im,
Director, 2012 APDF Conference Organizing Committee, The Research Institute of the Differently Abled People’s Rights, Incheon, Republic of Korea

Mr. Yoshihiro Ishikawa,
First Secretary and Deputy Permanent Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of Japan, Bangkok

Mr. Nazir Jahangir,
Community-based Rehabilitation Coordinator, Vidya Sagar, Tamil Nadu, India

Ms. Bora Jang,
Manager, Korean Disabled Women’s Network, Pyeolchim-teo, Seoul

Mr. Sung Min Jo,
Director, Planning and International Cooperation, 2012 RI & APDF Organizing Committee, Seoul

Ms. Eunjin Kang,
Committee Member, Korean Disabled Women’s Network, Seoul

Mr. Chi-Hun Kim,
Director of Disability Policy, 2012 APDF Conference Organizing Committee, Korean Parents’ Network for People with Disabilities, Seoul

Ms. Hyejung Kim,
Assistant Director, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Government of the Republic of Korea, Seoul

Mr. Hyeung-Rok Kim,
Management Support Team Deputy, Disabled Peoples' Organization United Korea, Seoul

Ms. Ka-Ram Kim,
General Staff, Disabled Peoples’ International Korea, Disabled Peoples' Organization United Korea, Seoul

Mr. Kyu Yong Kim,
Manager, Muscular Dystrophy Association of Korea, Seoul

Ms. Mi-Sun Kim,
Journalist, J NET TV, Disabled Peoples' Organization United Korea, Seoul

Mr. Minchan Kim, Member,
Disabled Peoples' Organization United Korea and Korean Disabled Women’s Network, Seoul

Ms. Sang-Yong Kim,
Professor, Kookmin University, and Member, Rehabilitation International Asia-Pacific Region Secretariat, Korean Society for Rehabilitation of Person with Disabilities (KSRPD), Seoul

Ms. Sera Kim, President,
Alliance of Little People Korea and Disabled Peoples' Organization United Korea, Seoul

Ms. Yeong-Hui Kim,
President, 2012 APDF Conference Organizing Committee, Korean Parents’ Network for People with Disabilities, Seoul

Mr. Deuk Yung Ko,
Ministry of Health and Welfare, Government of the Republic of Korea, Seoul

Mr. Takayuki Kondo,
Director, Social Security Division, Human Development Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Tokyo

Ms. Jeeyoung Kwak,
Advisor, Korean Disabled Women’s Network, Pyeolchim-teo, Seoul

Mr. Kenji Kuno,
Senior Advisor for Social Welfare, Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Kuala Lumpur

Mr. Chan-Woo Lee,
Secretary-General, Korea Spinal Cord Injury Association and Disabled Peoples' Organization United Korea, Seoul

Ms. In Ja Lee,
Staff Member, Disabled Peoples' Organization United Korea and Korean Disabled Women’s Network, Seoul

Ms. Jieun Lee,
Program Officer/Secretariat Coordinator, Rehabilitation International Asia-Pacific Region Secretariat, and Korean Society for Rehabilitation of Person with Disabilities (KSRPD), Seoul

Ms. Mi-Hye Lee,
Secretary-General, 2012 APDF Conference Organizing Committee, Korean Association of the Deaf, Seoul

Ms. Reena Lee,
Senior Staff, International Relations, 2012 APDF Conference Organizing Committee, Korean Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities, Seoul

Mr. Seok-Gu Lee,
Secretary-General, Korea Foundation for Persons with Disabilities, Seoul

Mr. Sun-Woo Lee,
Staff, Disabled Peoples' Organization United Korea, Seoul

Ms. Yong Bok Lee,
Director, Office of Disability Policy Study, Korea Disabled People’s Development Institute, Seoul

Mr. Sang-Wook Lim,
Senior Staff, Disabled Peoples’ International Korea and Korean Solidarity for Preparation of the 3rd Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, Seoul

Ms. So-Youn Lim,
Director, Disability Policy, 2012 APDF Conference Organizing Committee, Disability and Human Rights in Action, Seoul

Ms. Pham Tuyet Mai,
Programme Assistant, Child Protection Section, UNICEF Viet Nam, Hanoi

Mr. Ryosuke Matsui,
Secretary-General, APDF, Tokyo

Ms. Le Tuyet Nhung,
Deputy Director, Social Protection Department, Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, Government of Viet Nam, Hanoi

Mr. Megushi Nishimura,
Senior Program Officer, Social Security Division, Human Development Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Tokyo

Ms. Heakyung Oh,
Professor, Department of Social Welfare, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul

Mr. Katsuji Onoda,
JICA/APCD Project Chief Advisor, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability Foundation, Bangkok

Mr. Kyungseok Park,
Standing Chair, 2012 APDF Conference Organizing Committee/ Solidarity against Disability Discrimination, Seoul

Mr. Rajiv Rajan,
General Secretary, Ektha, Tamil Nadu, India

Ms. Villaney Remengesau,
President, OMEKESANG-DPO, Koror

Mr. Jasper Rom,
Networking Manager, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability Foundation, Bangkok

Ms. Natagamon Roongtim,
Advisor to Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability Foundation, Bangkok

Mr. Somchai Rungsilp,
International Training Manager, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability Foundation, Bangkok

Mr. Ryuhei Sano,
Information and Knowledge Management Manager, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability Foundation, Bangkok

Ms. Tina Schaarschmidt,
Information Support, Disabled Peoples’ International Asia-Pacific Regional Office, Bangkok

Mr. In-Whan Ser,
Secretary-General, Korea Federation of Organizations of the Disabled and Disabled Peoples' Organization United Korea, Seoul

Mr. Igor Shapovalov,
Third Secretary , Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Health and Social Development, Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow

Ms. Marina Sirotkina,
First Secretary, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Health and Social Development, Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow

Ms. Joo-Young Sohn,
Administrative Official, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Government of the Republic of Korea, Seoul

Mr. Le Thanh Son,
Senior Officer, Social Protection Department, Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, Government of Viet Nam, Hanoi

Mr. Kwok Tung Eddie Suen,
Chief Officer (Rehabilitation), Hong Kong Council of Social Service, Hong Kong, China

Ms. Irina Tikhonovskaya,
Research Institute of Occupational Health, Russian Academy of Medical Science, Moscow

Ms. Etsuko Ueno,
APDF, Tokyo

Ms. Moon Suk Wi,
President, Seoul Disabled Peoples’ International and Disabled Peoples' Organization United Korea, Seoul

Mr. Jong-Pil Won,
Secretary, Korea Federation of Centers for Independent Living of Persons with Disability and Disabled Peoples' Organization United Korea, Seoul

Ms. Hoi-Jin Won,
Director, Department of International Cooperation of Disabled Peoples’ International Korea and Korean Solidarity for Preparation of the 3rd Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, Seoul

SUPPORT PERSONNEL FOR ACCESSIBILITY

CAPTION AND INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT

Ms. Duangnarumol Dokruk,
Information and Knowledge Management Chief and Captioner, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability Foundation, Bangkok

Mr. Songkiat Wisarntanaroj,
Information Communications Technology Officer and Technical Support, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability Foundation, Bangkok

Ms. Thitipat Srimulchai,
Coordinator and Personal Assistant for Blind Captioners, Institute on Disability and Public Policy, Bangkok

Ms. Della Llorente Leonor,
Intern, Moderator and Captioner, Institute on Disability and Public Policy, Bangkok

Ms. Hersey De Mateo Macabales,
Captioner, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability Foundation, Bangkok

Ms. Yoshimi Horiuchi,
Captioner, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability Foundation, Bangkok

Ms. Issavara Sirirungruang,
Captioner, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability Foundation, Bangkok

Mr. Simon Reben Drauz,
Captioner, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability Foundation, Bangkok

LANGUAGE SUPPPORT

Mr. Byung-Su Kim,
Interpreter, Disabled Peoples’ International Korea/Disabled Peoples' Organization United Korea, Seoul

Ms. Jin Kyung Lee,
Interpreter, Korea Federation of Organizations of the Disabled, Disabled Peoples' Organization United Korea, Seoul

PERSONAL ASSISTANCE

Mr. Monsur Ahmed Chowdhury’s Personal Assistant: Mr. Zahid Ahmed Chowdhury

Ms. Lyazzat Kaltayeva’s Personal Assistant: Mr. Takhirzhan Mukhametov

Mr. Sang-Wook Lim’s Personal Assistant: Mr. Jun-Mo Ahn

Mr. Setareki S. Macanawai’s Personal Assistant: Mr. Brian Macanawai

Mr. Ronald Clive McCallum’s Personal Assistant: Ms. Mary Elizabeth McCallum

Ms. Yukiko Oka Nakanishi’s Personal Assistant: Ms. Yoshimura Chie

Ms. Villaney Remengesau’s Personal Assistant: Ms. Edna Raymond

Mr. Balakrishna Venkatesh’s Personal Assistant: Mr. Patanapong Siriwatananukul

SIGN LANGUGE INTERPRETATION

Ms. Machiko Takagi, Sign Language Interpreter, World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), Tokyo

Ms. Aki Takizawa, Sign Language Interpreter, World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), Tokyo

SECRETARIAT

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

Ms. Nanda Krairiksh
Director

Mr. Patrik Andersson
Chief, Social Integration Section

Ms. San Yuenwah
Senior Advisor

Mr. Donovan Storey
Chief, Social Policy and Population Section

Ms. Anna Coates
Officer-in-Charge, a.i., Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Section

Ms. Aiko Akiyama
Social Affairs Officer

Ms. Cai Cai
Social Affairs Officer

Mr. Osama Rajkhan
Social Affairs Officer

Mr. Marco Roncarati
Social Affairs Officer

Ms. Beverly Jones
Social Affairs Officer

Ms. Sayuri Cocco Okada
Social Affairs Officer

Ms. Nujpanit Narkpitaks
Associate Social Affairs Officer

Mr. Christian Osterlind
Consultant

Mr. Sung-jun Ha Consultant

STATISTICS DIVISION

Mr. Andres Montes
Statistician