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International Day of Persons with Disabilities - Thursday, 3 December 2009

Theme

"Making the MDGs Inclusive:Empowerment of persons with disabilities and their communities around the world"

MDGs and persons with disabilities

The United Nations and the global community continue to work for the mainstreaming of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society and development. Although many commitments have been made to include disability and persons with disabilities in development, the gap between policy and practice continues.

Ensuring that persons with disabilities are integrated into all development activities is essential in order to achieve internationally agreed development goals, such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs can only be achieved if persons with disabilities and their family members are included. This in turn will ensure that people with disabilities and their family members benefit from international development initiatives. Efforts to achieve the MDGs and implement the Convention are interdependent and mutually reinforcing.

Please read full International Day of Persons with Disabilities (In Eng) from: http://www.dpiap.org/resources/pdf/Int'tday_of_PWDs_09_10_08.pdf

Please read full International Day of Persons with Disabilities (In Thai) from: http://www.dpiap.org/resources/doc/IDD-Thai_09_10_08.doc

Please read more information on the MDGs and persons with disabilities (In Eng) from: http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=1470

Please read more information (In Thai) from: http://www.dpiap.org/resources/pdf/MDG_Thai_09_10_08.pdf

Mainstreaming and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in Africa

Date: 18 - 26 September 2009

Venue: Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

Organized by Disabled Peoples' International Asia-Pacific (DPI/AP)

In Collaboration with Japan National Assembly of Disabled Peoples' International (DPI-Japan)

Supported by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

The Training on Mainstreaming and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in Africa for 2009 was first organized in Japan from 23 August - 17 September 2009 (first part) by Japan National Assembly of Disabled Peoples' International (DPI-Japan) and continued in Bangkok, Thailand from 18 - 26 September 2009 (second part) by Disabled Peoples' International Asia-Pacific (DPI/AP) and supported by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The theme of this year's training was addressing emerging social issues for the extension of the Continental Action Plan of the 2nd African Decade of Persons with Disabilities, which will be started from 2010 - 2019.

This year, there were 4 participants from 2 countries as follows:

1. Ms. FEIGNI Victorine, Cameroon
2. Mr. Zam Akoa Eric Bertrand, Cameroon
3. Mr. SIMASIKU Cassia, Namibia
4. Mr. Howaeb Manfred

Please download Full Report, BANGKOK DECLARATION 2009 and Final Program from : http://www.dpiap.org/reports/zip/African-Training-2009.zip

ASEAN Mechanism and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, September 9-10, 2009

DPI/AP will organize a Workshop for the ASEAN Mechanism and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities from 9-10 September 2009 at the Training Building of the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) situated on Rajvithi Road, Rajthevi, Bangkok by the support of the ASEAN Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Royal Thai Government.

Please download Speech of Ms. Saowalak Thongkuay, Regional Development Office (RDO), Disabled Peoples' International Asia Pacific (DPIAP) from: http://www.dpiap.org/report/doc/Speech_asean_rdo.doc

Please read The ASEAN Charter (In Eng) from: http://www.dpiap.org/resources/pdf/as_charter_En_09_10_08.pdf

Please read Terms of Reference of The ASEAN Charter (In Thai) from : http://www.dpiap.org/resources/pdf/as_charter_th_09_09_08.pdf

Please read Terms of Reference of ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights from : http://www.dpiap.org/resources/pdf/TOR_ASEAN_Human_Rights_Body_09_07_23.pdf

Please download Joint Communique of the Sixth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting for Social Welfare and Development from : http://www.dpiap.org/resources/doc/Joint_Communique_Sixth_ASEAN_09_09_08.doc

Please download Joint Statement of the Second ASEAN Plus Three Ministerial Meeting for Social Welfare and Development from : http://www.dpiap.org/resources/doc/Joint_Statement_Second_ASEAN_Plus_Three.doc

Country: Thailand
Source: ASEAN