SAVE THE DATE Bridging the Gap: 2030 Agenda and the CRPD Side event at the 9 th Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Thursday, 16 June 2016, 13:15 - 14:30, Conference Room 12 United Nations Headquarters, New York PROGRAMME Moderator: Mr. Facundo Chavez Penillas, Human Rights and Disability Advisor, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Welcoming Remarks 1:15 – 1:30 pm ♦ Ms. Pirkko Hämäläinen, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland ♦ Minister Marcelo Scappini Ricciardi, Charge d'Affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Paraguay to the Office of the United Nations and Specialized Agencies. ♦ Ms. Inmaculada Placencia-Porrero, Senior Expert on Disability and Inclusion at the European Commission at the Directorate General DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Moderated discussion 1:30 – 2:00 pm ♦ Ms. Catalina Devandas Aguilar, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities ♦ Mr. Colin Allen, Vice-Chair of the International Disability Alliance ♦ Ms. Priscille Geiser, International Disability and Development Consortium ♦ Ms. Silvia Quan, Committee on the rights of persons with disabilities Discussion 2:00 – 2:30 pm Main objectives • Identify ways to ensure that the 2030 agenda is implemented in line with the CRPD. • Identify ways to promote the participation of persons with disabilities in the national implementation and monitoring, including in the voluntary national review processes to the High-Level Political Forum. International Sign interpretation, CART and a light lunch will be provided. For inquiries related to this event, please contact: [email protected]
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Above, from left to right, the logos from the European Union, the Permanent Mission of Fin land, the recommendations monitoring system from Paraguay , the International Disability Alliance, the International D isabi lity and Development Con sortium, the In ternational Labour Organizatio n, the Offic e of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabi lit ies and the Special Rapp orteur on the Righ ts of Persons with Disab ili ties.
SAVE THE DATE
Bridging the Gap: 2030 Agenda and the CRPD
Side event at the 9th Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 13:15 - 14:30, Conference Room 12 United Nations Headquarters, New York
PROGRAMME Moderator : Mr. Facundo Chavez Penillas, Human Rights and Disability Advisor, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Welcoming Remarks 1:15 – 1:30 pm
♦ Ms. Pirkko Hämäläinen, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland ♦ Minister Marcelo Scappini Ricciardi, Charge d'Affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Paraguay to the
Office of the United Nations and Specialized Agencies. ♦ Ms. Inmaculada Placencia-Porrero, Senior Expert on Disability and Inclusion at the European Commission
at the Directorate General DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Moderated discussion 1:30 – 2:00 pm
♦ Ms. Catalina Devandas Aguilar, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities ♦ Mr. Colin Allen, Vice-Chair of the International Disability Alliance ♦ Ms. Priscille Geiser, International Disability and Development Consortium ♦ Ms. Silvia Quan, Committee on the rights of persons with disabilities
Discussion 2:00 – 2:30 pm
Main objectives • Identify ways to ensure that the 2030 agenda is implemented in line with the CRPD. • Identify ways to promote the participation of persons with disabilities in the national implementation
and monitoring, including in the voluntary national review processes to the High-Level Political Forum.
International Sign interpretation, CART and a light lunch will be provided. For inquiries related to this event, please contact: [email protected]
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