Informal briefing on the Ad Hoc Committee
6 August 2002, United Nations, New York
Upon request of the Ad Hoc Committee on Comprehensive and Integral
Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities, the Division for Social Policy and Development/DESA
is organizing an informal briefing on the work of the United Nations
concerning the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities in
conjunction with the meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on TUESDAY, 6
August 2002 from 3:00-6:00pm in Conference Room 4.
The informal briefing will offer an opportunity for an open
exchange between government representatives, the United Nations
organizations and agencies, and non-governmental communities on issues
concerning the rights of persons with disabilities. The briefing will
discuss a broad range of activities of the United Nations in promoting
the rights of persons with disabilities as well as substantive issues
on international norms and standards relating to disability.
List of presenters
Introduction and welcoming remarks: Division for Social
Policy and Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Moderator: Mr. Bengt Lindqvist, Special Rapporteur on
Disability of the Commission for Social Development
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Division for Social Policy and Development:
Ms. Akiko Ito, Chief, programme on disability
Division for the Advancement of Women:
Ms. Jane Connors, Chief, Women's Rights Unit
Population Division:
Ms. Mary Beth Weinberger, Chief, Population and Development
Section
Statistical Division:
Ms. Mary Chamie, Chief, Demographic and Social Statistics
Branch
 Activities
of the United Nations Statistical Division on Disability
Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights
Mr. Brian Burdekin, Adviser to High Commissioner for Human
Rights
Mr. Gerald Quinn, Author of the study conducted by OHCHR
on an evaluation of the current use and future potential of the
United Nations human rights instruments in the context of disability
United Nations Children's Fund:
Ms. Gulbadan Habibi
Statement
International Labour Organization: New York Office,
Mr. Steve Miller
World Health Organization:
Mr. Javier Vasquez, Pan American Health Organization on
behalf of WHO
Statement
Article:
PAHO Advocacy Strategies for the Promotion and Protection of the
Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities and their Family Members
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