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Welcome to the new site of the Social Development Division of ESCAP. This site is a work in progress. Apologies for any possible error or broken link, which we are aiming to fix soon.

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Protection, Empowerment, Equality

Social Development in Asia-Pacific

Disability

High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Final Review of the Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012

22 Nov 2011
Issue: Disability
High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Final Review of the Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012 
Incheon, Republic of Korea 
29 October - 2 November 2012 

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

22 Nov 2011
Issue: Disability
The ESCAP Social Development Division organized 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 (Bangkok, 14-16 March 2012), bringing together representatives of Gov

ESCAP 69th Commission session decides on the membership of the Working Group on the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022

28 May 2013
Issue: Disability
Resource Type: Press
The 69th Commission session, held in Bangkok, from 25 April to 1 May 2013, decided on the membership of the Working Group on the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022.

Asia-Pacific Governments adopt the "Bangkok Consensus" for the General Assembly High-level Meeting on Disability and Development

28 May 2013
Issue: Disability
Resource Type: Press
150 representatives of ESCAP member States, the United Nations system and other international organizations as well as civil society organizations, including organizations of and for persons with disabilities, assembled at

ESCAP 69th Commission session endorse the Ministerial Declaration and the Incheon Strategy

28 May 2013
Issue: Disability
Resource Type: Press
The 69th Commission session, held in Bangkok, from 25 April to 1 May 2013, endorsed, through it

Nominations Open for the ESCAP-Sasakawa Award for Disability-Inclusive Business in Asia and the Pacific

22 May 2013
Issue: Disability
Resource Type: Press

Businesses that recognize the added value of diversity are now eligible for the pioneering ESCAP-Sasakawa Award for Disability-Inclusive Business in Asia and the Pacific.

Asia-Pacific Input to the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Realization of the Millennium Development Goals and Other Internationally Agreed Development Goals for Persons with Disabilities, New York, 23 September 2013

17 May 2013
Issue: Disability
Resource Type: Meeting Document
Asia-Pacific Input to the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Realization of the Millennium Development Goals and Other Internationally Agreed Development Goals for Persons with Disabilities, New York, 23 September 2013

Information Note to the Participants, 15 - 16 May 2013

13 May 2013
Issue: Disability
Resource Type: Meeting Document

Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation on a disability-inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond

Timeline for Preparation of the High-Level Meeting on Disability and Development (HLMDD) (New York, 23 September 2013), as of 18 April 2013

9 May 2013
Issue: Disability
Resource Type: Meeting Document
Timeline for Preparation of the High-Level Meeting on Disability and Development (HLMDD) (New York, 23 September 2013), as of 18 April 2013

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2 Apr 2012
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The Disability, Livelihoods and Poverty project focuses on understanding the dynamics of disability, livelihoods and poverty from the voices of persons with disabilities themselves. ESCAP is partnering with disabled persons organisations (DPOs) in eight countries to conduct both quantitative and qualitative action research to generate new data on the livelihoods of persons with disabilities in the Asia-Pacific region.

22 Jan 2013
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Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
 
Convention and Optional Protocol Signatures and Ratifications in the Asia-Pacific region

  36 signatures to the Convention
  27 ratifications or accessions to the Convention
10 Jan 2013
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A database of disability policy in Asia and the Pacific

17 May 2013
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Asia-Pacific Input to the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Realization of the Millennium Development Goals and Other Internationally Agreed Development Goals for Persons with Disabilities, New York, 23 September 2013

Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation on a disability-inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond, 15 - 16  May 2013 
13 May 2013
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Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation on a disability-inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond

9 May 2013
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Timeline for Preparation of the High-Level Meeting on Disability and Development (HLMDD) (New York, 23 September 2013), as of 18 April 2013
7 May 2013
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Related link on the High-level meeting of the General Assembly on disability and development, 23 September 2013:   http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=1590

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5 Jun 2012
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ESCAP resolution 68/7: Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022

3 Dec 1982
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General Assembly resolution.

To access the document, click here.

13 Dec 2006
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Global policy document.

To access the document, click here.

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