Below is a list of side events that IDA members organized or participated in as speakers, or that the International Disability Alliance co-sponsored during COSP11, Tuesday 12 to Thursday 14 June 2018.
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Tuesday, June 12
8.15 am-9.30am, Conf. Room 7
Transforming communities: From Mental Health to Inclusion. Organised by TCI Asia, Human Rights Watch, IDA, Disability Rights Fund and OHCHR.
Flyer
10.00 am-11.15am, Conf. Room B
Leverage Investment Through Partnerships: In Inclusive Education for Girls and Boys with Disabilities in Low and Middle-Income Countries. Organized by: International Disability and Development Consortium
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11.45 am-1.00pm, Conf. Room B
Leaving No One Behind - Inclusion in the Labour Market - counting and documenting it all. Organised by Disabled People's Organisations Denmark.
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1.15 pm-2.30pm, Conf. Room 4
Leaving no one behind through political participation of persons with disabilities. Organized by: Permanent Mission of Morocco
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1.15 pm-2.30pm, Conf. Room CR12
If I'm not counted, I don't count: Better Data to improve the lives of persons with disabilities. Organized by: Governments of Canada, New Zealand and Chile
Flyer; Concept Note
3.00 pm-4.15pm, Conf. Room C
Disability at the stage of instability in the Arab world: safety and security of persons with disabilities in situations of conflict and excessive violence. Organized by: Arab Organisation of Persons with Disabilities
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4.45 pm-6.00pm, Conf. Room C
Persons with deafblindness and inequalities: What the data say, what the reality is, and the road ahead. Key findings from the 2018 Global report on Persons with Deafblindness. Organized by: World Federation of the Deafblind, Permanent Mission of Norway, UK Department for International Development, Sense International and IDA
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6.30 pm-8.00pm, Conf. Room 4
LGBTI People with a Disability. Organized by: People with Disability Australia
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6.30 pm-8.00pm, Conf. Room B
Persons with Disabilities in Emergency Settings: Ensuring the Rights and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities within Humanitarian Emergencies and Peacebuilding Processes. Organized by: Permanent Mission of Poland and IDA
Wednesday, June 13
8.15 am-9:30 am, Conf. Room 7
Making the SDGs work for persons with disabilities: How can we work together to improve access to Assistive Technology? Organized by: UK Mission to the United Nations; co-sponsored by Ecuador Mission to the United Nations
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8.15 am-9.30am, Conf. Room C
Who Gets a Seat at the Table? When “All” Means Only Some – Perspectives from the Global South and Global North. Organized by: Keystone Human Services International
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10.00 am-11.00am, Conf. Room E
Leave No-one Behind: The Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women and Girls with Disabilities in international development and fragile contexts. Organized by: Permanent Mission of Finland
Flyer here; Concept Note here
11.45 am-1pm, Conf. Room C
Disability-inclusive development in Africa DPO participation in monitoring and implementation of the new African Union Disability Protocol and the CRPD. Organized by: African Disability Forum, UNDP, and the African Union
11.45 am-1.00pm, Conf. Room B
Supporting Literacy Skills for Students with Disabilities. Organised by USAID.
3.00 pm-4.15pm, Conf. Room C
Driving Government & Private Investment and Action in Inclusive Sport under the Kazan Action Plan Commitments aligned with CRPD. Organized by: UNESCO
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4.45 pm-6.00pm, Conf. Room C
Advancing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities through Social Dialogue. Organized by: European Disability Forum
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6.30 pm-8.00pm, Conf. Room B
From Recognition to Realisation of Rights: Furthering Effective Partnership for an Inclusive Pacific 2030. Organized by: Pacific Disability Forum
6.30 pm-8.00pm, Conf. Room 12
New Ways of Employment and Social Inclusion to Leave No One Behind. Organized by: Grupo Social ONCE, IDA, RIADIS, European Disability Forum, Permanent Mission of Spain to the UN
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Thursday, June 14
8.15 am-9.30am, Conf. Room 12
Leave no one behind – how to include people with intellectual disability. Organized by: Council for Disability, Australia
Flyer; More info here
10.00 am-11.15am, Conf. Room B
The role of ICTs in accelerating the implementation of the CRPD. Organized by: International Telecommunication Union
12.30 pm-2.30pm, UN Church Centre (10th Floor), Opposite UNHQ
Disability Data: Exploring the use of the Washington Group Questions in programmatic, humanitarian and development setting. Organised by Leonard Cheshire, Humanity and Inclusion, and IDA.
RSVP here; Flyer here
1.15 pm-2.30pm, Conf. Room C
Strengthening cooperation and partnerships in monitoring the rights of persons with disabilities: experiences and way forward. Organized by: GANHRI
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1.15 pm-2.30pm, Conf. Room 4
Global Action on Disability Network: Article 32 in Practice. Organized by: GLAD Network
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1.15 pm-2.30pm, Conf. Room 12
Nothing about us without us - General Comment on Meaningful Participation. Organized by: CRPD Committee
Flyer; Concept Note
4.45 pm-6.00pm, Conf. Room C
From Words to Action: Holding ourselves to account for Global Disability Summit Commitments. Organized by: UK Department for International Development.
Flyer; Concept Note
