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Side event: The rights of persons with disabilities in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals and the regional agenda on population and development

2 April 2025, 13:00 - 14:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The side event will take the form of a panel discussion and the main theme will be the inclusion of persons with disabilities and their rights in the framework of the SDGs and the regional population and development agenda. In this regard, the focus will be on the progress and challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean to ensure that the rights of persons with disabilities are at the center of public policies for the implementation of the SDGs and the population and development agenda. The event is aimed at government representatives of institutions responsible for policies related to perso…

Training session on increasing access to technology for Persons with Disabilities

23 October 2019, 05:30 - 13:30 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The training will help participants to better utilise Universal service funds (USFs) to increase access to technology for persons with disabilities thereby supporting governments in the subregion in advancing the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.…

Sixteenth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC

3 - 6 April 2017 | Event (Commitees)

The agenda for the sixteenth meeting of the Executive Committee includes the review of progress in the implementation of the biennial programme of regional and international cooperation activities of the Conference for 2016-2017 and Conference activities relating to the follow-up of the Sustainable Development Goals. On this occasion, the Executive Committee, was also hold a seminar on the follow up framework of the Sustainable Development Goals and a joint meeting of the member countries of the Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC and the members of the Regional Committee of the Un…

Expert Group Meeting Advancing the Rights and Perspectives of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Development and Society

15 - 17 November 2016 | Event (Meetings and technical symposiums)

The Expert Group Meeting will work to: · Take stock of existing mechanisms to promote gender-responsive and disability-inclusive development, including existing technical assistance programs and funding mechanisms and mainstreaming efforts; · Identify strategies within the UN and among Member States, the private sector and civil society, to address persistent challenges and barriers to the empowerment of women and girls with disabilities and bring the gender and disability agendas together; and · Develop recommendations to amplify the…

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