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28-29 March 2011 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Stakeholders’ Meeting on Reviewing the Implementation of Second Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (2003-2012) in Papua New Guinea
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Department for Community Development National Advisory Committee on Disability
National Board of Disabled Persons
Stakeholders’ Meeting on Reviewing the Implementation of Second Asian and Pacic Decade of Disabled Persons (2003-2012) 28-29 March 2011 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
The Government of PNG Sharing its Commitment on Disability
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Stakeholders’ Meeting on Reviewing the Implementation of Second Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (2003-2012) in Papua New Guinea Organized by Department for Community Development (DfCD) National Advisory Committee on Disability (NACD) National Board of Disabled Persons (NBDP) Papua New Guinea Assembly of Disabled Persons (PNGADP) United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) 28 - 29 March 2011 Port Moresby , Papua New Ginea
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CONTENTS Summary Report Programme
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Port Moresby Recommendations to Make the Right Real
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Media Coverage 12
Participants Supporting the Campaign
What is “Make the Right Real”? The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) launched in October 2010 the “Make the Right Real” Campaign to accelerate the regional implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Twenty of approximately 50 countries in the Asia-Pacific region have thus far ratified the Convention. The Campaign aims to promote more awareness and action on the Convention through collaboration among Governments, organizations of persons with disabilities and other stakeholders in advocacy, research and capacity-building activities.
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SUMMARY REPORT The Stakeholders’ Meeting on Reviewing the Implementation of Second Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (2003-2012) was organized by the Department for Community Development (DfCD) of the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG), the National Advisory Committee on Disability (NACD), the National Board for Disabled Persons (NBDP), Papua New Guinea Assembly of Disabled Persons (PNGADP), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) from 28 to 29 March 2011 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The Government of PNG Sharing its Commitment on Disability One highlight was to get the commitment made by the Government of PNG on the National Day of Persons with Disabilities, 29 March 2011 to the ratification of the CRPD and their efforts thus far in promoting rights of persons with disabilities. The Department for Community Development in collaboration with the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are now making necessary steps for the ratification by May 2011, according to Mr. Joseph Klapat, Secretary of DfCD. Adopting the “Port Moresby Recommendations to Make the Right Real” All participants unanimously agreed and made recommendations through the document “Port Moresby Recommendations to Make the Right Real”.
Participants Launching the “Make the Right Real” Campaign Together
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Intensive Discussion to Review the Progress in the Second Decade
Sharing the New CBR Guidelines with the Department for Community Development
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PROGRAMME 28 March 2011 Objectives: - To review activities in 2nd Asian and Pacific Decade: BMF, Biwako Plus Five, UNCRPD and MDGs - To launch “Make the Right Real” campaign at the national level Inaugural: Facilitated by Master of Ceremonies 09:30-09:35 Welcome Note by Ms. Ipul Powaseu (Chairperson, PNGADP) 09:35-09:45 “Make the Right Real” video 09:45-09:55 Keynote Speech by Mr. Joseph Klapat (Secretary, DfCD) 09:55-10:00 Remark on National Day of Persons with Disabilities by Mr. Adrian Winnie (Executive Officer, NACD) 10:00-10:05 Remark on National Day of Persons with Disabilities by, Mr. Brown Kapi (Chairman, NBDP) 10:05-10:10 Inaugural Speech by Mr. Patrik Andersson (Chief, Social Integration Section, Social Development Division, ESCAP) 10:10-10:15 Inaugural Speech by Ms. Duangnarumol Dokruk (Information Support Chief, APCD) 10:15-10:20 Inaugural Speech by Mr. Katsuji Onoda (JICA Chief Advisor to APCD, JICA) 10:20-10:30 Launching the Campaign 10:30-11:20 Group Photo / Refreshments Session 1: Review of Achievements in the Second Decade in Asia and the Pacific Facilitated by Ms. Ipul Powaseu, DfCD/PNGADP 11:20-11:35 Presentation by Ms. Aiko Akiyama (Social Affairs Officer, Social Integration Section, Social Development Division, ESCAP) 11:35-11:50 Presentation by Ms. Duangnarumol Dokruk, APCD 11:50-12:30 Discussion (Q & A) 12:30-13:30 Lunch Break Session 2: Review of Achievements in the Second Decade in Papua New Guinea Facilitated by Ms. Aiko Akiyama (ESCAP) Mr. Ryuhei Sano (JICA Expert on Knowledge Management, APCD) 13:30-14:30 Presentations: Ms. Konio Doko (Assistant Secretary on Disability and Elderly, DfCD), Mr. Adrian Winnie (NACD), Mr. Steven Magil (Project Officer, NBDP), Ms. Ipul Powaseu (PNGADP), Ms. Rose Kuim (Coordinator, Callan Services)
8 make the right real 14:30-15:30 Discussion (Q & A) 15:30-16:00 Refreshments Session 3: Review of Achievements in the Second Decade in Papua New Guinea Facilitated by Mr. Adrian Winnie (NACD) 16:00-17:00 Panel Discussion: Mr. Paul Na’au (Officer in Charge of Physiotherapist), Mr. Alotau (General Hospital), Mr. Robert Banasi (Communications Officer, National Disability Resource and Advocacy Center: NDRAC), Mr. Marcel Pool (CBR Coordinator Highlands Region, Callan Services) Mr. Paul Matau (Program Manager, Callan Services Bougainville), Mr. Ishmael Leanave (Representative, Daulo Vesulu Disabled Association), Mr. Trevor Uau Sereva (President, Port Moresby Sheltered Workshop) Session 4: Ceremony for National Day of Persons with Disabilities 19:00-21:00 Welcome Dinner 29 March 2011 Objectives: - To strengthen collaboration among stakeholders at the national and regional level Session 5: Accessibility in Papua New Guinea Facilitated by Ms. Duangnarumol Dokruk (APCD) 09:00-10:00 Presentation: Mr.Brown Kapi (NBDP), Ms. Ipul Powaseu (PNGADP), Ms. Rose Kuim (Callan Services) 10:00-10:30 Discussion (Q & A) 10:30-11:00 Refreshments Session 6: Future Direction in Papua New Guinea Facilitated by Ms. Aiko Akiyama (ESCAP) 11:00-12:30 Panel Discussion: Mr. Gowed Quaringne (DfCD), Mr. Adrian Winnie (NACD), Mr. Brown Kapi (NBDP), Ms. Ipul Powaseu (PNGADP), Ms. Rose Kuim (Callan Services) 12:30-13:30 Lunch Break Session 7: Introducing of the CBR PNG Network 13:30-14:00 Introduction of the New CBR PNG Network 14:00-14:20 Launching the new CBR Guideline by All Participants Session 8: Closing 14:20-15:00 Adoption of “Port Moresby Recommendations to Make the Right Real” / Photo
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Port Moresby Recommendations to Make the Right Real We, the representatives of disabled people’s organizations (DPOs), domestic and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the Government of Papua New Guinea in total 76 persons, participated in the Stakeholders’ Meeting on Reviewing the Implementation of Second Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (20032012), from 28 to 29 March 2011 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. We thank the organizers, the Department for Community Development (DfCD) of the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG), the National Advisory Committee on Disability (NACD), the National Board for Disabled Persons (NBDP), Papua New Guinea Assembly of Disabled Persons (PNGADP), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for their successful arrangement of the Meeting; Recognizing the significance of all international and regional documents on disability, in particular, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the Biwako Millennium Framework for Action towards an Inclusive, Barrierfree and Rights-based Society for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific (BMF) and the Biwako Plus Five, the supplement to the BMF; Appreciating efforts made by the Pacific Island Forum (PIF), ESCAP including its Pacific Office and the Pacific Disability Forum (PDF) in promoting disability rights in inclusive development in the Pacific; Welcoming the commitment made by the Government of PNG on the National Day of Persons with Disabilities, 29 March 2011 to the ratification of the CRPD and their efforts thus far in promoting rights of persons with disabilities, disability-inclusive development and implementing the BMF and the Biwako Plus Five; Recalling the Sub-Regional Training Seminar on Capacity Building of Self-help Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (CBSHOD) in PNG organized by the Government of PNG and APCD in collaboration with JICA from 12 to 16 February 2007, which resulted in the adoption of the National Policy on Disability and acceleration of disability rights movement in PNG; Recognizing also that the Workshop on the New Community-based Rehabilitation
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(CBR) Guidelines, held in Mt. Hagen from 20 to 24 March 2011, established the CBR PNG Network which was supported by the Hagen CBR Workshop participants; Acknowledging the efforts to further build on the momentum created by committed disability stakeholders and the Government of PNG in promoting rights of persons with disabilities; Mindful that, despite significant achievements during the Second Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (2003-2012), there still remains challenges to realizing the rights of persons with disabilities in the country. These challenges include lack of awareness in society on the importance of disability issues in the development agenda; lack of comprehensive and rights-based disability law; lack of recognition of the diverse rights of persons with disabilities in particular issues facing women with disabilities; insufficient system for disability data collection and its management; insufficient coverage of services such as access to assistive devices and rehabilitation, particularly in rural and remote areas; inaccessible environment information and services such as availability of sign language interpretation; Noting the need to strengthen the partnership built amongst multi-stakeholders in supporting a proposal on a new disability decade and the “Make the Right Real” campaign as well as acknowledging the preparatory process leading up to the ESCAP High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Final Review of the Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012; Hereby unanimously recommend as follows: 1. The Government of PNG, DPOs and other major stakeholders should lead the “Make the Right Real” campaign in PNG, with concrete and measurable outcomes with a view to report its progress at the ESCAP High-level Intergovernmental Meeting in October 2012 at Incheon, the Republic of Korea. This includes raising public awareness on combating stereotypes against persons with disabilities; 2. The Government of PNG should harmonize domestic legislation with the CRPD to accelerate its implementation through multiple actions, in close collaboration with NACD, NBDP, PNGADP, other disability-related NGOs in PNG and key regional partners such as ESCAP, PIF, APCD and PDF. In this context, the Government of PNG should update and revise the National Policy on Disability and its Action Plan, taking into account of the cross-disability perspective;
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3. The Government of PNG, DPOs and other disability stakeholders should support the launching of a new Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities (2013-2022) to further promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in society; 4. The Government of PNG should strive to further mainstream disability perspectives into all key human rights and development agenda; 5. Gender perspectives, especially women with disabilities, should be further promoted and mainstreamed in all relevant stages of implementing the CRPD; 6. The Government of PNG in collaboration with DPOs and other disability stakeholders should further support the establishment of a mechanism to systematically collect and manage nation-wide data on persons with disabilities; 7. Financial means should be made available on a sustainable basis to DPOs that demonstrate tangible outcomes in line with the CRPD by the Government of PNG in cooperation with donor organizations; 8. CBR PNG Network should be strengthened to promote community-based inclusive development in line with the new CBR Guidelines; 9. The Government of PNG in collaboration with DPOs and other disability stakeholders should collect and disseminate information of good practices and lessons learned at all levels to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities; 10. The Government of PNG, DPOs and other disability stakeholders in PNG should continue to partner with ESCAP and APCD for further regional cooperation in advancing the rights of persons with disabilities; and 11. Persons with disabilities and their representative organizations should be an integral part of any decision making processes concerning their rights.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
The National, 29 March 2011
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The National, 30 March 2011
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Post-Courier, 30 March 2011
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The National, 31 March 2011
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The National, 23 May 2011
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