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UNDESA/DISD and UN-Women/DIIP in collaboration with the UN Inter-Agency Support Group on the CRPD (IASG-CRPD), will organize an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) entitled: “The Participation and Leadership of Persons with Disabilities in Building a Disability-Inclusive, Accessible and Sustainable post-COVID-19 World” in a virtual format, from 25-27 May 2021.
The EGM will include expert participants from around the world, in their individual capacity, including those with experience in: disability and development, gender equality, humanitarian emergencies and the leadership of disadvantaged groups at the local, national and global levels.
The Meeting is expected to result in a set of practical recommendations to advance the participation and leadership of persons with disabilities, especially women and girls with disabilities, at all levels of COVID-19 recovery toward the further realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The results of the Meeting are also expected to contribute to the international policy discourse on the disability-inclusive global agenda, including through the intergovernmental meetings, such as the General Assembly and the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The objective of the EGM is to:
- Develop an overview of the barriers and obstacles faced by persons with disabilities and specific challenges women and girls with disabilities confronted, and good practices for enabling the participation/leadership of persons with disabilities in COVID-19 response and recovery, as well as in the current process of Building Back Better; and
- Formulate a list of practical recommendations for the implementation of strategies for the promotion of the leadership of persons with disabilities in the aforementioned initiatives.