Cambodian Disabled People S Organization (CDPO)

(Final version_31st March 2012)

Regional Conference on raising awareness of the ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF): A platform of engagement for DPOs and multi-stakeholders to promote and implement the ASEAN Decade of Persons with Disabilities

March 28th- 31st, 2012

Phnom Penh Hotel

Theme: “Accelerating the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD): Action for the ASEAN Decade of Persons with Disabilities (2011-2020)

Organized by

Cambodian Disabled People’s Organization (CDPO)

Coordinated by

Disabled Peoples’ International Asia Pacific (DPIAP)

Funded by

AusAID

The ABILIS Foundation

Australian Red Cross

Table of Contents

Background of ASEAN and Disability...... 3

Outline of the Conference……………………………………………………………………4

TOR of Regional Conference ...... ……………………………………………………….5

Program…………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………...... 8

General Information…………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………….12

Registration Form……………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………...... 17

Background on ASEAN and Disability

1. On 30 November and 1 December 2010, Disabled Peoples’ International Asia-Pacific (DPIAP) organized an informal consultation on ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF) in Jakarta, Indonesia. The meeting was attended by the individual experts from different sectors, including disabled people’s organizations (DPOs), their parents’ organizations and international donors. This discussion was followed by the Jakarta Declaration adopted on 2 December 2010 at the Regional Conference on ASEAN and Disability. This Declaration reads as follows:

1. ASEAN Disability Forum should be established as a joint effort of multi-stakeholders, including ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN member states, international development agencies, civil society organizations (CSO), media, business sector, academic groups, disability related organizations and disabled people’s organizations (DPO) and their family organizations.

1. ASEAN Disability Forum will organize its inaugural meeting in 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand and will have annual meetings with the participation of multi-stakeholders

1. In November 2010, ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (AMMSWD) was held in Brunei Darussalam. This meeting endorsed the 2nd Strategic Framework for Social Welfare and Development (2011-2015), which will be formally adopted at the 7th SOMSWD held in Bangkok, Thailand. ADF is positioned as a part of disability policies, especially under the GO-NGO Forum.
2. The Indonesian government proposed a declaration on disability to be adopted by the 19th Bali ASEAN Summit this November. The Thai government also proposed the proclamation of the ASEAN Decade of Persons with Disabilities at the same summit. It is highly expected that this Declaration will mention ASEAN Disability Forum as a vehicle of ASEAN Decade.
3. ASEAN Secretariat however suggested that ADF should gain accreditation of ASEAN. With accreditation as a registered Civil Society Organization, the performance of ADF will be strengthened and more influential to promote the rights of persons with disabilities.
4. Considering these circumstances, it is quite significant to organize the Preparation Committee on ASEAN Disability Forum just before SOMSWD meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. As well, it is also effective and useful to organize national seminar to build capacity and raise awareness of disability community in Thailand, utilizing this opportunity.

6. From 18-19th September 2011, the inauguration of the ASEAN Disability Forum

(ADF) was held in Centara Grand Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand concurrently with the

ASEAN GO-NGO Forum on Social Welfare and Development. This event was

supported by the Thai government. The inauguration was attended by DPO

representatives from 9 ASEAN countries, included representatives from the Thai

government as well as members of the Thai Disability Community. At the end of the

inauguration, the Bangkok Declaration was adopted. Importantly, during the ASEAN

GO-NGO Forum, a presentation on the ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF) was made to

the delegates of the conference which comprised of ASEAN government officials, the

ASEAN Secretariat, various UN agencies and NGOs from the region.

1. In November 2011, the 19th ASEAN Summit was held in Bali, Indonesia which was attended by the Heads of States from all ASEAN nations. The resulting document from this summit titled the Bali Declaration, which was endorsed at the 9th SOCA and the 6th ASCC Council, referred to the Jakarta Declaration of 2010 and declared to:

1. Welcome the initiative of ASEAN Disabled People’s Organisations for establishing the ASEAN Disability Forum, a joint effort of multi-stakeholders, including ASEAN Members States, the ASEAN Secretariat, media, business sector, academic groups, Disabled People’s Organisations, disability related organizations and their parent/family organizations
2. Proclaim the ASEAN Decade of Persons with Disabilities (2011-2010) and its related initiatives as the theme is to promote disability-inclusive development within ASEAN

Having received recognition from the ASEAN Secretariat, the ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF) is currently in the process of becoming an affiliated civil society organisation of ASEAN.

Outline of the conference

General Information

TOR of Regional Conference on raising awareness of the ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF): a platform of engagement for DPOs and multi-stakeholders to promote and implement ASEAN Decade of Persons with Disabilities

1. To finalize ADF internal documents for accreditation by ASEAN Committee of Permanence Representatives (CPR);
2. To increase knowledge, and awareness of the CRPD and World Report on Disability;
3. To mainstream disability perspectives and recommendation into ACSC/APF outcome documents;
4. To encourage all ASEAN governments to sign, ratify and implement the CRPD.

1. The Phnom Penh Declaration.
2. Enriched understanding of the ASEAN Disability Forum as a platform for the disability movement toward the rights of Persons with Disabilities
3. Plan of Action from DPOs to promote The Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD);
4. The recommendation paper as an outcome document on the disability session during ACSC/APF.

• Plenary and Break-out sessions.

1. Draft of ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF) Terms of Reference.
2. National Mechanism on Disability and Development to promote and protect the rights of persons with disabilities to eliminate any form of discrimination, violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation;
3. Strengthening engagement and relationships of multi-stakeholders within the ASEAN

1. Cambodian Government (both central and local)
2. Governments of ASEAN countries
3. ASEAN Secretariat
4. Disability Action Council (DAC)
5. Disabled People’s Organization (DPOs) at both national and international levels
6. Cambodian Disabled People’s Organization (CDPO)
7. Expert practitioners in disability sectors
8. CSOs and INGOs
9. International Development Agencies
10. Donor Community

1. Officers from Governments and ASEAN Secretariat
2. UN Agencies
3. Representatives of DPOs
4. Institutions providing services for Persons with disabilities (education, health, skill training, etc.)
5. National and international CSOs
6. The business world / national and multinational companies
7. Academics
8. Leaders and practitioners in Civil Society.

Program

Regional Conference on raising awareness of the ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF): A platform of engagement for DPOs and multi-stakeholders to promote and implement the ASEAN Decade of Persons with Disabilities

March 28th – 31st, 2012 Phnom Penh Hotel – Phnom Penh

• Welcome remark

• Opening remark

• ASEAN and its mechanism to create one community and one identity

• ASEAN Decade of Persons with Disabilities, engagement of Thailand

• Bali Declaration and what is the use for Disability movement

• The role of DPI AP in support its members and ADF

• Engagement of Cambodian DPOs movement and its structure to ADF

• The NPA and disability policies and CRPD (15 Min)

• Quota system in Cambodia link to disability law to promote employability and decent work (15Min)

• Political participation;

• CIDI and DPOs movement;

• AusAID; Ms. Megan McCoy

• By Mr. Flynn Fuller, Representative of United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
• By Mr. Vorn Samphors, Representative of AIDE E't Action
• By Ms. Christine Lundberg, Representative of SIDA
• By Mr. Ngy San, Representative of CBM-Cambodia

General Information

Transportation/Logistical Information

Transportation will be provided for airport pick up and send off.

For those who would like to go to the hotel on their own, we recommend the use of Taxi at airport arrival point. Please mention your hotel name and address. For more please see the link

Please DO NOT takes another taxi outside airport.

Money Exchange:

For participants who wish to exchange money, they can find in airport arrival exit. Please see link in here

For who would like to have money exchange outside airport, please contact with hotel front office for assistance.

As the exchange rate fluctuates daily, participants should check the latest rate on the following web site:

From Airport to Hotel, Phnom Penh

The organizer provides transportation to pick up and send off to/from the airport-hotel. Please look for the sign board as below;

In case, you prefer to use public transportation, it may cost USD 5 for Tuk Tuk (local transportation) and USD 10 for Taxi; the hotel address is below:

Phnom Penh Hotel, No. 53, Monivong Boulevard,
Sangkat Srah Chok Phnom Penh

Tel: +855 23 23 991 868 Email: ()

Almond Hotel, N. 128 F, Sothearos Boulevard, Tonle Basak, Cornoer of Russian Embassy,

Tel: +855 23 2 0 22, Fax: + 855 23 22 07 22

Website:

Cambodiana Hotel, 313 Sisowath Quay, Phnom Penh

Tel: +855 23 426 288 () website: hotelcambodiana.com

Contact person in Cambodia: Mr Ngin Saorath , Tel: +855 1 285 1841

Mr. Ky Sophan, Tel: +855 88 54 6 1556

Travel Preparation

Power

Language

English is the official language of the events. Cambodian sign language translators will be available during the event.

Weather on March

Temperature max. (°C) 34° Temperature min. (°C) 23°

Humidity 70%

Sunlight – average 8.6

Shopping

Sorya Shopping Mall is most popular mall in Phnom Penh. There are many thing to find such clothing, super market, restaurant, Pizza company, KFC, game accessories, cinema theater, landscape view on the roof, consumer equipments. The shopping open from 9:00 am to 9:00pm.

Sorya Shopping Centre is located at Street 63 near and lots of nice shops, opticians, computer shops and clothing.

This place caused a sensation among the locals when it opened as they had never seen escalators before. Sorya shopping centre has five floors of every type of shop you can imagine selling authentic and copy gear. Address: #13-61, Street 63 (Trasak Paem), Phsar Thmei 2, Daun Penh,+855(0)23-210 018, +855(0)16-700 001

Central Market (Phsar Thmei)
This distinctive building is a city landmark - a unique art deco version of a traditional market. Four arms of the market converge in a soaring dome at the hub, perhaps reflecting the four arms of the chaktomuk (the convergence of the Mekong River.) Prior to 1935 the market area was a swamp/lake known as Beng Decho that received the runoff during the rainy season. The lake was drained and the market constructed in 1935-37, during the French colonial period, and originally dubbed the ‘Grand Market.’ Phsar Thmey is currently undergoing renovation but most of the project is complete. The central section of the main market building displays an amazing collection of gems and jewelry. The souvenir vendors are all back along the central entrance walk - offering curios, statuary, handicrafts, silks, t-shirts, postcards, etc. Book and map vendors sit to either side of the main market entrance. (‘Phsar Thmey’ would be properly translated ‘New Market’, but ‘Central Market’ has caught on in English.)