COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Half Day of General Discussion on “Women and Girls with Disabilities”
OHCHR, Palais des Nations, Room XX
Geneva, 17 April 2013 (12:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00)
PROGRAMME
12:00-12:05 Opening remarks: Mr Ronald McCallum, Outgoing Chairperson, CRPD Committee
12: 05– 12:15 Introduction to the Sessions: Ms Ana Pelaez Narvaez, CRPD Focal Point for the General Discussion on Women and Girls with Disabilities
12:15-13:00 Session I : Intersectionality of gender and disability
Chairperson: Ms Theresia Degener, Member, CRPD Committee
Panellists: - Ms Dagmar Schumacher, Director, UN Women Brussels Office
- Ms Kirsi Madi, Deputy Regional Director, UNICEF CEECIS Region
- Ms Victoria Lee, International Disability Alliance
- Ms Patricia Schulz, Member, CEDAW Committee
- Mr Juan José Gómez Camacho, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of Mexico
Followed by Open discussion
13:00-15:00 Lunch break
15:00-16:30 Session II: Violence against women and girls with disabilities
Chairperson: Ms Maria Soledad Cisternas Reyes, Member, CRPD Committee,
Brief Presentations: - Ms Gabriela Guzman, Human Rights Officer, Violence against Women mandate, OHCHR
- Ms Imma Guerras-Delgado, Advisor on Child Rights, OHCHR
15:30– 16:30 Open floor discussion: Statements from States parties, NHRIs, DPOs, NGOs and other stakeholders
16:30 - 17:45 Session III: Sexual and reproductive rights and women and girls with disabilities
Chairperson: Ms Silvia Judith Quan-Chang, Member, CRPD Committee
Brief Presentation: Ms Suzanne Reier, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, WHO
17:00 – 17:45 Open floor discussion: Statements from States parties, NHRIs, DPOs, NGOs and other stakeholders
17:45-17:55 Concluding Comments: Ms Ana Pelaez Narvaez, CRPD Focal Point on General Discussion on Women and Girls with Disabilities
17:55-18:00 Closing remarks: Ms Maria Soledad Cisternas Reyes, Chairperson, CRPD Committee
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