Participation of persons with disabilities in political and public life: 10th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD
The tenth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities (CRPD) will be held from 13 to 15 June 2017 in New York. On the sideline of this session, the Permanent Mission of Morocco to the United Nations in partnership with the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the Collective for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Morocco, organized a side event on “the participation of persons with disabilities in political and public life”.
The purpose of this side event is to recall that “the promotion of active political participation of persons with disabilities remains dependent on their political inclusion”. In this regard, elections are an essential step for the participation of all citizens in building democratic construction and contributing to the management of local affairs.
This event is an opportunity for the CNDH and NGOs to exchange their experiences on political empowerment of persons with disabilities.
The tenth session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD is organized under the theme “The Second Decade of the CRPD: Inclusion and full participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations in the implementation of the Convention” and will highlight the following themes:
- Addressing the impact of multiple discrimination on persons with disabilities and promoting their participation and multi-stakeholder partnerships for achieving the SDGs in line with the CRPD;
- Inclusion and full participation of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action;
- Promoting inclusive urban development and implementation of the New Urban Agenda- Habitat III.
Speakers at this side event:
- Mr. Abdelmajid Makni, Member, CNDH of Morocco and Collective for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Morocco
- Ms. Jahda Abou khalil, Secretary, Arab Organization for Persons with Disabilities
- Mr. Khalid Ramli, Human rights Officer, CNDH, Morocco