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Sixth Meeting of the CEDDIS (May 2016)

Inclusive Initiatives for Persons with Disabilities in the Americas
within the Framework of the Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (CIADDIS)
June 15, 2016
United Nations, NY

Featured

• Preliminary results of the Working Group on Legal Capacity - Public Sector
• Preliminary results of the Working Group on Legal Capacity - Civil Society
• Authorities of OAS - UN Committees for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (CEDDIS) met in New York
• General Observation of the Committee about the Legal Capacity of Persons with Disabilities
• World Report on Disability (WHO)
• Report on the Program for the Protection of Vulnerable Groups in Haiti (USAID/OAS)
• Regional Diagnosis on the Exercise of Legal Capacity of Persons with Disabilities

• Final Report

The purpose of the Sixth Meeting of CEDDIS was to consider the country reports on implementation of the Inter-American Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (CIADDIS) and the Program of Action for the Decade of the Americas for the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (PAD), which included in-depth evaluation by country and adoption of general recommendations for referral to the OAS General Assembly regarding the situation of persons with disabilities in the region. In this meeting took place the election of the Chair and Second Vice Chair of the Committee and a dialogue with representatives of civil society organizations.

This meeting was attended by the representatives from the following countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay and Peru.