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The Panel focused on good practices and lessons learned in the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in the context of the adverse impact of climate change. Its main objectives were to understand the benefits of disability-inclusive climate action and to identify opportunities for international cooperation in mitigation and adaptation actions which promote and protect the rights of persons with disabilities.
The panellists of the event were:
- Ms Catalina Devandas Aguilar, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Ms Amalia A. Decena, President of Handicapables Association of Cagayan, Philippines
- Mr Sébastien Jodoin, Assistant Professor at the McGill University Faculty of Law and Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and the Environment
- Ms Deborah Iyute Oyuu, Programme Officer at the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda
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http://webtv.un.org/meetings-events/human-rights-council/watch/panel-d...
https://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/panel-session-climate-...
https://undocs.org/A/HRC/46/46 [English summary]
https://undocs.org/ar/A/HRC/46/46 [Arabic summary]
https://undocs.org/zh/A/HRC/46/46 [Chinese summary]
https://undocs.org/fr/A/HRC/46/46 [French summary]
https://undocs.org/ru/A/HRC/46/46 [Russian summary]
https://undocs.org/es/A/HRC/46/46 [Spanish summary]
https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/HRAndClimateChange/Pages/PersonsWithDi... [Easy to read summary]