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Asian and the Pacific Disabled People’s Organizations United: Towards the Establishment of the Regional Decade on the Effective Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Representatives of persons with disabilities from across the region participated in the meeting which aimed to review the implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012. The meeting considered the possibility of a new regional decade for persons with disabilities for the period 2013-2022 and to explored subregional approaches to promote the effective implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.