SDD/APDPD/Beijing Action Plan

Distr.: For participants only 17 December 2019

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Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Regional Forum on Advancing Disability-inclusive Development through the Beijing Action Plan

18-19 December 2019 , China,

Provisional List of participants

GOVERNMENT EXPERTS

Armenia

Ms. Araksia Svajyan, Councillor Coordinator of Activities on Functionality Assessment Reforms, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

Bangladesh

Ms. Shabnam Mostari Rikta, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Social Welfare

Bhutan

Mr. Phuntsho Wangyel, Chief Research Officer, Gross National Happiness Commission

Mr. Tashi Dorji, Deputy Chief Research Officer, Gross National Happiness Commission

Cambodia

Mr. Koy Vorn, Deputy Director of Integration for Persons with Disabilities Unit, Disability Action Council

China

Mr. Jia Yong,

Mr. You Liang, Director General of International Affairs Department

Mr. Zhang Yong’an, President, Disabled Persons' Federation

Mr. Chen Xuejun, President, Guangzhou Disabled Persons' Federation

Ms. Hou Yisha, President, Disabled Persons' Federation

Mr. Xu Jianqiang, President, Guangxi Disabled Persons' Federation

Ms. Xu Ling, Division Chief of International Affairs Department

Ms. Lai Junxiang, Vice County Governor, Wuhua County Government

Mr. Li Duqiang, Town Mayor, Tanxia Town Government, Guangdong

Mr. Li Baojin, Head of General Office, Employment Guidance Service Centre, Guangdong Disabled Persons’ Federation

Ms. Yin Fang, Officer, Shenzhen Disabled Persons' Federation

India

Dr. Prabodh Seth, Joint Secretary, Department of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Mr. Arun Kalra, Under Secretary, Department of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Mr. Sunil Kumar Mahto, Under Secretary, Department of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Kiribati

Mr Abakai Taurabakai, Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Women, Youth and Social Affairs

Mr. James Teimone, Senior Disability Inclusive Development Officer, Ministry of Women, Youth and Social Affairs

Malaysia

Ms. Rosmahwati binti Ishak, Deputy Director General (Strategic), Department of Social Welfare, Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development

Mongolia

Ms. Sanjmyatav Regzen, Head of Division for Development of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection

Ms. Tsevelmaa Borkhuu, Specialist in charge of foreign relations, General Authority for Development of Persons with Disabilities

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Ms. Odgerel Tseden-ish, General Authority for Development of Persons with Disabilities

Myanmar

Mr. Tun Zaw, Deputy Director General, Department of Rehabilitation Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement

Pakistan

Ms. Lubna Mansoor, Director, Ministry of Human Rights

Philippines

Ms. Karen Dumpit, Commissioner, Commission of Human Rights

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Experts from other entities

Mr. Lim Puay Tiak, Chairman, ASEAN Disability Forum

Mr. Pongwattana Charoenmayu, Project Manager for ASEAN Autism Mapping Project, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability, Thailand

Mr. Somchai Rungsilp, Community Development Department Manager, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability, Thailand

Mr. Joseph Kwan, Asia-Pacific Network on Accessible Tourism, Hong Kong, China

Mr. Nazmul Bari, Centre for Disability in Development, Bangladesh

Mr. Stathis Triantafyllou, Psychologist and Disability Expert, Functioning and Disability Reference Group of the World Health Organization

Mr. Jerome Zayas, Inclusive Development and Empowerment Agenda, Philippines

Professor Lei Zhang, Institute of Population Research, China

Mr. Satoshi Kose, International Association for Universal Design, Japan

Mr. Hisao Chiba, Expert, Chief Advisor of the Project for Promoting Social Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia, Japan International Cooperation Agency

Professor Li Jian’an, Director of Medical Rehabilitation Center, Jiangsu Province Hospital, President of Rehabilitation Hospital, and

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International Associate of the National Academy of Medicine, USA

Ms. Barkha Henry, Regional Programme Development & Resourcing, South Asia, East Asia & Pacific Regional Office, Leonard Cheshire, Thailand

Mr. Zhiyong Zhang, Coordinator of China Programme, Leonard Cheshire, China

Mr. Abner Manlapaz, Life Haven Centre for Independent Living, Philippines

Mr. Setaraki Macanawai, , Pacific Disability Forum, Fiji

Ms. Angeline Chand, Team Leader (Programmes), Pacific Disability Forum, Fiji

Ms. Ikumi Kawamata, Program Officer, The Nippon Foundation, Japan

Mr. Ishii Yasunobu, Senior Programme Director, The Nippon Foundation, Japan

Ms. Li Haiou, Vice Chairman, Zhongshan College, China

Mr. Monthian Buntan, Member of the Senate, Royal Thai Parliament, and Member of the United Nations Committee on the Right of Persons with Disabilities

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YOUTH SPEAKERS

Mr. Cai Cong, China

Ms. Pratishtha Deveshwar, India

SUPPORT PERSONNEL FOR ACCESSIBILITY

Personal assistance

Mr. Alvis Chand

Mr. Manish Kumar

Ms. Ana Pickering Macanawai

Ms. Tan Kwee Soon

Sign language interpretation

Ms. Aki Takizawa

Mr. John Xandre Concepcion Baliza

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Mr. Mun Kai Chew

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PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

Guangdong Disabled Persons' Federation

Mr. Li Xiaohua, Director, Guangdong Disabled Persons’ Federation

Guangdong Lions Clubs

Mr. Zhan Xiaoyang, President

Rehabilitation International

Ms. Yang Qian, Officer, Office of the of Rehabilitation International

Ms. Duan Xiao, Officer, Office of the Chairperson of Rehabilitation International

United Nations Population Fund

Ms. Kamma Blair, Programme Officer, Asia and the Pacific Regional Office

Ms. Suren Navchaa, Deputy Representative, China

Ms. Wen Hua, Sexual and Reproductive Health Programme Specialist, China

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ORGANIZERS

China Disabled Persons’ Federation

Ms. Yao Di, Officer, International Affairs Department

Ms. Ma Xingcan, International Affairs Department

Ms. Wang Jiahe, Officer, International Affairs Department

Ms. Lu Ju, Officer, International Affairs Department

Mr. Wang Kaiyue, Officer, International Affairs Department

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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Dr. Srinivas Tata, Director, Social Development Division

Ms. Cai Cai, Chief, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Section, Social Development Division

Ms. Aiko Akiyama, Social Affairs Officer, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Section, Social Development Division

Ms. Li Stephanie Choo, Associate Social Affairs Officer, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Section, Social Development Division

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