[Dpo-officemanagers] FW: Women with disability delighted with outcome of Women’s Ministers meeting

[Mere Roden]

Thank you La,

I very much agree with all said by Lanieta. It is about time women are
supported through budgetary allocation.


Many Thanks
Mere

On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 2:29 PM, Lanieta Tuimabu <lanietatuimabu at fdpf.org>
wrote:

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> *Subject:* Women with disability delighted with outcome of Women’s
> Ministers meeting
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> PAC - WOMEN MEET: FIJI SUN PACNEWS 2: Mon 09 Oct 2017
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> *Women with disability delighted with outcome of Women’s Ministers meeting
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> SUVA, 09 OCTOBER 2017 (FIJI SUN) --- Women with disabilities have had
> their right to work recognised by Pacific Ministers for Women.
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> The recognition which appears in the wording of the outcomes document of
> the Pacific Ministers for Women meeting is significant because it means
> regional organisation will now have to work to ensure that the needs of
> disabled women are met.
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> ―The women with disabilities community is very excited that they got a
> very substantive paragraph (in the outcomes document), said Noelene
> Nabulivou representing the We Rise Feminist Caucus, a leading civil society
> organisation at the meeting.
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> ―And it‘s a paragraph that links to an international commitment, she said
> explaining that it has the backing of international laws and conventions
> signed by Pacific governments.
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> The breakthrough paragraph reads: ‖The conference recognised the right of
> persons with disabilities, including women, to work on an equal basis with
> others. This includes the right to the opportunity to gain a living by work
> freely chosen or accepted.
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> Fiji Disabled Peoples Federation office manager, Lanieta Tuimabu told
> journalists at the meeting says women with disability should not be left
> behind.
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> ―We believe that human right is for everyone and I would like to see that
> women with disabilities will not be discriminated,‖ Tuimabu said She has
> been an active observer and contributor to the 13th Triennial Conference of
> Pacific Women and sixth Pacific Ministers for Women meeting since Monday
> Tuimabu said the triennial conference had given her a platform and more
> confidence to advocate on women with disability.
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> ―Women with disability can also participate and earn their living through
> crafts. There is a lot of texts on women with disability but the way
> forward would be is seeing the documents advocate on in our various
> government women ministries on how we could include disability in the
> various ministries; not only the policies but also the budgetary
> allocations to support the work for us.
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> ―By 2030, I wish to see that no women with disability are left behind in
> the development, participation and decision making, playing leadership
> roles and take part in various sector activities; and are not seen as a
> separate group but coming together as one with one voice,‖ Tuimabu
> said....PACNEWS
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