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<b>Date: </b>Thursday, 15 June 2023 at 4:31 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>youth@lists.pacificdisability.org <youth@lists.pacificdisability.org>, dpo-officemanagers@lists.pacificdisability.org <dpo-officemanagers@lists.pacificdisability.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Opd-officemanagers] Join us now - COSP16 Side event / Harmonizing national policies and strategies with the CRPD: Pacific achievement and challenges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Bula All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Please join us this morning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"> Paradise Tabucala
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 15, 2023 2:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> PDF Staff <pdfstaff@pacificdisability.org><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Bula Vinaka All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">Once again asking all to join us early tomorrow morning. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsoheader" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">16th Session of the Conference of State Parties (COSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#2F5496">Harmonizing national policies and strategies with the CRPD: Pacific achievement and challenges around core policy
instruments and disability services.</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsoheader"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Date:</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"> Thursday 15 June 2023
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<p class="xmsoheader"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Time:</span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"> 4.45pm – 6.00pm (New York time)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121">UNPRPD Meeting Room - Amartya Conference Room</span><b><i><span style="color:black">,
</span></i></b><span style="color:#212121">304 East 45th Street, New York, NY,10017. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>at</b> :<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87548442610" title="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87548442610"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#0078D7">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87548442610</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#212121">
(<b>Meeting ID:</b><span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>875 4844 2610)</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Fiji – June 16<sup>th</sup> 2023 starting at 8.45am</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Samoa – June 16<sup>th</sup>, 2023 starting at 9.45am</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Tonga – June 16<sup>th</sup> 2023 starting at 9.45am</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Vanuatu – June 16<sup>th</sup> 2023 starting at 7.45am</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Solomon Islands – June 16<sup>th</sup> 2023 starting at 7.45am</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Palau – June 16<sup>th</sup> 2023 starting at 6.45am</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Kiribati – June 16<sup>th</sup> 2023, starting at 8.45am</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Tuvalu - June 16<sup>th</sup> 2023, starting at 8.45am</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">Cook Islands – 15<sup>th</sup> June 2023, starting at 10.45am</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Realising the rights of persons with disabilities requires legal harmonization, policy reforms, available disaggregated data, and
adequate resourcing to ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy the basic human rights, access services, and live independently.
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">While we welcome progress made in the past five years to reform legislation and policies, applaud the efforts to include the Washington
Group questions in census and survey, however, this has not translated into adequate resourcing to ensure persons with disabilities can access services, secure adequate income, have employment opportunities and access education amongst others, Persons with
disabilities are amongst the poorest with poor health and education outcome. </span>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">The side event will discuss some key achievements and challenges in reforming legislation and policies and translating data into policy
and program intervention with the adequate level of resourcing needed for reach and coverage in the Pacific.
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica">Moderator: Ms. Lisa Lamont Adams, Research and Diversity Advisor,
</span></i></b><span class="xmsosubtleemphasis"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#2F5496">United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD)</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica">Welcoming remarks:
<span style="color:#2F5496">Mr. </span></span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#2F5496">Setareki Macanawai, Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Disability Forum
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</span><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#2F5496">Ms. Andrea Cole, Director, Disability Equity and Rights, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia.
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext">Speaker 1 – Mr.</span></b><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family:Helvetica"> Rioli Deldeab Deduna,
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica">Director, Department of People Living with Disability,
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</b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica">Ms. Princess Heleina Raukete,
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica">Manager Social Policy & Services</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext">, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Government of Cook Island</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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</b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica">Ms. Faatino Utumapu, </span>
</b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica">General Manager, Nuanua O’ Le Alofa (National OPD)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:windowtext">, Samoa
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</b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica">Ms. Nelly Caleb, </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Helvetica">National Coordinator, Vanuatu Disability Promotion & Advocacy (National OPD),
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</span></b><b><i><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#2F5496">Ms Paula Tesoriero, Chief Executive of Whaikaha, Ministry of Disabled People, Head of the New Zealand Delegation to COSP16, Government of
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