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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">Dear colleagues and friends,</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">We are pleased to inform you that the panel discussion on climate change and persons with disabilities is scheduled to take place during the Human Rights Council’s 44<sup>th</sup> session, on 8 July
from 13:00 to 15:00. </span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">The discussion, requested by
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HRC resolution 41/21 on human rights and climate change</a> will be informed by OHCHR’s analytical study on the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in the context of climate change (<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fundocs.org%2FA%2FHRC%2F44%2F30&data=02%7C01%7Crobert.vaughan%40one.un.org%7Cfb07a865be374fceaf1208d81f23900b%7Cb3e5db5e2944483799f57488ace54319%7C0%7C1%7C637293584890615152&sdata=fhGhs96rYWUw%2BpSX%2BpcUgg64WOqiVn6%2FmbOAnd1nboc%3D&reserved=0">A/HRC/44/30</a>
– <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ohchr.org%2FDocuments%2FIssues%2FClimateChange%2FA_HRC_44_30_EasyToRead.docx&data=02%7C01%7Crobert.vaughan%40one.un.org%7Cfb07a865be374fceaf1208d81f23900b%7Cb3e5db5e2944483799f57488ace54319%7C0%7C1%7C637293584890615152&sdata=24YR3mHalU62rRiM7vzlvPJcReilKqBmLLKtC4QVjmk%3D&reserved=0">
Easy-to-Read version in English</a>). It presents an opportunity to develop a more profound understanding of the impacts of climate change on the rights of persons with disabilities and to identify opportunities to implement a disability-inclusive approach
to climate action in the context of the adverse impacts of climate change.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">Panellists include Ms. Catalina Devandas Aguilar, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities; Mr. Sébastien Jodoin, Assistant Professor at the McGill University Faculty of Law
and Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and the Environment; Ms. Amalia A. Decena, President of Handicapables Association of Cagayan, Philippines; and Ms. Deborah Iyute Oyuu, Programme Officer at the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda. A summary
report of the panel discussion – including an accessible format – will be submitted to the Council at its 46<sup>th</sup> session.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#1F497D">The panel discussion can be viewed live on UN Web TV:
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