[PDFlist] [PDFBoardMembers] [Understanding the APRCEM Asia Pacific Disability Constituency]

Tue Oct 25 14:41:34 +12 2022

THank Co-Chair Lany for sharing the information.

much appreciated.

kind regards

On Tue, 25 Oct 2022 at 12:52, Villaney Remengesau, Co-chair <
lanysmile85 at gmail.com> wrote:

> *Asia Pacific Disability Constituency*
>
> *Asia Pacific Regional Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (APRCEM)*
>
> *Background*
>
> The Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities (SGPwD) is the
> representative civil society body of persons with disabilities to the
> United Nations High-Level Political Forum on the 2030 Agenda. The SGPwD is
> a network of persons with disabilities, organizations of persons with
> disabilities (OPDs) and other allies. The Asia Pacific is one of the five
> major global regions as defined by the United Nations. In the Asia-Pacific
> region, there is a strong and well-established coordination mechanism; the
> Asia-Pacific Regional Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (APRCEM).
>
> APRCEM is a civil society platform aimed to enable stronger cross
> constituency coordination and ensure that voices of all subregions of Asia
> Pacific are heard in intergovernmental processes at the regional and global
> levels. It seeks to ensure that viewpoints and voices from all subregions
> of the Asia Pacific are represented and heard in intergovernmental
> processes at both regional and global levels. The AP-RCEM was started and
> is owned and driven by Civil Society Organizations. It seeks to engage with
> UN agencies and the Member States, and it is designed to reach as many
> Civil Society Organizations in the region as it can in order to harness the
> voices of peoples’ movements and advance development justice that addresses
> issues such as inequalities of wealth, power, and resources, between
> countries, between the rich and poor, and between men and women.
>
> The AP-RCEM engages in sustainable development processes and the
> Disability Constituency is part of it. This document intends to establish a
> strong Asia Pacific Disability Constituency (APDC) as well as provide
> relevant information. All activities of the APDC are organized in relation
> to Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) implementation and the Economic and
> Social Commission of the Asia Pacific (ESCAP) Sustainable Development
> Forum. Persons with disabilities as a regional stakeholder group have the
> right to intervene, submit position papers and documents, hold side events,
> and engage fully as a civil society stakeholder at the ESCAP Sustainable
> Development Forum and related events.
>
> *Objectives*
>
> The key objectives are to raise awareness, amplify advocacy efforts
> towards CRPD compliant SDG implementation, participate in regional UN and
> other processes and opportunities and build our community and raise
> awareness. We hope to bring strong messages to the next regional Forum on
> Sustainable Development held by UN ESCAP as well as to create and build
> partnerships to further the implementation of the SDGs for persons with
> disabilities with the Member States and other actors in the region.
>
> *Scope*
>
> Our geographical scope is the Asia-Pacific region, with a connection to
> relevant global platforms and players such as the International Disability
> Alliance (IDA) and Stakeholder Groups of Persons with Disabilities (SGPwD).
>
> Term of the Focal Point is two years endorsed by the organization’s
> governing board represented by. Sub-Regional Focal Points are nominated in
> a process and serve two years as well.
>
> We note that the life of the SDGs is up to 2030.
>
> *Establishment of the Asia Pacific Disability Constituency*
>
> *Role of a Focal Point*
>
> The Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) meets annually
> to discuss the implementation of the SDGs. The AP-RCEM facilitates the
> participation of civil society at the Forum and the Disability Constituency
> under the umbrella of the AP-RCEM forms a part of that. The Constituency
> works to ensure that persons with disabilities from the Asia Pacific can
> unify their messages as a stakeholder group and are able to connect and
> interlink messages with the wider regional civil society, the UN, and the
> Member States. A key component of the organizational structure of the
> Constituency is the role of Focal Point and Regional Focal Point. The Focal
> Point shares information and opportunities to coordinate joint messages and
> carry out advocacy outreach. The Focal Points ensure that the workstreams
> adhere to the text of the CRPD, the 2030 Agenda, and other key documents.
>
> The Pacific Disability Forum (PDF) is the current Focal Point of the Asia
> Pacific Disability Constituency. The PDF Board decided in August 2022 that
> the Female Co-chair will continue to serve this role as the Focal Point
> with the support of Male Co-chair. The decision for the alternate focal
> point will be discussed later this year.
>
> The APRCEM Election process will conclude soon and the election committee
> will share the final results. However, PDF was the only eligible nominee
> for the election. Then, PDF will continue this role as the Focal Point
> until the official results are disseminated.
>
> *Membership and Participation*
>
> If you want to be part of the Asia Pacific Disability Constituency and
> receive information about the region, the implementation of the Sustainable
> Development Goals, and how to engage, we are inviting you to join the
> Asia-Pacific Disability Group Listserv! We will be using the listserv to
> disseminate information, coordinate joint messages, and correspond about
> important events.
>
> What is the listserv? This is an open and moderated forum intended to
> serve as a platform for exchange, knowledge sharing, and peer learning for
> the disability community in the Asia-Pacific region. The listserv will
> share information and opportunities for persons with disabilities related
> to the Asia-Pacific Regional Sustainable Development Forum. Members of the
> listserv are encouraged to raise any issues, make suggestions, and
> communicate with one another. The listserv is open to all persons with
> disabilities, organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs),
> non-governmental and other organizations working on the rights of persons
> with disabilities, non-governmental donors working with persons with
> disabilities, and disability rights advocates in the Asia-Pacific region.
>
> To join the listserv: Click on *https://groups.google.com/g/asia-pacific-disability-constituency-aprcem/membership
> <https://groups.google.com/g/asia-pacific-disability-constituency-aprcem/membership>*
>
>
> Email *tewai at visionpacific.org.nz <tewai at visionpacific.org.nz>* or *telesia.kobiti at pacificdisability.org
> <telesia.kobiti at pacificdisability.org>* to add you in the listserv.
>
> If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact the Focal
> Point at *lanysmile85 at gmail.com <lanysmile85 at gmail.com>* or *la at visionpacific.org.nz
> <la at visionpacific.org.nz>*.
>
> *Engagement and Structure*
>
> *Establishment of a Core Group*
>
> The Asia Pacific Disability Constituency proposes to create a
> collaborative approach to support the work of the focal point. Division of
> labor will enhance the participation of persons with disabilities in the
> SDG and related events in the region.
>
> As such we have established the Core Group consisting of the Focal Point
> and the three working groups on advocacy, capacity building, and
> communication. In order to establish synergies, all working group leads and
> the focal point will meet once a month to exchange and to identify future
> steps ahead.
>
> Focal points role remains – representation, coordination, sharing of
> information, communication with ESCAP, exchanges messages between the
> global and regional level
>
> Title of Working Group (WG)
>
> Tasks
>
> Advocacy Working Group
>
> Building the membership, raising awareness in the region, drafting media
> messages
>
> Capacity Building Working Group
>
> Establishing processes, overseeing selection, drafting speeches,
> interventions, reports, submissions, schedule of webinars, holding of
> thematic discussions
>
> Communications Working Group
>
> Raise awareness about the constituency, build the listserv and invite
> people to join, sharing information about the work to ESCAP, APRCEM, and
> beyond, conduct a subject-specific time-bound campaign
>
> *Be a Subregional Focal Point*
>
> Subregional Focal Points will carry out technical facilitation of Working
> Groups, organize meetings, and maintain official records of meetings,
> participants, and action steps. The subregional focal points will help to
> ensure that the Working Groups adhere to the text of the CRPD, the 2030
> Agenda, and other key documents, and report to the regional focal point of
> the Asia Pacific.
>
> There will be elections for the Subregional Focal Points for the SGPwD in
> the subregional offices in the Asia Pacific. The elections will be
> conducted later this year as well. The offices are as follows: ·
>
> *East and North-East Asia:* China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea,
> Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, and Russian Federation. Associate
> members: Hong Kong and Macau;
>
> *North and Central Asia:* The Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan,
> Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, Armenia, and Georgia;
>
> *The Pacific:* Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall
> Islands, Micronesia (the Federated States of), Nauru, New Zealand, Palau,
> Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and
> Vanuatu. Associate members: American Samoa, the Cook Islands, French
> Polynesia, Guam, New Caledonia, Niue, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
> Mariana Islands;
>
> *South-East Asia:* Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines,
> Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), Laos;
>
> *South and South-West Asia:* Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the
> Islamic Republic of Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Turkey.
>
> *Sub-Regional Focal Points Nomination*
>
> Invitation for an open, transparent, and participatory application process
> to identify the Sub-Regional Focal Points. This is a volunteer, unpaid
> position, and the core responsibilities are:
>
>
>    - · To share the information received from the regional focal point
>    with organizations of persons with disabilities at the subregional level.
>    - · Maintain communication and coordination with regional and other
>    subregional focal points.
>    - · Organize meetings, capacity building workshops/webinars in
>    coordination with the regional focal points.
>    - · Strengthen and engage subregional OPDs in the SDGs implementation.
>    - · Work in cooperation and collaboration with the Regional Focal
>    Point.
>
> *Resources*
>
> The key resource is the contribution and skills of the different members
> in the constituency.
>
> Regional, sub-regional, and national level OPDs will be a strong resource
> of the group.
>
> We also do have the support of various organizations/platforms who are
> contributing mainly through the provision of guidance, management,
> leadership, information sharing, creation of linkages, coordination, and
> logistics support to the Focal point, groups, and respective members. Some
> of the organizations/platforms include.
>
>
>    - · Pacific Disability Forum (PDF)
>    - · International Disability Alliance (IDA)
>    - · CBM
>    - · Light of the World
>    - · Sightsavers
>    - · Asia Pacific Regional Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (APRCEM)
>    - · Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities (SGPwD)
>
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