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Roundtable 2: Resilient Societies, Care System and Empowering Persons with Disabilities
COSP19
Matters related to the implementation of the Convention: Roundtable 2. Resilient societies: strengthening care and support systems to ensure the empowerment, autonomy and independence of all persons with disabilities
Co-Chaired by H. E Ambassador Togolani
Edriss Mavura, Vice President of the Conference, Tanzania and Ms. Nadia
Hadad, Civil Society representative
Presentations by panelists:
1. Mr. Zhanbin Ren (China Disabled Persons’ Federation, China)
2. Mrs. Themida Anthopoulou (Confederation of Disability
Organizations, Cyprus)
3. Ms. Elina Celmina (Ministry of Welfare, Latvia)
4. Mr. Facundo Chavez Penillas (Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights/ OHCHR)
5. Mr. Advocate Jacob Chule Mwinula ( Primer Minister’s Office,
Tanzania)
6. Ms. Tina Minkowitz (Center for the Human Rights of Users and
Survivors of Psychiatry (CHRUSP), USA)
For more information, please visit: https://social.desa.un.org/cosp/19th-session
Source: UN DESA
