Leadership of New Generations: Voices of Children and Adolescents with Disabilities

Accessibility | Human rights | Local Democracy

UN Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility

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Bullying amongst school children and adolescents can disproportionately impact children with disabilities. As such, various international instruments have declared the importance of States adopting measures that guarantee respect for the rights of people with disabilities in the education system. One of these measures is the campaign “Good treatment in schools, from children and adolescents with disabilities to their classmates”, promoted by the new generations. This will be presented in this session.

  • Maria Soledad Cisternas Reyes, UN Special Envoy Disability and Accessibility
  • Lucia Cardenas, Youth Representative of the Declaration of Children and Youth With Disabilities
  • Vahap Seçer, Mayor of Mersin Silvia Grecco, Municipal Secretary for Disability
  • Ashok Kumar Byanju, Mayor of Dhulikhel (TBC)
  • Peter Anyang’ N’yongo, Governor of Kisumu (TBC)

Tuesday, 11 October, 2022

14:30

- 16:00

DCC1 – 101-102

In person event

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