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September 14, 2007
7th DPI World Assembly-Korea
The7th DPI World Assembly in Korea started from September 5, 2007 at KINTEX in Gyeonggi Province. More than 2,700 leaders with disabilities from 71 countries gathered at one hall.
A wide range of the current issues of persons with disabilities in the world, such as Human Rights, Inclusive Education, Sexual Abuse/Exploitation, International Monitoring Mechanism, Participation in Political Life, and Community Development and DPO'S Roles were discussed at the workshops and Seoul Declaration was adopted on September 8, last day of the Assembly.
http://www.dpi-japan.org/english/Seoul%20Declaration.doc
New members of the International Organizing Committee for DPI were selected as follows;
Chairperson-Disabled Peoples' International: Mr. Wilfredo Guezman (Peru)
Deputy Chairperson for Human Rights: Mr. George Daniel (Trinidad and Tobago)
Deputy Chairperson for Development and under represented groups: Ms. Rachel Kamchacha Kachaje (Malawi)
Information Officer: Mr. Giampiero Griffo (Italy)
Treasurer: Mr. Shoji Nakanishi (Japan)
Secretary: Mr. Abdus Sattar Dulal (Bangladesh)
Posted by jicafriends at September 14, 2007 02:49 PM