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From: Stephanie Ortoleva, Esq. [log in to unmask]
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Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 6:27 AM
Subject: [GPDD] please circulate event flyer, "Forgotten Sisters: Women with Disabilities in Situations of Conflict" Oct. 20 lunchtime side event UN NY
Dear colleague,
please circulate the attached event flyer (copied below), "Forgotten Sisters: Women with Disabilities in Situations of Conflict" to be held on October 20 lunchtime side event at UN Headquarters NYC Conference Room E.
Thank you.
Our Forgotten Sisters:
Women with Disabilities in
Situations of Conflict
Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 1:15 - 2:45 PM
UN Conference Room E
Moderators: Akiko Ito, Chief , Secretariat on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs; and Stephanie Ortoleva, Esq., Senior Human Rights Legal Advisor, BlueLaw International and Adjunct Professor, American University Center for Global Peace
Panelists:
· Rachel Mayanja, UN Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (invited)
· Shantha Rau Barriga, Researcher/Advocate on Disability Rights, Human Rights Watch
· Dale Buscher, Director of Protection, Women's Refugee Commission (invited)
· Maria Veronica Reina, Executive Director, Global Partnership on Disability and Development
A light lunch will be served.
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