GPDD Meeting Archives

The idea of a global partnership focusing on disability and economic development arose in informal discussions at the celebration of United Nations International Day of Disabled Persons at the World Bank in December 2002.  For the next two years the brainstorm discussions continued at a series of meetings in Helsinki, Durban, Rome, and Washington, DC until the establishment of Coordinating Task Force that consists of representative members from stakeholders.  In September 2005 the Task Force held a Business Plan meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and met for the first time after having nearly a year long monthly audio conferences.

2005

Sep. 18-20: Business Plan Meeting for the GPDD Task Force in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• Meeting Report: MS Word (113Kb)
• Thematic Working Group Minutes
  • Education [MS Word 41Kb]
  • Disasters, Emergencies and Conflicts [MS Word 37.5Kb]
  • Poverty Reduction

2004

Dec. 2: GPDD Discussion Group Meeting in Washington, DC, USA

• Meeting Summary: MS Word (101KB)

May 20-21: Organizational Meeting for GPDD in Washington, DC, USA

• Meeting Summary: PDF (71KB) |  MS Word (24KB)
• Agenda: (PDF 672KB)
• Participants: (PDF 237 KB)
• Photo Gallery
• B-SPAN Video
• PowerPoint Presentations
  • The Norwegian perspective on disability in development cooperation (85Kb)
    By Olav Seim of Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    Review of Norwegian approach and experience
  • Disability Statistics No. 1 (55Kb) & No. 2 (804Kb)
    By Barbara Altman & Mary Chamie of Washington Group on Disability Measurement
    Report on progress and next steps
  • Inclusive Education (187Kb)
    By Phylis Magrab of Georgetown University
    A report on UNESCO’s Education for All (EFA) Flagship - The Right to Education for Persons with Disabilities
  • Lessons of Experience (57Kb)
    By Maj-Lis Voss of World Bank
    Summary of where the activity stands
  • Employment (103Kb)
    By Barbara Murray of International Labour Organization
    Report on training and decent work
  • Poverty Reduction Strategies and Disabilities (164Kb)
    By Rene Bonell of World Bank
    Findings about Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
  • HIV/AIDS (34Kb)
    By Nora Groce of Yale University
    Summary of findings from a recent study on disability

2003 

Dec. 9-10: Meeting in Rome, Italy

• Meeting Summary: PDF (48Kb) | MS Word (25Kb)

Oct. 1: Meeting in Durban, South Africa

• Meeting Summary: PDF (103Kb) | MS Word (35Kb)

May. 29-30: Meeting in Helsinki, Finland

• Meeting Summary: PDF (67Kb) | MS Word (26Kb)

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