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CBR Asia-Pacific Network 
by Sunarman Sukhmoto, Rajesh Nanda, Ghulam Nabi Nizamani
CBR Asia Pacific Network

content:
1. Establishment 
2. Vision, Mission, Objectives
3. Organizational Structure 
4. CBR-AP Network Coverage 
5. first Asia-Pacific CBR Congress
6. Asia-Pacific CBR Convention
7. second Asia-Pacific CBR Congress 
8. Public Relation materials
9. first CBR World Congress
10. FUTURE DIRECTIONS 


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1. Establishment 
Network Established in 2009
A major outcome of 1st CBR Asia Pacific Congress in Bangkok
With support of APCD and WHO

Asia-Pacific Region
- Home to 62 percent of the world’s population and about 65 percent of the world’s poor 
- Most dynamic and fastest growing region in the world
- An estimated 450 million persons with disabilities in the region
- 53 member countries in the Asia-Pacific Region (according to ESCAP) 
- Sub-regions include: East and Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South and Southwest Asia, Central Asia, Pacific 
- 24 Member countries/areas of CBR Asia-Pacific Network 
- 23 countries in the Asia-Pacific Region ratified CRPD 
- Two successful CBR AP congresses and one CBR Convention organized in the region
- Global CBR Congress will be held in India Asia Pacific Region

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2. Vision, Mission, Objectives
Vision : Inclusive Development and Inclusive Society
Mission: To promote, develop, and support CBR in the region and globally. 
Objectives: To support, promote and facilitate: 
1) Documentation and sharing of good practices and lessons learned; 
2) Regional base for capacity development at individual and organizational levels
3) National, sub‐regional and global CBR networks; 
4) Linkage among stakeholders and a strong alliance with organizations of persons w/disabilities and families, national and international non‐governmental institutions/organizations, academia, national and local governments, donors and UN agencies; 
5) Evidence‐based research initiatives; 
6) Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and inclusive Millennium Development Goals; 
7) National and international development initiatives/commitments to be inclusive 
8) Disability advocacy and awareness‐raising in the region.	


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3. Organizational Structure 
2012 Executive Committee: 
Ghulam Nabi Nizamani, Chairperson, Pakistan 
Tulika Das, Vice-Chairperson, India 
Etsuko Ueno, Vice-Chairperson, Japan 
Sunarman Sukamto, Treasurer, Indonesia 
Akiie Ninomiya , Secretary General, Thailand 

EC Members: 		
Farida Yesmin
You Hong 	Rajesh Kumar Nanda 
Amy Bolinas
Shidhatha Shareef
Muhammad Sadiq Mohibi 

Secretariat
Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability
The Secretariat will be responsible for coordination and communication of the Network.


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4. CBR-AP Network Coverage 
East and Northeast Asia: China, Japan, Mongolia

Southeast Asia : Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Timor Leste Vietnam

South and Southwest Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Sri Lanka

Central Asia: None

Pacific: Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea


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5. first Asia-Pacific CBR Congress
18-20 February 2009, Bangkok, Thailand
More than 650 participants from 52 countries mainly in the Asia-Pacific region participated in the first Asia-Pacific CBR Congress.


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6. Asia-Pacific CBR Convention
13-15 November 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Launching the New CBR Guidelines in Asia and the Pacific 
More than 550 participants from 32 countries mainly in the Asia-Pacific region participated in the Asia-Pacific CBR Convention.


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7. second Asia-Pacific CBR Congress 
theme: CBR: building communities for everyone
sub-theme: mainstreaming disability int he development agenda
november 29 - december 1, 2011
manila, philippines
More then 650 delegates participated from 60 countries and other regions like Africa, America and Europe



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8. Public Relation materials
Brochure, Newsletter, Website 

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9. first CBR World Congress
CBR India Network announces
www.cbrglobal.org
november 26-28, 2012 agra, India

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10. FUTURE DIRECTIONS 
1st CBR World Congress 
3rd Asia-Pacific CBR Congress 
Online Training Program
Offline Training Program 
Development of CBR training manual 
Publications 
- Newsletter 
- Good practice model / lessons learned 
Promotion of CRPD
Collaboration with CBR Global Network, IDDC, CBR Africa Network, CBR Network of the Americas and the Caribbean towards CBR Global Network


thank you

http://www.cbrasiapacific.net 

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