2021 Economic and Social Committee
Humanitarian Affairs Segment
Our voices count: young people with disabilities and climate action
Thursday 24 June 8:30 to 10:00am CET
Agenda:
8.30- Welcome by moderator, Dr. Yolanda Muñoz
- Overview of the event- including intersection between age and disability and how this impacts on opportunities for young people with disabilities to engage in climate action. How these issues are compounded in humanitarian contexts
- Importance of this event as a space for young people with disabilities themselves to share their experience and learning
- Thank you to co-sponsors (Australia, Finland, UK), organizers (IDA and UNICEF), panelists and audience
- CART is available- you will find the link in the chat box
- Welcome to Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Finland to the UN in Geneva, Ms. Kirsti KAUPPI to give opening remarks
8.35- Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Finland to the UN in Geneva, Ms. Kirsti KAUPPI- Opening remarks
8.38- Introduction by moderator of EDF video screening
8.40- Screening of ‘Disability Inclusive Climate Justice’ by the European Disability Forum (Disability inclusive climate justice - YouTube )
8.45- Introduction by moderator of Karina Chupina
8.46- Karina Chupina, International Federation of Hard of Hearing People- What is the impact of climate change on persons with disabilities, in particular the impact on youth? What are the barriers to participation by youth with disabilities in climate action?
8.51- Introduction by moderator of Ruci Senikula
8.52- Ruci Senikula, Youth with Disabilities Engagement Program Officer, Pacific Disability Forum- How have youth with disabilities in the Pacific been engaged in addressing the impacts of climate change that they face?
8.57- Introduction by moderator of David Nangosi
8.58- David Nangosi, National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda- How have OPDs been engaged in climate action in Uganda? How have youth been engaged in these initiatives?
9.03- Introduction by moderator of META Planeta video
9.04- Meta Planeta Video on actions taken to engage youth with disabilities in climate action in Latin America
9.09- Introduction by moderator of Erika Isabel Yague
9.10- Erika Isabel Yague, young humanitarian practitioner- What can we learn from engaging youth with disabilities in humanitarian action?
9.15- Interventions from the floor
Ms Leku Sylvie Nakou, Cameroon
9.45- Moderator identifies 3-5 concrete actions, to be circulated widely after the event
Moderator invites UNICEF for closing remarks
9.55- UNICEF- Closing remarks