Asia Pacific Summit for Persons with Disabilities in Indonesia

The High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on The Final Review of The Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities (HLIGM APDPD) was closed with the birth of the Jakarta Declaration which marked the start of the fourth decade of the decade of people with disabilities in Asia Pacific region.

The Jakarta Declaration is expected to be able to reaffirm the commitment of the governments of Asia Pacific countries in realizing the Incheon Strategy which was initiated ten years ago.

The Jakarta Declaration contains six resolutions as a commitment of governments in Asia Pacific countries in disability-inclusive development. One of the priority issues is the alignment of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) to national level legislation.

Indonesia itself has ratified the CRPD through Law Number 19 of 2011 concerning Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and in 2016, Law Number 8 of 2016 concerning Persons with Disabilities was born as a replacement for Law Number 4 of 1997 concerning persons with disabilities.

The APDPD HLIGM was carried out in collaboration with UNESCAP and the Ministry of Social Affairs. This activity was carried out on a hybrid basis since October 19 and ends on October 21, 2022. Also attending this activity were delegates from 53 member countries, 9 association countries, observer countries, UN agencies, and civil society organizations.