AP Mine Ban Convention: Parallel Programme for Victim Assistance Experts
TUESDAY 21 JUNE Co-Chairs of the Standing Committee on Victim Assistance and Socio-Economic Reintegration (Australia and Uganda) FOCUS ON ACCESSIBILITY Accessibility is about enabling landmine and other ERW survivors to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life by ensuring equal access to the physical environment, services, communications and information, and identifying and eliminating obstacles and barriers to accessibility. In the Cartagena Action Plan, the States Parties committed to “increase availability of and accessibility to appropriate services for female an...
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