Hanoi ILC Coordination Meeting on Accessible Public Transportation and Buildings

March 31, 2021

On March 31, General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA)’s partner in Vietnam, Hanoi Independent Living Center (HILC), conducted a virtual coordination meeting with regional disabled persons organizations (DPOs) to formulate recommendations on providing accessible public transportation and buildings for persons with disabilities. Twenty-seven people, including 11 women, attended the meeting.  Recommendations from…

[REGISTER NOW] AICHR Indonesia, AGENDA, and ASEAN Disability Forum First Joint Webinar

March 27, 2021

Representative of Indonesia to ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) in collaboration with General Elections Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) and ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF) is organizing a series of four bi-weekly webinars with a theme of "Advancing the Protection of Disability Rights in ASEAN in the Context of Post-Pandemic" on Monday at 09.00 - 12.00 Bangkok/Jakarta…

[Save the Dates] AICHR Indonesia, AGENDA & ADF Series of Webinars on Advancing the Protection of Disability Rights in ASEAN in the Context of Post-Pandemic

March 26, 2021

AICHR Indonesia in collaboration with General Elections Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) and ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF) is organizing a series of four bi-weekly webinars on advancing the protection of disability rights in ASEAN in the context of post-pandemic on Monday at 09.00 - 12.00 Bangkok/Jakarta time.

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Webinar on Women’s Leadership and Participation in Mitigating the Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lives of Women in Southeast Asia

March 24, 2021

On March 23, AGENDA held a webinar to commemorate International Women’s Day on “Women’s Leadership and Participation in Mitigating the Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lives of Women in Southeast Asia.” H.E. Yuyun Wahyuningrum, Representative of Indonesia to ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), delivered a keynote speech on increasing women’s…

ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Work Plan 2021-2025 approved at the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Minister’s Meeting (AMM)

October 8, 2020

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) as a regional overarching human rights body has shown its further commitments in promoting and protecting human rights in the Southeast Asia region by successfully developing a new five-year work plan 2021-2025 that was approved at the 53rd ASEAN…

AGENDA and ADF advocated for the implementation of the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025 with ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD)

September 23, 2020

On September 22, Tolhas Damanik from AGENDA and Lim Puay Tiak from ADF participated in the Open Session of the 16th SOMSWD Meeting that was moderated by the SOMSWD Philippines. In the 15-minute open session, Tolhas and Lim introduced AGENDA and ADF as a DPO networks coalition in ASEAN advocating disability rights in…

AGENDA and ADF virtually participated in the 15th ASEAN GO-NGO Forum on Social Welfare and Development

September 23, 2020

On September 21, AGENDA together with the ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF) participated in the 15th ASEAN GO-NGO Forum on Social Welfare and Development and presented on the impacts of the COVID19 pandemic on the lives of persons with disabilities and their families including the loss of jobs, mental and financial instability at…

6th AGENDA-ADF Online Regional Meeting on Youth Engagement

September 4, 2020

On August 25, the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) convened the sixth regional disabled people’s organization (DPO) virtual meeting on “Engaging Young People in Advocacy Initiatives and Electoral Participation”. The meeting was moderated by IFES’ Youth Specialist, Ashley Law, and IFES’ Inclusion Specialist, Rebecca Aaberg. The Chairman of ASEAN Disability Forum…

5th AGENDA-ADF Online Regional Meeting on Financial Inclusion

July 30, 2020

On July 22, AGENDA convened the fifth regional DPO online meeting on ‘How Digital Channels and Financial Products Can Accelerate Financial Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities’. The meeting was organized in collaboration with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Regional Office for Asia and was moderated by AGENDA Disability Rights Advisor, Tolhas…