Voices of Youth with Disabilities from the Global South

Javed Abidi, Chair of Disabled People

Akiko Ito, Chief of the Secretariat of CRPD at DESA who co-chaired the event, giving her remarks.

Senarath Attanayake from Sri Lanka and Henrietta Davis-Wray from DPI Jamaica listen to the presentations.

Glimpse of the room.

Panelists listening to the co-chairs. In this picture is Abia Akram of DPI-Pakistan

Gopal Mitra and Rosangela Berman Bieler of UNICEF listen to the presentations.

Dr. Samuel Kabue (in the centre), Secretary of DPI listens to the presentations.

Participants listening to the presentations.

Abia Akram of DPI Pakistan spoke on the need for inclusion of youth with disabilities in all spheres, most importantly inclusion in social life.

Senator Keryann Ifill of Barbados (in green) moderated the side-event.

Sharmalee Cardoza of DPI Jamaica presented a picture of the situation in Caribbean.

Sharmalee Cardoza of DPI Jamaica presented a picture of the situation in Caribbean. On her right is Apollinaire Gahungu, her translator.

Gopal Mitra from the Disability Section of UNICEF presents UNICEF

Narayanan Nair, Senior VP-International HR of MphasiS presenting their company

Rosangela Berman Bieler, Chief of the Disability Section of UNICEF making her closing remarks.