Objectives of the workshop
– To enhance understanding of victim assistance in the context of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD)
– To provide practical information on measures to implement victim assistance in the framework of implementation of the CRPD
– To emphasize the importance of reporting on victim assistance activities

Presentations:
– Overview of progress made and outline of the remaining challenges. Co-chairs, Afghanistan and  Bosnia Herzegovina, Coordinators on Victim Assistance

– Legal ramifications of the CCM Article 5 related to the CRPD.  Co-chair, Bosnia Herzegovina, Coordinator on Victim Assistance

– Assisting cluster munitions victims in the context of the implementation of the CRPD. Ms. Maraisa Mc Carthy, Consultant UNDP

– Promoting the Victim assistance in the framework of the CRPD: Afghanistan and Bosnia Herzegovina case studies. M. Mohammad Shafiq Yosufi, Director for Department of Mine Clearance (DMC), Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA);  Prof. Edin Osmanbegovic, University of Tuzla, Bosnia Herzegovina

– Reporting obligations on victim assistance under the CCM. Coordinator on Reporting, Belgium

Statement:
Statement by CMC