Media advisory: The importance of inclusive education for children with disabilities through the experiences of Armenia, Montenegro and Serbia
GENEVA/ YEREVAN / PODGORICA / BELGRADE, 4
February 2013
WHAT
A briefing which highlights the importance of inclusive education for
children with disabilities through the experiences of Armenia, Montenegro and Serbia: good practices and innovations,
appropriate legal framework, suitable policies, communication campaigns and
financing. Other governments are urged to follow suit and put in place
inclusive education policies for all children – a critical element of social
inclusion - and to ratify the Convention of the Rights of People with
Disabilities.
WHO
-
UNICEF
Executive Director Mr. Anthony Lake
- President of
UNICEF Executive Board H.E. Mr. Jarmo Viinanen
- Deputy Minister of Education and Sciences Ms. Karine Harutyunyan from
Armenia
- Deputy Minister of Education and Sports Ms. Vesna Vucurovic from
Montenegro
- Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development Dr. Zarko
Obradovic from Serbia.
WHEN
Wednesday 6 February 13.15-14.45 NY time, UN Secretariat, New York
WHY
An unacceptable number of
children with disabilities are hidden away at home where they receive no
education and no support. Children with disabilities are often excluded and
invisible and their rights are being violated. There is a need for policy
reforms and a change in attitude. Inclusive education provides the
opportunities needed for children with disabilities as well as other excluded
children to achieve their full potential so they can be active and productive
members of society and an important social and human resource.
MEDIA
MATERIALS
A press release, high resolution photos and b-rolls
of the event will be available for interested media organizations.
For more information or for media interested in
conducting phone interviews with their government representatives, please
contact the regional and communication officers in the following
countries.
MEDIA
CONTACTS
- Lely Djuhari, UNICEF Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe and
Commonwealth of Independent States, +41 792 044 482, ldjuhari@unicef.org
- Emil Sahakyan, UNICEF Armenia, + 37 491 20 38 21, esahakyan@unicef.org
- Jelena Perovic, UNICEF Montenegro, +382 69 225 315, jperovic@unicef.org
- Jadranka Milanovic, UNICEF Serbia, + 381 63 33 62 83, jmilanovic@unicef.org
SOCIAL MEDIA
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