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1、ROUGHLYEDITEDCOPYCIVILSOCIETYFORUMSEPTEMBER11,201210:00AMOPENINGSESSIONCaptioningProvidedby:CaptionFirst,Inc.P.O.Box1924Lombard,IL601488008255234********Thistextisbeingprovidedinaroughdraftformat.CommunicationAccessRealtimeTranslation(CART)isprovidedinordertofacilitatecommunicationaccessibi

2、lityandmaynotbeatotallyverbatimrecordoftheproceedings.********>>Pleasetakeyourseats.>>COLINALLEN:CanIgeteverybody'sattention?Pleasetakeyourseats.Averygoodmorningtoyou.IwanttowelcomeyouherethismorningtotheCivilSocietyForum.RegardingtheCRPD,theConventionontheRightsofPersonswithDisabilitiesspons

3、oredbytheUN/DESAandInternationalDisabilityAlliance.MynameisColinAllen,I'mthepresidentoftheWorldFederationoftheDeaf.AndI'mveryexcitedandhonoredtochairthisfirstsessionthismorning.Theopeningsessionof30minutes.Therewillbefourspeakersthismorninginthefirstsession.Eachspeakerwillhavealimitofsevenmin

4、utes.FirstofallIwanttoletyouknowwhothespeakers.FirstwillbethepermanentrepresentativeofSwedentotheUnitedNations,hisExcellencyH.E.MartinGrunditzwelcome.YourExcellency.>>H.E.MARTINGRUNDITZ:Thankyouverymuch.Thankyou,chair.Excellencies,colleaguesandfriends,itisatremendousprivilegeforSwedenandmeper

5、sonallytochairtheConferenceofStatesPartiestotheconvention,whichwillbeginitssessionheretomorrow.Thiswillbemysecondadditionanditistrulyrewarding,butsomehow,andthisisalittlebitofaconfession,theCivilSocietyForumfeelsliketherealgettogetherwherethemindsarefree,opinionsareexchanged,andconvenienceco

6、messecondhand.It'sbecauseyou,thecivilsociety,thehardbeatoftheglobaldisabilitycommunityandindeedtheconference.Sothankyou,IDAandDESAfororganizingthisevent.Itisindispensable.Thereareover600NGOregisteredtotheconferencefrom150organizations.ManyofthedelegatesfromStatesPartiesandsignatorieshalefromc

7、ivilsocietyandtheystartedtheircareersinthedisabledpersonsorganizations.Itisnowonderthattheconventionexplicitlyrecognizestheparticipationofcivilsocietyinallmattersrelatedtotheimplementationoftheconvention.AndIhopethatyouwillfindthattheConferen