ASEAN Produces "Makassar Recommendations" for Persons with Disabilities
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14 October 2023 17:30 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - ASEAN High-Level Forum produced "Makassar Recommendations" to strengthen the commitment to empowering persons with disabilities, realizing inclusivity, and elevating the dignity of persons with disabilities. This recommendation was produced at the ASEAN High Level Forum on Disability Inclusive Development and Partnership beyond 2025 taking place in Makassar on 10-12 October 2023.
The recommendations were submitted after the participating ASEAN member countries led by Indonesia formulated a draft recommendation. The forum attended by around 200 participants, was one of a series of ASEAN Summits under the chairmanship of Indonesia. Apart from ASEAN member countries, there were also participants from the United States, England, and Australia, as well as from the ASEAN Secretariat, various organizations for persons with disabilities, the ASEAN Disability Forum, and various other partners. The participants jointly formulated innovative strategies to realize socio-regional inclusiveness, empower persons with disabilities, and strengthen partnerships. The Forum hopes that ASEAN will become the epicenter of sustainable growth of inclusiveness.
After two days of formulation, ten recommendations dubbed the "Makassar Recommendations" were finally produced. These recommendations were read out by the Commissioner of the National Commission on Disabilities (KND), Eka Pratama before the closing of the forum on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. The 10 recommendations are First, accelerating the implementation of the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025 by mainstreaming the rights of persons with disabilities in ASEAN cooperation. Second, further support the review and report on the implementation of the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025 by including the participation of persons with disabilities.
The third recommendation, ensure disability inclusive development as a fundamental part of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045. Fourth, encouraging ASEAN Dialogue Partners to mainstream empowerment and rights of persons with disabilities through collaboration with ASEAN, including in providing disability-inclusive infrastructure.
Fifth, provide more innovative social welfare and development policies to empower and protect the rights of persons with disabilities. Sixth, Increase joint efforts to ensure equal participation and access for persons with disabilities in public services and eliminate barriers to stigma and discrimination such as education, health, and employment.
The seventh recommendation, strengthen efforts to provide better and more inclusive disability data. Meanwhile, eighth, strengthening access to supporting technology based on appropriate needs to increase access to inclusive education, health interventions, employment, and entrepreneurship.
