DATE: 16 May 2022 (Monday)
TIME: 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) invite you to join the virtual launch of the first Global Report on Assistive Technology (GReAT) on Monday, 16 May 2022 from 15:00 to 16:00 CEST (Geneva).
The GReAT report was developed in response to the World Health Assembly resolution WHA71.8 on improving access to assistive technology adopted in May 2018. The global impact of the WHO-UNICEF Global Report on Assistive Technology will be unprecedented. The Global Report recognizes assistive technology and enabling environments as a precondition for people in need to realize their human rights, and shares evidence-based best practice examples and 10 key actionable recommendations on improving access to assistive technology, for everyone, everywhere.
The event will be hosted on Zoom Passcode: GReAT2022 (No registration needed) and live-streamed on WHO social media channels (Youtube, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok).
The event will have simultaneous translation and live captioning in Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish, Russian, and international sign language.
The launch will be emceed by Nujeen Mustafa, author, refugee, and disability rights advocate. Ms. Mustafa will introduce distinguished guests who will share their collective wisdom on the relevance of assistive technology for everyone, everywhere.
Speakers:
- Her Excellency Ms Amina J. Mohamed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
- Ms Catherine Russell, Executive Director, UNICEF
- His Excellency Micheál Martin, Prime Minister, Ireland
- Dr Ruth Warick, Vice-Chair, International Disability Alliance
- His Excellency Narendra Damodardas Modi, Prime Minister, India (TBC)
- Mr Stevie Wonder, UN Messenger of Peace (TBC)
- Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO
- Dr Balram Bhargava, Secretary, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India
- Mr Pascal Bijleveld, CEO, ATscale
- Ms Vicki Austin, CEO and Co-Founder, Global Disability Innovation Hub