Children with disabilities shall not be left behind

Access to education is a human right, stated in several articles in the UN conventions CRPD and CRC. SDG 4 in Agenda 2030 focuses especially
on inclusive education.

In the Nordic region, education is universal and free for all. School laws demand that schools provide education to all pupils according to needs and abilities. There are many good examples, but also challenges on how to provide equal conditions for learning.

In this event, government officials and NGO representatives from the Nordic countries, experts from the World Bank, UNICEF and young disability rights advocates from Kenya and the Philippines, present and discuss initiatives for every child’s access to education.

The event will be web-streamed, live texted and recorded for future use at webtv.un.org

Programme 4:45 - 6:00 PM

Opening

Jan-Christian Kolstø, State Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Norway
Nora Eklöf, Youth for Accessibility Network, Sweden

Policies and practices that promote inclusive education and reflection on challenges in the field.

SPEAKERS
Minna Karvonen, Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland
Tuomas Tuure, Threshold Association, Finland
Anita Hørby, Ministry for Children and Social Affairs, Denmark
Magnus Lagercrantz, National Agency for Participation, Sweden
Mia Modig, Equally Unique, Sweden Mark Waltham, Senior Education Adviser, UNICEF
Regina Mugure Mwangi, Leonard Cheshire Youth Leader, Kenya
Czarinah Mercado, Leonard Cheshire Youth Leader, Philippines

How can countries individually, regionally and by supporting others, make sure that every child gets the right preconditions to
be included in education?

Questions, comments and answers from the floor

Ambassador Olof Skoog, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the UN