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                    Technical Secretariat for the Implementation of the 
                    “Program of Action for the Decade of the Americas for the 
                    Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (2006-2016)”
                     
                    
                    
                    Objetives: 
                    
                    To create a space for the exchange of actions and 
                    information among member states to facilitate the 
                    implementation of the Program of Action for the Decade of 
                    the Americas for the Rights and Dignity of Persons with 
                    Disabilities and their Families (states, civil society, 
                    universities, and multilateral organizations).  
                    
                    To promote the mainstreaming of the Decade objectives 
                    throughout the inter-American system. 
                    
                    To promote participation by civil society and persons with 
                    disabilities and their families in implementing the Program 
                    of Action. 
                    
                    To promote research at all levels to contribute to the 
                    fulfillment of the objectives of the Program of Action. 
                    
                    To promote cooperation with the Committee for the 
                    Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons 
                    with Disabilities provided for in the Inter-American 
                    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
                    Against Persons with Disabilities. 
                    
                    
                    
                    Headquarters: 
                    
                    The headquarters of the Technical Secretariat will be 
                    located in Panama City, Republic of Panama.  
                    
                    Principal street La Boca, Balboa 
                    
                    Casa Nº. 1007 
                    Panama City 
                    Panama, Republic of Panama 
                    
                    Telephone: ++ (507) 314-0642 / 314-0658 / 314-1089 
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