World Bank Workshop Part 1

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World Bank Workshop on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Are We Ready? ... Welcome remarks - Joy Phumaphi, World Bank Vice-President ... Human Development Network and Scott B. White, World Bank Acting General Counsel, Legal Vice Presidency ... Katherine Guernsey, International Lawyer and Professor of International Human Rights, American University ... Analysis of the CRPD: History, Structure, and Main Features ... Michael Stein, Executive Director, Harvard Project on Disability, and Cabell Research Professor, William & Mary School of Law "The Anticipated Nature of CRPD-related requests from client countries in the context of WB-related projects, ie. what challenges are client countries likely to face in implementing their CRPD obligations? ... Feb 24