Mission
The Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) is a regional center for those with disabilities and development. APCD was established in Bangkok, Thailand as a legacy of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 1993-2002, with joint collaboration of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, the Royal Thai Government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Government of Japan. APCD was endorsed by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) as a regional cooperative base for its Biwako Millennium Framework for an inclusive society in the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012. ESCAP identified APCD as the regional center on disability for the Incheon Strategy to Make the Right Real, 2013-2022. In cooperation with more than 30 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Organization for the Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank recognized APCD as a good model project globally for South‐to‐South Cooperation. APCD is currently managed by the Foundation of Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD Foundation) under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
Activities As one organization among entities which working with and for persons with disabilities, APCD is willing and ready to collaborate with all stakeholders to promote disability and development, empowerment persons with disabilities, as well as working on south-to-south cooperation. Both, in-persons and online meetings at domestic and regional levels to exchange and share experiences among networks and partners, are participated by APCD. international and domestic visitors often come to visit APCD to learn and exchange their views and lesson learned through over the year. Monthly in-house training for developing the capacity of our staff who are persons with disabilities and non-disabled persons are conducted regularly in various contexts.
Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.