The MOU was signed by Mr. Lee Young Seok, President of DPI-Korea, along with Mr. Kim Eun Jung, Secretary-General, and Ms. Kim Eun Jung, Team Manager of International Relations. Representing APCD, Mr. Piroon Laismit, Executive Director, signed the MOU. Mr. Somchai Rungsilp, Manager of the Community Development Department, and Mr. Watcharapol Chuengcharoen, Chief of Networking & Collaboration, also reaffirmed the organization's commitment to the cause.
The signing ceremony was attended by Mr. Taisuke Miyamoto, the representative of the Disabled People's International Asia-Pacific Region (DPI - AP), who witnessed this significant step toward advancing disability rights and inclusivity in the region.
The Jakarta Declaration on the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2023–2032, underscores the importance of aligning national legislation with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, enhancing the participation of individuals with disabilities in decision-making processes, improving accessibility, mobilizing the private sector's resources to promote disability-inclusive development, and ensuring gender-responsive policies and programs for persons with disabilities. The declaration also emphasizes the need to close disability data gaps and strengthen capacities to monitor progress in disability-inclusive development.