This intervention was made during a UNDP Multi Country Programme Document Mid-Term Review at the UNDP Office in Suva, Fiji on May 14, 2025 while Shelley Remengesau and I accompanied Ms. Villaney Remengesau. I share this a week after her successful election to the Committee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The fight never ends, but we can take a moment to acknowledge this win. Kudos to you. The Scene: The review started half an hour late and when we walked in while Lany was being pushed in, the Palau flag was missing and they were wheeling Lany behind conference room chairs through a very narrow space to the end of the room with no easy access to exit. As the most senior official among us, I had to say something. So this is what I said..... "I was sitting here debating whether we should stay at this meeting or not. We are the only delegation with a person with a different ability who was pushed through a narrow hall to the end of the room, scanning all the beautiful ta...
Experiences while abroad