The APEC HRDWG Arequipa Goals

At the Human Resources Development Working Group (HRDWG) Plenary Meeting in Arequipa, Peru, in May 2024, we unanimously supported Peru’s theme of “Empower. Include. Grow.”

Aligning with the APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040, the HRDWG Non-Binding Detroit Principles and Recommendations, and the 2023 APEC Leaders’ Golden Gate Declaration, we affirmed APEC’s goal of promoting equality and inclusion, particularly for people with disabilities. We welcomed the opportunity to discuss the following set of goals known as the “Arequipa Goals.”

Objectives

The Arequipa Goals aim to make impactful progress at the regional level and bolster cooperation among APEC member economies in advancing policies that empower people with disabilities for sustainable and inclusive growth. This is in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This includes initiatives promoting trade and investments, innovation, digitalization, and sustainable and inclusive human resources development. Recognizing APEC’s different context – rural and urban, developing and developed, informal and formal – each economy will determine its targets and approaches to achieving these goals, in accordance with economies’ own priorities and circumstances.

Education Goals

We will strive to expand participation in education programs for people with disabilities in rural public schools by 2030. Additionally, we will seek to increase the percentage of qualified special education teachers in rural areas by 2030.

Capacity Building Goals

We will aim to improve vocational training programs to address the needs of people with disabilities and increase people with disabilities’ participation in these programs by 2030. We will empower people with disabilities to pursue employment and entrepreneurial opportunities, including in MSMEs, by supporting capacity building initiatives that meet their needs.

Labor and Social Protection Goals

We will promote policies aimed at increasing the participation of people with disabilities in the formal labor market by 2030 and highlight the productive role they play in and contributions they make to economic growth. We will endeavor to extend social protection coverage for people with

disabilities, including those in rural areas, informal sectors, and others by 2030.

Measurement and Implementation

Coordinators from the Friends of the Chair on Promoting Disability Policies and the three HRDWG networks will lead the efforts to achieve these goals. They will work with economies to establish work plans and support progress across the region from 2024 to 2030, reporting annually to the HRDWG Plenary.

Conclusion

Adopted by HRDWG delegates on May 8, 2024, in Arequipa, Peru, the Arequipa Goals demonstrate APEC’s aspirations to promote equality and inclusion for people with disabilities, recognizing their valuable contributions to development in the region.

亚太经合组织人力资源开发工作组

阿雷基帕目标

（2024年-2030年）

亚太经合组织（APEC）人力资源开发工作组（HRDWG）全体会议于2024年5月在秘鲁阿雷基帕举行。各经济体一致支持主办经济体秘鲁提出的“赋能、融合与增长”主题。

根据《APEC2024年布城愿景》、《HRDWG非约束性底特律原则和建议》和《2023年APEC领导人金门宣言》，我们支持APEC关于推动平等和融合的目标，特别是促进残疾人的平等与融合。我们很高兴有机会就下述“阿雷基帕目标”展开讨论。

宗旨

“阿雷基帕目标”旨在在区域层面取得有效进展，加强APEC成员经济体在推进残疾人赋能政策方面的合作，以实现可持续和包容性增长。该目标符合2030年可持续发展议程的要求，包括促进贸易和投资、创新、数字化以及可持续和包容性人力资源开发的举措。考虑到APEC成员经济体的不同背景--农村和城市、发展中经济体和发达经济体、非正规部门就业和正规部门就业--各经济体将根据自身政策重点和情况确定目标及实现目标的方法。

教育目标

到2030年，我们将努力提升农村公立学校残疾人教育参与率。此外，我们将争取提升农村地区特殊教育合格教师比例。

能力建设目标

到2030年，我们将努力推动职业教育项目以解决残疾人需求，并提高残疾人参与此类项目的比例。我们将通过支持满足残疾人需求的能力建设举措，增强其获得就业创业机会的能力，包括在中小微企业中的就业创业机会。

劳动和社会保护目标

到2030年，我们将推进旨在提升残疾人在正规劳动力市场的参与率的相关政策，突出残疾人在经济增长中的生产性作用和贡献。我们将努力扩大残疾人的社会保护覆盖面，包括农村地区、非正规部门和其他种类的残疾人。

评估与实施

高官会经济技术合作指导委员会主席之友小组（FotC）和HRDWG三个网络的协调人将在实现这些目标的过程中发挥主导作用。他们将与各经济体一道，在2024年至2030年期间制定工作计划以支持整个地区推进实现该目标，同时每年向HRDWG全体会议报告。

结论

HRDWG代表于2024年5月8日在秘鲁阿雷基帕通过了“阿雷基帕目标”，展现了APEC推动残疾人平等与融合的愿望，并承认他们对本地区发展做出的宝贵贡献。