A/HRC/26/24
2.
United Nations Partnership to Promote the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
25.
Mozambique: UNDP and UNICEF are employing a twin-track approach involving
both targeted and mainstreaming interventions. The work undertaken with the National
Institute of Statistics is an example of mainstreaming, whereby indicators on issues related
to persons with disabilities will be incorporated in a quarterly national survey to improve
data collection as a prerequisite for defining more accurate policies and programmes related
to persons with disabilities. On the other hand, the collaboration between UNDP, Handicap
International and the Rede de Assistência as Vitimas de Minas is a targeted intervention,
which seeks to empower the often marginalized group of mine survivors to claim their
rights. One of the activities of the project involves the review of the existing legislative and
policy framework.
26.
South Africa: OHCHR, UNDP and UNICEF are jointly involved with the United
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and UN Women in a programme that was developed by
the United Nations country team in collaboration with the Department of Women, Children
and Persons with Disability. The programme aims at establishing a Convention compliant
legal and policy framework in South Africa. While UNDP is the lead agency and
responsible for the overall coordination and technical support of the programme, UNICEF
provides technical expertise on issues related to children with disabilities and OHCHR
focuses on international legislation and standards on the rights of persons with disabilities.
UNFPA and UN Women will fund efforts to acquire technical expertise on the needs for
women with disabilities.
27.
Togo: The Partnership programme focuses on inclusive education in the Savanes
and Kara regions. This joint UNICEF, WHO and OHCHR project started in early 2013.
The main legal framework, namely the 2007 Child Code, the 2004 Law on the Social
Protection of Persons with Disabilities, and other relevant instruments, such as the 2006
Labour Code and the 1968 Ordinance on the General Statute of Public Servants and
strategic documents such as the Education Sector Plan, are being reviewed on their
compliance with the international human rights instruments ratified by Togo. Under this
programme, Braille and sign language manuals have been developed and tested together
with a training manual on inclusive education endorsed by the Ministry of Education in
2012, used for the training of a large number of teachers and administrators. The
programme expands on already successful efforts related to the provision of suitable
educational opportunities to primary school-aged children with disabilities. This partnership
with government and non-governmental organizations will strive to put in place a
sustainable collaborative and efficient response to the challenge of providing education for
all, including children with disabilities.
B.
1.
Asia-Pacific
OHCHR
28.
Cambodia: OHCHR provided technical advice throughout the process of
ratification of the Convention, inter alia through translating and publishing the Convention
in Khmer and providing support for the drafting of a statement promoting ratification of the
Convention, which was presented before Parliament. OHCHR further organized two
training sessions for government representatives – on the main features of the Convention
and another, more specifically, on reporting under the Convention, with the aim of
increasing their awareness on the Government’s responsibilities under the Convention.
29.
Papua New Guinea: OHCHR continues to provide technical support to the
Department of Community Development and other relevant government bodies on the
implementation and domestication of the Convention.
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