[sopvid] Re: briefing paper by IDDC
- From: Jane Ocharo <ocharo.jane@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: sopvid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 10:11:29 +0300
Hi Paul, hope this email finds you in good health, thank you for your
mail; congratulations for the good work you are doing blowing our trumpet
as the marginalized lot keep it up.
The document is a blessing in disguise as i have a paper to research on "
Discrimination and Unequal Development" of which if you have other
materials please forward to me and i will share the paper with you after
the study . Be blessed
Kind regards
Jane
On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 5:48 AM, Paul Mugambi <shamgpaul@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> hallo all
> read below a paper by IDDC for post 2015
>
> disabilities_and_inequalities_in_the_sustainable_development_process_-_policy_brief_ida-iddc.pdf
> Open parent document
> Disabilities and Inequalities in the Sustainable Development Process
> Briefing Paper for the Open Working Group Session on Promoting
> Equality – 5th of February 2014
> Why is this crucial?
> According to the World Bank (WB) and World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2011
> World Report on Disability, “people with disabilities experience
> inequality—for
> example when people with disabilities are denied equal access to health
> care,
> employment, education or political participation because of their
> disability.” In
> addition, persons with disabilities, due of the nature of impairment,
> age, gender,
> geographical location, socio-economic and cultural background experience
> significant levels of discrimination and exclusion.
> There is wide recognition that progress within the existing MDG framework
> has
> not been equitable and that persons with disabilities are
> disproportionately
> represented among those left behind by recent development gains. The human
> rights of persons with disabilities as enshrined in the UN Convention on
> the
> Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) need to be realized into the
> new
> sustainable development framework.
> Intra-country inequalities have widened, of which persons with
> disabilities are
> disproportionately represented. An estimated 80 per cent of persons with
> disabilities live in developing countries, often representing 15-20
> per cent of the
> most vulnerable and marginalised poor in such countries.1 In order to
> leave no
> one behind, the UN Secretary-General now calls for actions to promote
> equality
> of opportunity.2
> The High Level Panel identifies persons with disabilities as one of the
> groups
> frequently excluded from development. To ensure equality of opportunity,
> relevant indicators should be disaggregated with respect to
> disabilities. This has
> been suggested by the High Level Panel, which states “Targets will only be
> considered ‘achieved’ if they are met for all relevant income and
> social groups.”
> The Outcome Document of the High-Level Meeting on Disability and
> Development, stressed “the importance of ensuring accessibility for
> and inclusion
> of persons with disabilities in all aspects of development and of giving
> due
> consideration to all persons with disabilities in the emerging post-2015
> United
> Nations development agenda.”
> Further, the Rio+20 Outcome Document clearly recognised the participation
> of
> persons with disabilities in the sustainable development agenda.
> Without a concerted effort to highlight and protect citizens with
> disabilities in the
> post-2015 agenda, inequalities will endure. Failure to address this
> inequality is
> inconsistent with a UN Charter that speaks of ensuring the dignity and
> worth of
> every human.
> 1
> O’
> Reilly,
> A.
> (2007).
> The
> right
> to
> decent
> work
> of
> persons
> with
> disabilities.
> ILO,
> Geneva.
> 2
> A/68/202
> SG
> Report
> to
> GA
> “A
> life
> in
> dignity
> for
> all
> -‐
> accelerating
> progress
> towards
> the
> Millennium
> Development
> Goals
> and
> advancing
> the
> United
> Nations
> development
> agenda
> beyond
> 2015.”
> Key recommendations on how inequalities experienced by persons with
> disabilities could be addressed in the post-2015 agenda:
> • Upholds human rights for all, eliminates discrimination and
> diminishes inequalities: The post-2015 agenda should address
> eradication of the inequalities that persons with disabilities face. This
> can
> only be done through overt focus on the realisation of human rights with a
> clear focus on equality, equity and nondiscrimination
> that is based on the
> fundamental values of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with
> Disabilities. This will also help national governments meet their
> obligations
> towards disability inclusive development.
> • Integrating a focus on inequality throughout all the goals, targets
> and indicators: When setting the goals for the post-2015 development
> agenda, disability must be one of the cross-cutting issues to be taken into
> account when designing goals, targets and indicators. Disability-specific
> targets will reduce deep-rooted inequalities leading to better development
> outcomes overall.
> • Disaggregation of data in order to address inequalities within all
> goals, targets and indicators: Disaggregation of data will help measure
> the gaps between economic and social groups including persons with
> disabilities and identify who is being left behind. Setting targets to
> reduce
> these gaps (e.g., in health and education outcomes, in incomes and
> employment) will ensure that the most deprived are not “left until last”.
> This will further help to focus attention on and address direct and
> indirect
> discriminations between groups that underpin inequalities.
> • Builds on equal and meaningful participation of persons with
> disabilities at all levels: In line with the Outcome Document3 of the High
> Level Meeting on Disability and Development: “the way forward, a
> disability-inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond,” key
> actors and stakeholders are requested to closely consult with and actively
> involve persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in
> the elaboration, implementation and monitoring of the emerging post-
> 2015 goals.
> 3
> http://www.un.org/disabilities/documents/hlmdd/a_68_l.1.doc
>
>
> On 2/6/14, Lawrence Mute <lamumu07@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hello SOPVID colleagues
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