NGO Comments on the draft text
Draft article 25

Proposal by Save the Children

Article 25 Monitoring

The absolute minimum required is a system of disability proofing and ensuring a disability perspective, based on the principles and obligations of the said Convention.

Suggested additional paragraph
25.1 States Parties shall develop, position, and resource a system of disability proofing to ensure a disability perspective across national legislation, policies and services ¹

This can be achieved at all points of the legislation, budgeting, policy making and programming cycle

Footnotes

1. Several States have guidelines to mainstream disability in national and/or international co-operation. It is necessary that such guidelines apply to and crosscuts the overall legislation and policies. Arrangements need to be made to aware governments at all levels about the existence of such policies and to earmark existing resources and sanctions to implement such policies.