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Article
32 - International cooperation
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Comments, proposals and amendments submitted electronically
Governments
CANADA
24bis - International
cooperation
Joint EU/Canada proposal
August 11, 2005
New paragraph (3) in Article 4 (General Obligations):
States Parties shall undertake all appropriate legislative, administrative,
and other measures for the implementation of the present Convention. With
regard to economic, social, and cultural rights, States Parties shall undertake
such measures to the maximum extent of their available resources. In this
regard, States Parties recognize that the promotion of international cooperation,
such as the exchange of experience, best practice, technical assistance,
and capacity building, in which there is an important role for persons with
disabilities and their organizations, can contribute to the realization
of the purposes of this Convention.
Non-governmental organizations
INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY CAUCUS
- Draft proposal
1. States parties recognize that the international cooperation is a fundamental
element contributing to the inclusion of People with disabilities and for
the effective implementation of this treaty. In a spirit of solidarity,
state parties undertake to:
(a) Promote and ensure dissemination of good practices, standards, and policies
to enhance effective implementation of this treaty, including internationally
recognized ICT and accessibility standards that allow the full enjoyment
of all human rights by people with disabilities.
(b) Encourage the technical cooperation that could contribute to build capacities
of the parties to design and implement policies
(c) Ensure that resources are dedicated to eradicate the extreme poverty
that face people with disabilities, their exclusion and the difficulties
they face to obtain access to services.
(d) Ensure that disability issues are fully integrated into all aspects
in development policy, development programs, humanitarian and emergency
aid in accordance with this treaty. All donors and recipients are obliged
to ensure that all funds spent on generic and specific services, programs
and infrastructure are inclusive of people with disabilities at all levels
of decision making, implementation and use.
(e) Ensure that sufficient resources within existing and future development
and other aid efforts are allocated towards helping people with disabilities
and used towards the inclusion and empowerment of people with disabilities,
the empowerment of disability organizations and their enhancement.
- Information sheet
According to World Bank estimates, one in five of the world’s poorest people
are persons with disabilities. However, mainstreaming disability has not
been sufficiently considered within current international development frameworks.
For example, the Millennium Development Goals fail to address disability
issues.
Technical support and exchange of experience can support inclusive development.
Nevertheless, only mainstreaming of disability issues within can effectively
guarantee the inclusion of people with disabilities within international
development.
The twin track approach: achieving mainstreaming of disability in
international cooperation
There is a need to mainstream disability issues across all relevant programs
and projects and to have specific programs that address people with disabilities.
This means that disability concerns should be recognized in the main funding
programs such as infrastructure or employment but also addressed through
specific disability projects particularly capacity building and empowerment
of people with disabilities and their representative organizations.
Ensuring equal opportunities of persons with disabilities as part
of the development process
Both, donors and recipients are obliged to include the disability dimension
in all phases of the development cycle in order to ensure full participation
and equalization of opportunities of persons with disabilities:
1. No public money should be spent to create barriers for people
with disabilities.
For example, new schools and public infrastructures that are built as part
of the post-tsunami reconstruction efforts must be accessible.
2. More resources within existing aid efforts must be allocated
for disabled people
For example, HIV/AIDS projects should have a component to always include
people with disabilities.
International development frameworks cannot achieve their goals
if they do not mainstream disability.
JOINT COUNCIL OF THE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DISABLED - HONG KONG
About International Cooperation
International Cooperation in the context of the Convention should encourage
sharing of resources (human, physical, technical, financial and informational),
and be carried out in bilateral, regional and international forums, involving
specialized and financial institutions, to support the implementation of
the Convention.