Role of the UN and other international organizations Peter Major Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability special adviser Permanent Mission of Hungary to the UN Geneva 8172011 1 ID: 801831
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Implementation of Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability
Role of the UN and other international organizationsPeter Major Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability special adviser, Permanent Mission of Hungary to the UN, Geneva
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Slide2Stakeholders
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Stakeholder
RoleTask
Governments
National framework
Legislation, financing
Private Sector
Industrial framework
Tools
& Products
Academia/Technical
community
Technical framework
Research, tools, capacity building
Civil Society
Social framework
Raising awareness,
capacity building, monitoring
International Organizations
International framework
Monitoring, standards, guidelines, assistance
Slide3Role of International Organizations
Help to align national legislations to the CRPDMonitor government servicesSet standardsCreate framework Raise awareness – organize workshopsInitiate/participate in projectsGive assistance/training8/17/2011
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Slide4International Organizations involved 1/2
OrganizationDescriptionActivitiesUN DESA & OHCHR1
United Nations Department
of Economic and Social Affairs,
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Secretariat for the convention
, monitoring states parties, coordination,
reports, web sites, resources
UN IASG
1
UN Inter-Agency Support Group for the CRPD
Support of States parties,
monitoring planning,
programmes
, capacity building
G3ict & GAID
2
Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTsSurveys, research, workshops toolkit, coordination, resourcesILO1International Labor OrganizationWorkshops, surveys, labor standardsITU1International Telecommunication UnionAccessibility checklist in standards , workshops, toolkit
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Slide5International Organizations involved 2/2
OrganizationDescriptionActivities
UNCTAD1
United Nation Conference on Trade and DevelopmentSurveys, WSIS follow-up
UNESCO
1
United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural
Organization
Education, workshops
WHO
1
World Health Organization
Action plan, report
WIPO
1
World Intellectual Property OrganizationProposed Treaty, workshopsWorld Bank1World BankSurveys, workshops, report International Standards Orgs(ISO, CEN, ETSI)International Organization for Standards, European Committee for Standardizations, European Telecommunications Standards InstituteStandards, workshops, coordinationEUEuropean Union Institutions
(Parliament, Council, Commission) Roadmap, projects, guidelines, workshops
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Slide6Conclusion
International organizations actively contribute to the implementation of the CRPDMain activities: monitoring, standards, workshops, guidelinesInvolvement in activities that correspond to mandate Bilateral and multilateral cooperation to be improved (good examples: ITU JCA-AHF, ITU-WIPO, WHO-World Bank, ITU-G3ict, UNESCO-G3ict, etc.) Role of Inter-Agency Support Group to be strengthenedAccessible meetings should be general in organizations
peter.major@ties.itu.int +41 76 349 5543
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