Implementation of Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disability
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
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Stakeholders
Stakeholder
Role
Task
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
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Role of International Organizations
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Help to align national legislations to the CRPD
Monitor government services
Set standards
Create framework
Raise awareness – organize workshops
Initiate/participate in projects
Give assistance/training
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International Organizations involved 1/2
Organization
Description
Activities
UN 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 IASG1
UN Inter-Agency Support Group for
the CRPD
Support of States parties,
monitoring planning,
programmes, capacity
building
G3ict & GAID2 Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs
Surveys, research, workshops
toolkit, coordination,
resources
ILO1
International Labor Organization
Workshops, surveys, labor
standards
ITU1
International Telecommunication
Union
Accessibility checklist in
standards , workshops, toolkit
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UN, UN agency 2UN initiative
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International Organizations involved 2/2
Organization
Description
Activities
UNCTAD1
United Nation Conference on Trade and
Development
Surveys, WSIS follow-up
UNESCO1
United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization
Education, workshops
WHO1
World Health Organization
Action plan, report
WIPO1
World Intellectual Property Organization
Proposed Treaty, workshops
World Bank1
World Bank
Surveys, workshops, report
International
Standards Orgs
(ISO, CEN, ETSI)
International Organization for Standards,
European Committee for
Standardizations, European
Telecommunications Standards Institute
Standards, workshops,
coordination
EU
European Union Institutions
(Parliament, Council, Commission)
Roadmap, projects,
guidelines, workshops
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UN, UN agency
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Conclusion
• International organizations actively contribute to the
implementation of the CRPD
• Main activities: monitoring, standards, workshops, guidelines
• Involvement 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 strengthened
• Accessible meetings should be general in organizations
peter.major@ties.itu.int
+41 76 349 5543
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