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This overview highlights the current challenges and strategies in disability rights and education within the context of international development, as presented on November 3, 2012, at The Annex, Cardiff. Key topics include the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the Global Campaign for Education (GCE), and universal access to inclusive education. Emphasizing equity, human rights, and sustainability, the discussion focuses on addressing the needs of marginalized groups, particularly children with disabilities, and advancing towards the post-2015 global development goals.
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Networking and Sharing An Overview of Current Disability and International Development 3rd November, 2012 The Annex, Taff housing, Cardiff Sian Tesni: Senior Advisor Education – CBM e-bost / e-mail: siantesni@cbm.org www.cbm.org
Overview: • Getting to know what we do know? • Background • CRPD • Global Partnership Education • GCE – Global Campaign in Education • Beyond 2015
MDGs and reaching the Goals Let’s look at the goals:
MDGs and reaching the Goals Let’s look at the goals: WHO reports 1 billion persons with disabilities 80% in low and middle income countries 2% of children with disabilities access schooling
Equity, human rights and sustainability are the three core principles that the UN System Task Team suggests should underpin the post-2015 global development framework
Inclusive social development is one of four core area for progress in the coming years to build a secure and sustainable world for all. • It includes universal access to education and learning outcomes, which are affordable also to marginalised groups, such as people with disabilities. • UN System Task Team on the post-2015 UN Development Agenda. “Realizing the future we want for all: Report to the Secretary-General”, New York, June 2012, p. 23.
CRPD – Convention of the rights of persons with disabilities - 2006 • 154 signatories • 74 ratifications and accessions of the Protocol • Check your country. • What does this mean? • Monitoring – Committee on the Rights of PWD
Global Campaign on Education • The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) is a civil society movement working to end the global education crisis. • It aims to make sure that States act now to deliver the right of everyone to a free, quality public education.
Almost 100 countries • UK is a member • Check your country • GAW – • 2013 – Teachers • 2014 – Children with disabilities.
Global Partnership in Education • Education First (26.09.12) • Education First is a new initiative by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon. 250 million children cannot read, write or count well, • the fundamental right to free, quality primary schooling so that every parent can give their child an opportunity to fulfil their dreams.
The goals of Education First: • Get all children in school • Better quality • Global citizenship • Raising the political profile of education, quality education and generate additional and sufficient funding through sustained advocacy efforts. • Learn more: .
GPE partners – UN, WB, CS. Govts • Focus: • Country ownership • Accessibility • Teacher Education • Data collection • 67 million (out of school children - WHO 2011)
The Way forward…. What you can do: • Find out • Discuss what you can do • Get involved • Nothing about us without us • Human rights, twin track approach • Inclusive Development
Thanks for your attentionAny questions? / Diolch am wrando. Unrhywgwestiynau?