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Children with DisabilitiesUNICEF’s Approach and Country-level
Programming
UNICEF Commitment
Guided by CRC: Principle of non-discrimination
Mission statement:“…special protection for the most disadvantaged
children – victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, all forms of violence and exploitation and those with disabilities.”
Medium Term Strategic Plan 2006-2009: Ending discrimination and promoting the full development of children with disabilities
UNICEF Actions Around Disability Issues Include:
Preventing disability
Improving inclusion (inclusive education; de-institutionalization)
Ensuring equal access to social services
Protecting children with disabilities from violence, abuse and exploitation
Promoting an environment of acceptance, understanding and non-discrimination
Preventing disability
Improving inclusion (inclusive education; de-institutionalization)
Ensuring equal access to social services
Protecting children with disabilities from violence, abuse and exploitation
Promoting an environment of acceptance, understanding and non-discrimination
Priorities in UNICEF Child Protection Programming:
Fostering de-institutionalization and strengthening community-based services
Empowering children with disabilities and their families
Reducing discrimination and stigma
Promoting inclusive policies, budgets, and social services
Promoting inclusion of disability in sector strategy development & national development plans
Fostering de-institutionalization and strengthening community-based services
Empowering children with disabilities and their families
Reducing discrimination and stigma
Promoting inclusive policies, budgets, and social services
Promoting inclusion of disability in sector strategy development & national development plans
How We Work: Creating a Protective Environment
Attitudes, customs, and behaviour within families and communities
Attitudes, customs, and behaviour within families and communities
Capacity: teachers, health workers, social workers, lawyers
Capacity: teachers, health workers, social workers, lawyers
Open discussion of child protection issues in families and communities
Open discussion of child protection issues in families and communities
Children’s life skills knowledge and participation
Children’s life skills knowledge and participation
Legislation and enforcement including protective laws and recourse
Legislation and enforcement including protective laws and recourse
Services for recovery and reintegration following child protection abuses
Services for recovery and reintegration following child protection abuses
The Right of All
Children to a
Protective
Environment
The Right of All
Children to a
Protective
Environment Government Commitmentto promoting change
Government Commitmentto promoting change
Monitoring and Reporting child protection abuses
Monitoring and Reporting child protection abuses
Current Programming: 2 Examples from West Africa and
CEE-CIS
Attitudes, customs, and behaviours within families and communities
Attitudes, customs, and behaviours within families and communities
UNICEF-MauritaniaGovernment commitment to promoting changeGovernment commitment to promoting change
Development of a national action plan for children with disabilities with relevant ministries and DPOs
Awareness-raising campaign on inclusion of children with disabilities through local media (radio, newspaper)
Revitalization of community-based rehabilitation programmes (through training of local leaders, social workers, DPOs, medical personnel)
Services for recovery and reintegration
Services for recovery and reintegration
Capacity: teachers, health workers, social workers, lawyers
Capacity: teachers, health workers, social workers, lawyers
Current Programming: 2 Examples from West Africa and
CEE-CIS
Capacity: teachers, health workers, social workers, lawyers
Capacity: teachers, health workers, social workers, lawyers
UNICEF-MacedoniaGovernment commitment to promoting changeGovernment commitment to promoting change
Children’s life skills knowledge and participation
Children’s life skills knowledge and participation
Advocacy for policy and legislative reform toward de-institutionalization
Training of professionals from the social services and education sector, as well as of foster families
Technical and financial support for the establishment of day care centers for children with disabilities
Legislation and enforcementLegislation and enforcement
Technical guidance note on inclusion of children with
disabilities: Finalization and roll-out to country offices
Improved data collection on children with disabilities
for evidence-based advocacy
Gather and disseminate lessons learned and best
practices with respect to programming for inclusion of
children with disabilities
Technical guidance note on inclusion of children with
disabilities: Finalization and roll-out to country offices
Improved data collection on children with disabilities
for evidence-based advocacy
Gather and disseminate lessons learned and best
practices with respect to programming for inclusion of
children with disabilities
Child Protection Section at New York HQ: 2006-2007 Priorities
Support to the Implementation of the Disability Convention
What UNICEF could do: In accordance with its mandate provide technical
assistance to support governments to fulfill their obligations under the convention
Encourage the participation of civil society organizations, such as disability youth groups, in monitoring the implementation of the Convention; build capacity where needed
Use monitoring (and reporting) process to contribute to building momentum and visibility around inclusion of children with disabilities
