Instruments for Change: CRPD Instruments for Change: CRPD BiwakoBiwako Millennium Framework Millennium Framework for Action (BMF),for Action (BMF),BiwakoBiwako Plus Plus Five, and the Five, and the MDGsMDGs by

Aiko AkiyamaSocial Development

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CBR

CRPD

CBR

CRPDBMF

MDGs

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Biwako Millennium Framework for Action

Biwako Plus Five

2003

BMF and the Biwako Plus Five

2nd Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons

Time-bound regional disability-specific policy and action guidelines

Nature of the documents

BMFB+5

Convention

Legality Non-binding

binding

Focus ESCAP regionDisability-specific

GlobalDisability-specific

Time Bound to 2012

Eternal

BMF had promoted a human rights-approach to disability and inclusive, barrier-free society before the CRPD.

Nothing about us without us has been practiced through the BMF and the Biwakoformulation.

Advantages of the Asia-Pacific

Persons with disabilities,

family organizations

Training and employment,

including self-employment

Women with

disabilities

Early detection, early

intervention and education

Access to built environments and public transport

Poverty alleviation through capacity-building, social security and sustainable livelihood programmes

BMF, B+5,

7 priority areas

Access to information and communications, including information,communications and assistivetechnologies

Reinforcing a rights-based approach to

disability issues

7 Priority areas

Strengthening comprehensive community-based approaches to disability issues

Promoting an enabling environment and strengthening effective mechanisms for policy formulation and implementationImproving the availability and quality of data and other information on disabilities

Promoting disability-inclusive development

BMF, B+5 strategies

Subregional, inter-regional collaboration

Collaboration within the UN system, with the private sector, media, local government

2008

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

CRPD

Disability-specific human rights treaty

Work and employment

Women with

disabilities

EducationHealth

AccessibilityPersonal Mobility

Living independently and being included in

communityAccess to cultural

life, recreation, leisure and sport

Freedom of expression and

opinion, access to information

Adequate standard of living

and social protection

Convention substantive articles

Children with

disabilitiesProtecting the integrity of a

personParticipation in

public and political life

Respect for home and family

Right to Life

Situation of risk and humanitarian

emergenciesAccess to justice

Equal recognition before the law Freedom from

torture or cruel, inhuman degrading

treatmentFreedom from

exploitation, violence and abuse

Respect for privacy

Children with

disabilities

Women with

disabilities

Convention substantive articles

Awareness raising

International Cooperation

Statistics and data collection

Women with

disabilities

Children with

disabilities

Convention substantive articles

BMF, B+5 strategy

Strengthening comprehensive community-based approaches to disability issues

Strategy 2449. Governments, in collaboration with United Nations development organizations and agencies,international, regional and national development organizations and agencies, the private sector and othercivil society organizations, are encouraged to apply comprehensive community-based rehabilitation(CBR) measures, taking into account the recommendations contained in the ILO/UNESCO/WHO joint position paper.Strategy 2550. Governments are encouraged to take appropriate and effective measures to reduce thepreventable causes of disabilities, such as traffic accidents and diseases.

Biwako, MDGs and CRPD

2000 2015

MGDs

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Time bound global goals of development

Nature of the documents

BMFB+5

Convention MDG

Legality Non-binding

binding Non-binding

Focus ESCAP regionDisability-specific

GlobalDisability-specific

GlobalNot disability-specific

Time Bound to 2012

Eternal Bound to 2015

StructureBMF and B+5

Convention MDG

Structure PreamblePrinciples and policy directions.7 priority areas,21 targets andRecommendedactions.5 strategic areas.Subregional, inter-regionalcollaboration.Mid-point review.

Preamble,50 Articles Objectives General Principles,Definitions General ObligationsGuarantee of Equality and non-discrimination Guarantee of specific rights State ObligationsMonitoring Mechanisms AdditionalArticles on Signing, Ratification,Entry, Reservations,Amendments, reservations, etc.

8 Goals.20 targetsindicators

Promote gender equality and empower

women

Achieve universal primary

education

Reduce child mortality

Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

MDGs goals

People(persons with disabilities not specified)

Improve maternal health

Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseasesEnsure

environmental sustainability Develop a global

partnership for development

BMF, B+5

Relevance to the MDGs

Target 6. Children and youth with disabilities will be an integral part of the population targeted by the millennium development goal of ensuring that by 2015 all boys and girls will complete a full course of primary schooling..Target 21. Governments should halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of persons with disabilities whose income/consumption is less than one dollar a day.Strategy 2146. Governments at all levels, in collaboration with United Nations development organizations andagencies, international, regional and national development organizations, the private sector and othercivil society organizations, should mainstream disability perspectives in the development andimplementation of all social and economic development plans, in particular those related to theMillennium Development Goals. The development of disability indicators for the MillenniumDevelopment Goals should be considered.

Major stakeholdersBMF and B+5 Convention MDG

Majorstakeholders

–Disability focal point of Gov. in the region.–DPOs, NGOS,–Development organizations.–UN ( ESCAP, ILO,UNESCO..etc.,

–Gov. that ratified the Convention.–Focal points of the Convention.–DPOs.–Human rights commission.–Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.–Development organizations.–UN (OHCHR, DESA, RC,

–MDG focal point of Gov. in the world.–DPOs, NGOS,–Development organizations–UN (UNDP,MDG campaign office, regional commissions etc.,)

FINAL ESCAP LOGO 2008

As the regional arm of the United Nations, ESCAP plays a unique role as the only intergovernmental forum for all countries and territories of the Asian and Pacific region. Sometimes it is known as “Parliament of Asia.”

Serves as the regional hub promoting cooperation among member States, to achieve inclusive and sustainable economic and social development in the Asia-Pacific region.

ESCAP:

FINAL ESCAP LOGO 2008

53 members and 9 associate members, representing approximately 62 percent of world’s population.http://www.unescap.org/

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CRPD

Biwako

Biwako Plus Five

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MGDs

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Biwako, MDGs and CRPD

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