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The UN Ad Hoc Committee

• The International Convention on the
• Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• Opportunities for the future

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Contents

• Background on the ICRPD and its drafting process
• Next steps for the ICRPD
• ICRPD-related partnership opportunities for the
  future

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What is the ICRPD?

• UN international human rights treaty/convention
• Eighth core human rights treaty and will join
• ICCPR, ICESCR, CERD, CEDAW, CRC, CAT, ICRMW
• Elaborates existing human rights in the context
  of disability

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Why do we need the ICRPD?

• Invisibility of PWDs in intl HRs system
• Legally binding instruments often not applied to
  people with disabilities
• Non-legally binding instruments often not
  employed or resourced for effective
  implementation
• Tool to achieve the MDGs

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How was the ICRPD drafted?

• 19 Dec 2001 - GA Res 56/168 introduced by Mexico
  and supporters established the Ad Hoc Committee
  (AHC) a sub-body of the GA
• 8 sessions of the AHC at UN HQ in New York from
  2002-2006 plus 1 Working Group session 2004

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Who has been involved?

• Guiding principle of the process
• Full inclusion of all relevant stakeholders
• Unprecedented NGO access at all stages of
  negotiations (especially at the Working Group
  meeting) and in all settings
• Educational process for all!
• Positive involvement of civil society established
  expectations for future activities

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What does the ICRPD address?

• Cross-disability in approach
• Comprehensive content both ESCRs and CPRs
• Strong thread of non-discrimination and equality
• Article on international cooperation!
• Conference of States Parties
• NO definition of disability
• Leaves no question that disability is a human
  rights issue

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What are the next steps?

• Drafting Group to proof text
• Anticipate adoption by GA and opening for
  signature as early as December!
• Need 20 countries to become States Parties in
  order for the Convention to enter into force
  hope to achieve this by the end of 2007

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What is the relevance of the ICRPD to partnership
opportunities in the future?

• ICRPD prompts international focus on disability
• ICRPD establishes continuing mechanisms of
  relevance to those working in field of disability
• ICRPD calls for data collection, research,
  international cooperation
• Implementation will require everyone to
  participate

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Further resources

• UN http//www.un.org.esa.socdev.enable
• DPI http//www.dpi.org
• DPI Ratification Toolkit http//www.icrpd.net

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