Programme : Presentation on 23
September 2003Biwako Millennium Framework towards an Inclusive, Barrier-free and
Rights-based Society for Persons with Disabilities & Developments on a Thematic
Convention on Disability
Text version of a Powerpoint Presentation
Presented by Aiko Akiyama on 23 September 2003, 9:00am
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Biwako Millennium Framework towards an Inclusive, Barrier-free and Rights-based
Society for Persons with Disabilities & Developments on a Thematic Convention on
Disability
UNESCAP
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Q. What is the Biwako Millennium Framework (BMF)?
- Key Mandate and the Action Guideline for Governments and other stakeholders for the 2nd
Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons 2003-2012.
- Main theme:Inclusive, Barrier-free and Rights- based Society
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Q. What is the Biwako Millennium Framework (BMF)?
- Governments adopted at the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting in October 2002 Japan.
- 2nd Decade established by the Resolution 58/4 of May 2002 at the Commission proclaiming
the extension of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons 1993-2002 to another
decade.
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Q. Why 2nd Decade and the BMF?
- Agenda for Action for the Asian & Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (1992) and 12
policy areas
- Improvements, yet imbalance among regions
- Low rate(< 10% )of access to education
- High poverty rate >40%
- Rural PWD left out
- Lack of data
- Still welfare approach
- To improve on lessons learnt from the 1st Decade 1993 - 2002
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Structure of the BMF
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Q. What does the BMF say about statistics and definition?
- Lack of data led to neglect of mainstreaming disability issues in policy
- Common definition is not applied.
STRATEGIC TARGETS:
- By 2005, Governments are encouraged to develop systems for disability data collection
and relevant statistics disaggregated by disability.
- By 2005, Governments are encouraged to adopt definitions on disability based on the
Guidelines and Principles for the Development of Disability Statistics.
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Q. What are the Recent Developments on International Convention on Disability?
- The 1st Session of the Ad Hoc Committee in 2002, the 2nd Session in 2003- unanimous
agreement to start a process, and establish the Working Group to compile draft
texts/inputs for negotiation at the next Ad Hoc in Spring 2004.
- Regional inputs such as the Bangkok Recommendations by UNESCAP EGM. A draft text to be
prepared by the next Regional Workshop from 14-17 October.
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Q. In 2004 ?
- The Working Group will meet 10 working days in January 2004
- Composition:
- 27 Governmental Representatives (7 from Asia),
- 12 NGO Representatives,
- 1 NHRI Representative.
- The 3rd Ad Hoc Committee
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Conclusion:
Scope and definition of disability, and data on disability will be
increasingly important issues.
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