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Networking and Sharing. An Overview of Current Disability and International Development 3 rd 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
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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?