Programme : Presentation on Day
1 A Recap of the
Biwako Millennium Framework for Action: towards an Inclusive, Barrier-free
and Rights-based Society
Presented by Aiko Akiyama
Disability Subprogramme
UN ESCAP
Slide 1
A Recap of the Biwako Millennium Framework for Action:
towards an Inclusive, Barrier-free and Rights-based Society
UNESCAP
Disability Subprogramme
Aiko Akiyama
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BMF is
- The Key Mandate and the Governments –adopted Action Guidelines
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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Structure of the BMF
Seven Priority Areas and 21 targets
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4 Strategy areas with 17 strategies
- National plan of action
- A rights-based approach
- Statistics and common definitions for planning
- Strengthened CBR approach and independent living
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BMF:
- In the context of relevant disability specific international
instruments
- Incorporates parts of the MDG
- National coordination committee
- Disability-specific Laws / policies
- Mainstreaming of disability concerns into sectoral laws, MDG
- Real empowerment/participation of PWDs
HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH
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Stakeholders of the BMF Implementation
- I/NGOs
- PWDs
- International Aide agencies
- National Coordinating Committee
- UN
- Governments
- Private sector
>>> Synergy
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BMF Targets
[Pie chart showing distribution of targets by date]
| Target Completion |
Number |
| Before 2005 |
11 |
| By 2010 |
2 |
| By 2012 |
5 |
| No Timeframe |
3 |
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BMF Strategies
[Pie chart showing distribution of targets by date]
| Target Completion |
Number |
| Before 2005 |
70% |
| No Timeframe |
30% |
Immediate Realization called for
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But we want high-quality tangible results
Second Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons
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Then,
- Stakeholders need a well-focused, usable set of indicators for its
monitoring, to measure trends and changes in the implementation.
- BMF questionnaire questions were set with a view to be used as a set
of policy indicators.
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Let’s look at two of the seven priority areas from a lens of indicators
1. Self-help organizations (SHOs)
Targets set as follows:
- By 2004 – Govt. funding and NGO policies to support SHOs
- By 2005 – Govt. and civil society fully include PWDs in
decision-making
Indicators derived:
- Do you (Gov) have any Cross-disability organizations?
- Do you provide financial assistance to them?
- Do you have any mechanism to include pwds in policy-making and
monitoring?
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Let’s look at two of the seven priority areas from a lens of indicators.
5. Access to built environments and public transport
Targets set as follows:
- 13. Gov. adopt and enforce accessibility standards
- 14. By 2012 – all existing and new transport should be fully
accessible
- 15. All international/regional funding agencies should include
universal design in loan/grant criteria
Indicators derived:
- Do you (Gov) have any accessibility standards?
- Do you give award to accessible structure?
- Do you provide subsidy for accessibility renovation?
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Indicators are Dynamic
| Is the bus system (main post office ) in the capital city
accessible? |
Do you (Gov) have any accessibility standards for transports and
public facilities?
Yes No |
| Did pwds participate in policy-formulating,monitoring
processes? |
Do you have penalty to enforce the standards?
Yes No |
| Do public facilities include schools, museums, department stores? |
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Indicator Use
[Graphic showing circular flows]
First box
Policy, Plan
- Periodical monitoring
- Review and reset indicators if necessary
Second box:
- Different Baseline data
- Values
- Priorities
- Socio-economic status
Thus
- Make choices on a set of indicators, appropriate to the context
- Individualized set of indicators
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Rights-based Socio Economic Development
[Graphic illustrating ESCAP - Asia and the Pacific region is composed of
62 member states and associate member states, representing 3.7 billion
people. The BMF targets 400 million PWDs.]
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Again, actors
- I/NGOs
- PWDs
- International Aide agencies
- National Coordinating Committee
- UN
- Governments
- Private sector
>>> Synergy
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Quality - high achievements of the BMF
Let’s take action and thank you
UNESCAP Focal Point on Disability:
www.unescap.org/esid/psis/disability/index.asp
Description of "Graphic Presentation of the
priority areas" for the visually impaired:
The graphic is composed of five boxes surrounding and attached to a
circle in the center.
Within the central circle are a box and a circle. In the box is the text
"Self-help organizations of persons with disabilities and related family and
parental associations". In the circle is the text" Women with disabilities."
The five surrounding boxes have the following text, from the bottom
right, clockwise. The first box has "poverty alleviation through
capacity-building, social security and sustainable livelihood". The second
box has "Early detection, early intervention and education". The third box
has "Traiing and employment, including self-employment". The fourth box has
"Access to built environments and public transport". The fifth and final box
has "Access to information and communications, including information,
communication and assistive technologies."
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