Due to changes in the methodology to identify persons with disabilities across time, there is a lack of data comparable over time, which hampers any assessment of progress. Therefore, this report focuses mainly on providing a snapshot in time of the situation of persons with disabilities. Outline Chapter 2 gives a historical perspective of the on disability and development and UN’s work presents the international normative framework on disability. Chapter 3 gives an overview of the situation of persons with disabilities in development and discusses the definition, prevalence and data availability on the situation of persons with disabilities. It also explores accessibility to physical and information environments, by presenting UN mandates, reviewing best practices and available data on accessibility. Chapter 4 reviews the participation of persons with disabilities in education and employment, their health and their access to health care and to social protection. The chapter also reviews the status and participation of persons with disabilities who tend to suffer from double discrimination: women and girls with disabilities, children with disabilities, youth with disabilities, older persons with disabilities, indigenous persons with disabilities, refugees with disabilities as well as persons with mental and intellectual disabilities. Chapter 4 ends by discussing two examples of emerging issues in disability and development: (i) disaster risk reduction and humanitarian emergencies; and (ii) human settlements and urban development. Chapter 5 debates the way forward by identifying measures which can contribute to making the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development disability-inclusive. Most sections in the report end with a conclusion summarizing the section and recommendations on the way forward. These recommendations are based on each section findings and on expert advice. Historical overview of the UN’s work on disability and development
Due to changes in the methodology to identify persons with disabilities across time, there is a lack of data comparable over time, which hampers any assessment of progress. Therefore, this report focuses mainly on providing a snapshot in time of the situation of persons with disabilities. Outline Chapter 2 gives a historical perspective of the UN’s work on disability and development and presents the international normative framework on disability. Chapter 3 gives an overview of the situation of persons with disabilities in development and discusses the definition, prevalence and data availability on the situation of persons with disabilities. It also explores accessibility to physical and information environments, by presenting UN mandates, reviewing best practices and available data on accessibility. Chapter 4 reviews the participation of persons with disabilities in education and employment, their health and their access to health care and to social protection. The chapter also reviews the status and participation of persons with disabilities who tend to suffer from double discrimination: women and girls with disabilities, children with disabilities, youth with disabilities, older persons with disabilities, indigenous persons with disabilities, refugees with disabilities as well as persons with mental and intellectual disabilities. Chapter 4 ends by discussing two examples of emerging issues in disability and development: (i) disaster risk reduction and humanitarian emergencies; and (ii) human settlements and urban development. Chapter 5 debates the way forward by identifying measures which can contribute to making the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development disability-inclusive. Most sections in the report end with a conclusion summarizing the section and recommendations on the way forward. These recommendations are based on each section findings and on expert advice. Historical overview of the UN’s work on disability and development
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