Promoting social inclusion of persons with disabilities in Ethiopia

The ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2010 provides a good momentum in Ethiopia to foster its implementation in collaboration with national stakeholders, who previously advocated for the ratification of the Convention and who have been involved recently in the preparation of the National Plan of Action of Persons with Disabilities (2012-2021). As the result of consultations between the One UN (RCO) office, ILO and OHCHR in the context of the UNCT Governance and Human Rights Technical Working Group, as well as current partnerships with national institutions working on the protection and the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities, the Programme proposal intends to address institutional gaps and negative social environments limiting the access of persons with disabilities to participate fully in the life of their communities. Three categories of national institutions have joined efforts with the One UN/RCO office, ILO and OHCHR in the context of the UNPRPD; the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission, the Ethiopian Institution of the Ombudsman and three Disabled Persons Organizations under the leadership of the Ethiopian Federation of National Associations of Persons with Disabilities. The ILO, OHCHR and One UN/RCO office proposed Programme takes hold of this positive context of inter-institutional collaboration in Ethiopia, and suggests two main areas of intervention; (i) improve knowledge and technical capacity of authorities across the country on delivering better services to persons with disabilities and (ii) fight social discrimination against persons with disabilities through awareness raising activities by national stakeholders.

Project symbol

ETH/14/51/UND

Admin unit

CO-Addis Ababa

Start date

01/01/2015

End date

30/09/2019

Total allocation

549675

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

549874

Development Partners

Multi Partner Trust Fund Office, UNDP

Country/Countries

Ethiopia

Outcomes

Outcome 6: Gender equality and equal opportunities and treatment for all in the world of work