Press Release
UNICEF congratulates Pakistan on joining 100 countries in ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Islamabad, 6 June 2011 - UNICEF today congratulates Pakistan on its ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Pakistan joins 100 other countries in ratifying the first legally binding human rights treaty focusing exclusively on disability rights.
The Convention is truly a breakthrough in giving children with disabilities the protection to which they are entitled. It also has the potential to empower children with disabilities as rights-holders who act as “ambassadors of ability” to their families, schools and communities, instead of being treated as objects of charity. The Convention is also of great importance to UNICEF’s work, as it gives visibility to the most excluded and stigmatized of all the world’s children – children with disabilities.
“Together, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities represent powerful instruments for rights-based, inclusive development of all children in Pakistan,” said UNICEF Pakistan Representative, Mr Dan Rohrmann.
“UNICEF calls on all partners in Pakistan to use the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to advance the spirit of the treaty to its fullest extent,” he said.
On 25 September 2008, Pakistan signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was adopted on 13 December 2006.
According to the Pakistan Year Book 2010, almost 3.3 million people in Pakistan live with some form of disability, with more than half of those being children. Additional disaggregated data on children with disabilities, if available, would prove invaluable in inclusive development programming.
Implementation of the Disability Convention will be spearheaded by provincial authorities and the Capital Administration and Development Division together with a host of stakeholders and partners.
“UNICEF stands ready to support their efforts in order to accelerate achieving the rights of all children,” said Mr Rohrmann.
About UNICEF
UNICEF is on the ground in over 150 countries and territories to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. In Pakistan, it works with the government, NGOs and other partners to support child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. It has provided vital relief and reconstruction support to help individuals rebuild their lives after emergencies, such as the 2010 monsoon floods and the October 2005 earthquake. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
For further information, please contact:
Kristen Elsby, Chief, Advocacy & Communication, UNICEF Pakistan
Mobile +92 300 500 2595
Email: kelsby@unicef.org
(See attached file: Press Release - GoP signs Disability Convention - 20110606.doc)
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