Pacific Framework for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Goal 3 of the Pacific Framework for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities seeks to: 

Develop leadership and an enabling environment for rights-based disability-inclusive development. 

Strategies

(a.) Support CRPD training for political and community leaders as well as government ministries;

(b.) Support leadership capacity building through DPOs, particularly for women with disabilities;

(c.) Support the development, review, and strengthening of CRPD compliant national policy and legislation;

(d.) Strengthen the representation of persons with disabilities in all relevant decision-making bodies and ensure their active involvement in the development and monitoring of any policies and legislation affecting them.

Outcomes

(i.) Political, civil society, church, faith-based organizations, educational, private sector, traditional and women leaders are trained on the CRPD;

(ii.) All Government focal point officers for persons with disabilities are trained on the CRPD;

(iii.) Five FICs establish parliamentary sub-committees on disabilities;

(iv.) Women with disabilities appointed to leadership positions within government ministries, PSOs, DPOs, and CSOs;

(v.) National law reform processes are undertaken to harmonize national policies and legislation with the CRPD;

(vi.) Regional model legislative provisions are developed to guide the national development of CRPD compliant legal frameworks.