Start Date
Ongoing
End Date
24 FEB202131 DEC2023
Program Status
Programme budget
US$ 670,000
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Implementing Partners
Government Organizations
Organizations of Persons with Disabilities
The programme
The project will have a 3-pronged approach aimed at enhancing the rights of persons with disabilities in Cambodia. On a systemic level, the project will support inclusive processes of consultation, drafting, enactment and implementation of the new rights-based Disability Law. The new law will be a structural change which will hopefully represent the cornerstone for building a more rights-based and disability inclusive society in Cambodia.
The project will address the capacity of key actors, particularly rights holders and duty bearers, to support and monitor UNCRPD implementation in areas identified in the situation analysis particularly access to social protection, employment and justice. In addition, it will improve access to information of persons with disabilities which was identified as the main barrier to accessing services. The interventions will also enhance participation of currently underrepresented groups of persons with disabilities and address some of the specific issues facing women with disabilities.
The project will also contribute to increased disability inclusion in national policies and plans including COVID-19 Recovery plan and increased representation of persons with disabilities and their organizations (OPDs) in decision making, policy development and monitoring of implementation of those policies and plans.
The UN’s strategic position in Cambodia will be reaffirmed and elevated by strengthening the UNCT’s capacity to support the country to adhere to disability rights in line with its commitments under the UNCRPD and in attaining the SDGs in the most inclusive way.
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