UNICEF’S WORK ON DISABILITY

Rosangela Berman Bieler, Senior Advisor,

Children With Disabilities, Programme Division

Doreen Mulenga, Deputy Director,

Supply Programme, Supply Division

APCD Forum, 6 - 7 July 2015, Copenhagen

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Overview

1. Equity context

2. Current programmes

3. Supply opportunities

4. Going forward

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Equity

UNICEF’s Strategic Plan (2014 -2017):

• Includes every child, everywhere

• Focuses on most disadvantaged, most excluded

• Transforms commitment into action

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Results for all children

So all children survive and thrive

1. Health

2. HIV & AIDS

3. Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)

4. Education

5. Nutrition

6. Child protection

7. Social inclusion

PROGRAMME

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Disability goals

1. Mainstream inclusion in development & emergencies

2. Develop leadership on the rights of children with

disabilities

3. Be an inclusive organization

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Inclusive programmes

• In 2014, around 100 Country Offices report work on inclusion in all regions

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Key programme activities

Current Flagships• Inclusive Education • Inclusive Emergencies and Humanitarian Action• Data and Evidence on Children with Disabilities

UNICEF as an inclusive organization for All• Accessibility ExDirs• Inclusive ICTs, Communications & Supplies• Employment Policies

Cross Cutting Strategy • Partnerships (IASG, UNPRPD, CRPD Committee, DPOs…)

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SDG 4 – Inclusive Education

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SDG 4 - Inclusive education

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SDG 4 - Inclusive education

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Current Flagships• Inclusive Education • Inclusive Emergencies and Humanitarian Action• Data and Evidence on Children with Disabilities

UNICEF as an inclusive organization for All• Accessibility ExDirs• Inclusive ICTs, Communications & Supplies• Employment Policies

Cross Cutting Strategy • Partnerships (IASG, UNPRPD, CRPD Committee, DPOs…)

UNICEF Disability Workplan 2015

SUPPLY

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Scale & scope

• 2014 total procurement: $3.38 billion

• Over 5,000 products

• Largest humanitarian warehouse

• Supply hubs in Dubai, Panama & Shanghai

• Nearly 1,000 staff in 89 countries

• Diversity in staff skills & specialisations

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What we do

• Service delivery

• Emergency

• Influencing markets

• Product innovation

• Strengthening supply chains

• Monitoring

• Services contracting

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AT products & unmet needs

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Procurement of AT products

Large mobility and vision project for Nicaragua

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Regional procurement (2010-14)

Medical diagnostic equipment and large projects, Zimbabwe, Tanzania

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Medical diagnostic equipment and large projects, Zimbabwe, Tanzania

Excludes procurement by Latin America & Caribbean

Braille equipment for Djibouti

Mobility for several countries

Mobility & vision for several countries

Selected regions (2010-14)

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Supply disability goals

• AT products more available, affordable & appropriate

• Universal design mainstreamed in products, facilities and construction projects

• AT products available for staff who need them

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Activities

• Universal design in products & construction

• Procurement strategies for AT products

• Guidance on AT products & services

• Innovation of products

• Partnership for greater reach & impact

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Identify and seize opportunities to

• Incorporate universal design in products & facilities

• Make products more available, affordable & appropriate

• Influence & enable decisions and actions that make a more inclusive world

Going forward together

THANK YOU!