Afghanistan Experiences in VA Central Asian Regional Victim

Assistance Workshop, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 24-26 May 2011

Mohammad Sadiq Mohibi Senior Advocacy and Communication Advisor of ADSP/ MoLSAMD

Afghanistan Community Based Rehabilitation Network Coordinator

Afghanistan Experiences in VA• Brief information on Disability & Victim in

Afghanistan• Victim Assistances Legal Background in

Afghanistan • ANDAP components and structures • Current disability legal support • Coordination and advocacy • Challenges

Brief information on disability & Victims in Afghanistan

• National Disability Survey of Afghanistan NDSA says 2.7% of overall population of Afghanistan live with disabilities or about 800,000, including around 60000 thousand are landmine survivors

• 59% men and 41% women with disabilities • 196000 children of school age• Physical Disability is the highest (36%)

Victim Assistance

• Afghanistan is state party to the Mine Ban Treaty (2003)

• Article 6.3 of the AP Mine Ban Convention obliges that each State Party “in a position to do so shall provide assistance for the care and rehabilitation, and social and economic reintegration of mine victims…”

• Disability under Social protection of ANDS

First Victim Assistance Workshop

• 1st VA Workshop conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Support of UNMACA in August 2006 and support of disability actors

• The workshop aimed to elaborate a plan of Action for the period of 2006 – 2009 called Kabul Report covered the six elements of VA

• The First Step towards meeting Afghanistan’s obligation under MBT to assist the victims

2nd National Victim Assistance and Disability Workshop

• 2nd National VA & Disability Workshop conducted under the MoLSAMD auspices in October 2007 by: Financial support of UNMACA and WRA (CPI) 220 participants: 9 ministries, provincial officials, parliamentarians,

embassies, donors, People with Disabilities Organizations National and International NGOs, UN Agencies

GICHD technical support

• The 2nd Workshop revised the Kabul Report to Afghanistan National Disability Action Plan ANDAP for period of 2008 – 2011

• ANDAP in absence of national legislation undertakes activities to address Afghanistan obligation to all persons with disabilities

ANDAP Basis • Fulfilling the MTB obligation of article 6 • ANDAP acts as disability strategy• ANDAP is based on Afghanistan

National Development Strategy ANDS to serve as: • Poverty Reduction Strategy • To implement MDGs

Component of ANDAP 1. Understanding the extent of the challenge (data

collection); 2. Emergency and continuing medical care; 3. Physical rehabilitation; 4. Psychological support and social reintegration; 5. Economic reintegration; 6. Community based rehabilitation; (additional to VA)

7. Inclusive education; and, (Additional to VA)

8. Laws and public policies

Structure of ANDAPPart 8: Law and Public Policies

Goal Objectives in august 2006

Revised Objectives in April 2008

Actions to Achieve revised objectives

To establish, implement and enforce laws and public policies that guarantee the rights of landmine survivors and other persons with disabilities

Disability Focal Points established in at least 4 key ministries by early 2007

1. National Law n the Rights and Privileges of persons with Disabilities adopted and implementation started by end of 2008

2. CRPD signed, ratified and implementation started by end of 2008

1. DSU of MoLSAMD and Civil Society including AIHRC will:

2. Lobby the Disability commission of Lower House and representatives of upper house for early adoption of the new legislation

Current Disability Legal SupportInternational• CRC (State party)

• MBT (State party since 2003)

• CCM (signed in 2008 and passed by parliament in 2011)

• CRPD (Passed by parliament 2011)

National • ANDAP• Social Protection Strategy of ANDS• Law on the Rights and Benefits of Disabled (2010)• Education Law, BPSH, EPSH, Civil Servant Law,

Coordination, Advocacy & Implementation • Advocacy Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ACPD

(2005)• Afghanistan Community Based Rehabilitation Network ACBRN (2006)• Disability Stakeholders Coordination Group DSCG (2007) and Regional

DSCG established in 2010 in Northern, Western and Eastern regions• Disability Taskforce of MoPH • Inter Ministerial Disability Committee (2010)• Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled MoLSAMD • Ministry of Public Health • Ministry of Education • Ministry of Justice • Ministry of Urban Development Affairs • Disability Commission of Both houses of National Assembly

Top Challenges • Funding and Sustainability • Accessibility • Monitoring and Reporting • Capacity and Professional • Unequal Implementation in all provinces • Insufficient awareness among

community and officials

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