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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!