Training Session Organized to Ensure Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Across All Sectors

A training session was held in collaboration with UNESCO to raise awareness and ensure the effective implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) across all sectors in Mongolia. The session addressed issues highlighted in the recommendations provided by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to the Government of Mongolia, and it was attended by representatives from various sectors.

 

Mongolia ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2009, committing to guarantee equal rights for persons with disabilities, including access to education, development, employment, public services, and equitable benefits from development. The country submitted its initial report to the UN Committee in 2015, followed by its second and third periodic reports in 2023. Based on these reports, the government received a total of 37 recommendations, 3 requirements, and 1 request after the first report, and 35 additional recommendations following the second and third reports.

 

The training session focused on the social model of disability, the content of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, sector-specific recommendations from the UN Committee, and promoting a human rights-based approach in policymaking and implementation related to disability issues.

 

Shabaz Khan, Director of the UNESCO Office for East Asia, delivered a greeting message during the session, commending Mongolia’s efforts to align its domestic legislation with the Convention and to effectively implement its provisions.

 

The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Protection is currently developing a draft action plan to address the UN Committee’s recommendations, which is expected to be approved as a government resolution in the near future.