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, July 2015, Copenhagen

Overview 1.Equity context 2.Current programmes 3.Supply opportunities 4.Going forward 2

Equity UNICEF’s Strategic Plan ( ): Includes every child, everywhere Focuses on most disadvantaged, most excluded Transforms commitment into action 3

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 4

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 7

Inclusive programmes In 2014, around 100 Country Offices report work on inclusion in all regions 8

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…) 9

SDG 4 – Inclusive Education 10

SDG 4 - Inclusive education 11

SDG 4 - Inclusive education 12

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

SUPPLY

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 15

What we do Service delivery Emergency Influencing markets Product innovation Strengthening supply chains Monitoring Services contracting 16

AT products & unmet needs 17

Procurement of AT products Large mobility and vision project for Nicaragua 18

Regional procurement ( ) Medical diagnostic equipment and large projects, Zimbabwe, Tanzania 19

Medical diagnostic equipment and large projects, Zimbabwe, Tanzania Excludes procurement by Latin America & Caribbean Braille equipmen t for Djibouti Mobility for several countries Mobility & vision for several countries Selected regions ( ) 20

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 21

Activities Universal design in products & construction Procurement strategies for AT products Guidance on AT products & services Innovation of products Partnership for greater reach & impact 22

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 23

THANK YOU!