From February to November 2021, the Panama UNCT conducted the comprehensive situational analysis. The methodology included a desk review of relevant literature, key informant interviews and focus groups, stakeholder mapping exercises, and consultative workshops with key stakeholders.
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The data and information presented in this report are based on the situational analyses conducted at the country level and were drafted by the UN country teams. Methodology for data collection included a desk review of relevant literature, key informant interviews and focus groups, stakeholder mapping exercises and consultative workshops with key stakeholders
This United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD), MultiPartner Trust Fund (MPTF) Situational Analysis Report 2021, Arāngatū Me Okota’i, is a highlevel assessment of the rights of PWDs in the Cook Islands. Determining the barriers and bottlenecks to full and meaningful participation for PWDs, it provides baseline evidence to…
The ambition of this Situation Analysis is not merely to point at problems but to lay ground for solutions by identifying the opportunities and catalytic forces emerging today. The report looks at the necessary preconditions for realisation of human rights of persons with disabilities, particularly women, girls, and boys with disabilities, such as a robust equality…
Disability-inclusive health is an important issue. There are 135 million people with disabilities in Europe. People with disabilities, on average, have higher health-care needs than others yet face many barriers in accessing health services. As a result, people with disabilities have worse health outcomes on average, including 2–3 times higher mortality rates across…
The document discusses the Third Enabling Master Plan (EMP3) in Singapore, which aims to promote independent living of persons with disabilities through technology and design. The plan focuses on four key areas: improving accessibility in built environment and transportation, ensuring access to information and services, adopting assistive technology to support self-…
Smart home AT has the potential to improve quality-of-life, reduce the reliance on care and facilitate autonomy for those with limitations of function. The research indicates smart home technologies support improved independence, activity, social and community connectedness and, as a result, improved physical and mental health outcomes. Quality-of-life measures…
In order to meet user need, new thinking is needed that recognises the value of AT by considering how the AT innovation ecosystem creates meaningful economic and social value. In order to unleash the full potential of AT value, this paper proposes a public sector-led, mission-oriented approach.
We have been supporting the Afghan people since 1979 and running our physical rehabilitation programme in the country since 1988. The facilities we support receive an average of 15,000 new patients every year, which points to the gravity of the situation in the country. Our programme combines physical rehabilitation with activities designed to promote social…
This landmark resolution underscores that all persons with disabilities have the right to the highest attainable standard of health without discrimination. It calls on Member States and WHO to remove barriers; physical, informational, attitudinal, financial — so that health services, public health interventions, and emergency responses are accessible and inclusive.