unicefinputonthedraftcrpdreportingguidelines.docVIP

UNICEF input on the draft CRPD reporting guidelines 10th June 2016 Attention: Secretary of the Committee These comments include inputs from the Disability, Child Protection, Health, Education, Gender and Social Policy Sections of UNICEF Headquarters in New York Contact: Megan Tucker, Programme Specialist, Children with Disabilities – mttucker@ Overall comments and recommendations Overall, UNICEF supports the CRPD Committee decision to simplify reporting procedures and develop the draft guidelines for periodic reporting to the Committee. In the following pages, feedback and suggestions are provided for consideration for the draft guidelines on periodic reporting. The feedback has been provided by sector specialists in thematic areas related to different articles of the CRPD (such as education, social policy etc) and has been compiled by the Disability Section in UNICEF Headquarters NY. Some general comments are provided below: Indicators/questions The guidelines would benefit from consistency of terminology and framing of guidelines. For example, the introduction (paragraph 1) refers to the guidelines as a “pool of adopted indicators for the Committee to select referring to the situation of each state Party.” However what is presented related to each Article are reporting guidelines, rather than indicators. To avoid confusion, it is suggested that the reference to indicators is removed. The references to the letters S, O and P could be reconsidered as broad categorizations, rather than types of indicators. Consistency of terminology related to impairment types The terminology used for different impairment types varies within the document. It is important to have consistent terminology in order to ensure consistency in reporting. For example, Article 11, paragraph 111 the guideline refers to “persons who are deaf or hard of hearing or deafblind and persons with visual impairments”, while paragraph 112 uses “blind” (rather than visual impairments).