The National Policy on Social Protection (2015-2030) aims to enhance the rights and well-being of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Papua New Guinea by recognizing disability-inclusive development as essential for achieving national and global goals. Acknowledging that approximately 15% of the population may have some form of disability, the policy seeks to address ongoing challenges faced by disabled individuals, including discrimination and limited access to essential services. It supports a rights-based approach to disability, emphasizing institutional frameworks, legal standards, and advocacy to secure these rights. Key initiatives involve developing a social pension to provide financial assistance to PWDs, which will be progressively rolled out to ensure national coverage. This approach aligns with the 2007 National Disability Policy and the commitment made by Papua New Guinea upon ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2013, reflecting a commitment to improving social and economic opportunities for disabled individuals.
The Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)
Levels of disability in Papua New Guinea are not known. The World Health Organiza on es mates
that around 15% of the global popula on is likely to have some form of disability (Na onal Disability
Policy 2007).
Despite some improvements in inclusive educa on for the disabled, the expansion of community
based rehabilita on, support for the emergence of Disabled Persons’ Organisa ons as key focal
points organisa ons and increasing levels of public awareness, disabled people in Papua New Guinea
con nue to struggle to have their rights recognized, to limit discrimina on and to improve access to
social and economic services.
Disability-inclusive development is essen al to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Papua
New Guinea ra fied the United Na ons Conven on of the Rights of Persons with Disabili es (CRPD)
in September, 2013.
The Na onal Disability Policy advocates for a rights based approach for the disabled, with focus on
responsibili es, processes and standards against which rights are secured. The key interven ons to
create an inclusive rights based society for persons living with disability are: an ins tu onal budget
and legal framework, advocacy on rights and responsibili es and programs and services.
Government has recognized the need to provide pension support the disabled. A social pension is
currently being designed. It is intended that the social pension will be progressively rolled out across
PNG with the objec e of achieving national coverage.
Summarize the above National Policy on Social Protection 2015-2030 will seek to support: into sing paragraph not more than 200 words
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