Disability and the Millennium Development Goals

A Review of the MDG Process and Strategies for Inclusion of Disability Issues in Millennium Development Goal Efforts

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• Publisher: United Nations Publications
• Year: 2012
• ISBN:
  9789210552318
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Disabilities in Sociology
• Index: Social Sciences

The framework of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will expire in 2015. In the post-MDG era, persons with disabilities and disability issues must be an integral part of the international development agenda as the global community considers what will replace the MDGs beyond 2015. This publication is a collaborative effort by United Nations agencies, disability-related organizations and NGOs, as well as advocates and experts from around the world. It provides a roadmap for why and how disability can and should be included in the planning, monitoring and evaluation of development-related programmes and policies. It assesses the links between disability and poverty and explores ways to integrate disability issues into current and future development efforts. This book will benefit those working in disability advocacy, programming and outreach efforts.

Table of contents

• Table of contents
• Executive summary
• Introduction. Disability and the MDGs
• Chapter 1. What are the MDGs and why are they important for persons with disabilities
• Chapter 2. MDGs and disability – matching goals, targets and indicators to disability concerns
• Chapter 3. Integrating disability into the MDG process – Entry points for disability issues
• Conclusion and next steps. 2010 / 2015 and beyond
• Bibliography
• Appendix A
• Appendix B