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"We are kept in the dark twice: by our eyes, and by inaccessible systems." Esubalew
#ChildrenWithDisabilities continue to face multiple barriers to the enjoyment of their rights, including discrimination, exclusion from services, neglect, violence & exploitation.
#Disability
🧵Children with disabilities remain a priority concern for the ACERWC. Following the establishment of its Working Group on the Rights of Children with Disabilities, the Committee released a study on the status of #ChildrenWithDisabilities in Africa in 2024.
2/3...A General Comment on Art. 13 of the African Children’s Charter is also currently under development.
These efforts aim to establish standards and provide guidance on the rights of children with disabilities, while identifying practical actions through which RECs can support
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3/3... Member States in better protecting, respecting and fulfilling these rights, including for children facing heightened or intersecting forms of exclusion.
#DisabilityRights #AfricaFit4Children
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🧵 For decades, African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) has worked to bring issues faced by #ChildrenWithDisabilities to the forefront through research, advocacy, policy engagement, and regional dialogue. Through studies such as Breaking the Silence, The African Report on Children
Our findings consistently point to three major obstacles: first, persistent stigma and discrimination; second, inadequate investment in inclusive services: and third, the impact of overlapping crises.
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2/2... compounded vulnerabilities.
These realities reinforce the urgent need for sustained commitment, stronger partnerships and collective action to promote and protect the rights and well-being of every child.
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2/3. Owing to their close engagement with Member States, in-depth understanding of regional political and socio-economic contexts, and mandate to implement cross-border programmes & strategies, RECs are well positioned to promote the effective implementation of children's rights.
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3/3... The Symposium provides a platform for dialogue on emerging challenges, sharing experiences and strengthening partnerships to advance the rights, protection and well-being of children with disabilities across Africa.
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Ambassador Lemlem reaffirmed Ethiopia’s commitment to advancing and protecting the rights and welfare of children and expressed the country’s continued support for the work and mandate of the ACERWC, including in strengthening State Party reporting,
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2/2... exchange experiences and advance strategies for protecting the rights of children, particularly those facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and exclusion.
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2/3.... "I wish to emphasise that civic and democratic participation is not exclusively an adult domain. Children are rights-holders and important actors in governance, democratic processes, peacebuilding and decision-making. Their participation is not merely an aspiration
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3/3...but a right guaranteed under the Charter. In particular, Art4 recognizes the right of children capable of communicating their views to express them freely and to have those views taken into consideration in accordance with their age and maturity.
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