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Comprehensive government report detailing Kiribati’s initial progress and ongoing challenges in implementing the UN CRPD, including legislative, policy, and budgetary measures, as well as stakeholder engagement efforts.
Year:
2019
Country:
Kiribati
Document type:
Initial report
Convention:
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Submitted to:
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Reporting period:
2015–2019
Date received:
12 February 2019
Responsible government body:
Government of Kiribati
Contributing organizations:
Disabled Peoples Organisation Te Toa Matoa, Ministry of Women, Youth, Sport and Social Affairs, development partners
Target group:
Persons with disabilities in Kiribati
Budget information:
GoK allocation for disability development activities in 2018 – $151,575 (0.007% of national budget)
Legislation referenced:
Employment Ordinance (2008), Education Bill (2013), Kiribati Building Code (2015), Education Act (2013), Inclusive Education Policy (2015), Kiribati Development Plan 2015–2016 and 2016–2019, Employment and Industrial Relations Code (2016)
Strategic plan:
Kiribati National Disability Policy and Action Plan 2018–2021
Stakeholder engagement:
Consultations with government ministries, community organizations, and people with disabilities
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Year:
2021
Region / city:
Kiribati
Theme:
Digital Government, Environmental and Social Management
Document type:
Environmental and Social Management Plan
Organization / institution:
Ministry of Information, Communications, Transport and Tourism Development
Author:
Nicholas Valentine, Environmental and Social Specialist
Target audience:
Project stakeholders, government agencies, environmental and social experts
Effective period:
From the project initiation date
Approval date:
23 November 2021
Date of changes:
N/A
Year:
2022
Region / city:
Kiribati
Document type:
Environmental and social management framework
Project:
Kiribati Outer Islands Resilience and Adaptation Project (KOIRAP)
Implementing institutions:
Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development (MELAD); Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA); Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy (MISE); Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MFED); Kiribati Local Government Association (KiLGA); Aia Mwaea Ainen Kiribati (AMAK)
Objective:
Strengthen island councils’ capabilities for risk-informed land development and basic services, enhance climate resilience of vulnerable communities
Scope:
Environmental and social risk management for project subprojects across outer islands
Date of publication:
February 16, 2022
Relevant standards:
World Bank Environmental and Social Standards, WBG EHS Guidelines, national regulations
Stakeholders:
Project-affected parties, other interested parties, vulnerable groups
Annexes included:
Environmental and Social Screening Form, ESMP Template, Environmental and Social Codes of Practice (Construction and O&M), Labor Management Procedures, Consultation Summaries, Risk Management Reporting, Asbestos Protocol, Physical and Cultural Chance Find Procedures, MELAD Environmentally Significant Activities Schedule, TOR for MIA-PIU E&S Specialist(s)
Year:
2015
Region / City:
Kiribati
Topic:
Climate Change, Health, Water Management
Document Type:
Workshop Report
Organization:
Kiribati National Disaster Management Office (OB)
Author:
Mr Michael Foon, Juliana Ungaro
Target Audience:
National government officials, climate change experts, health workers, project partners
Effective Period:
November 2015
Approval Date:
11th November, 2015
Date of Changes:
None specified
Year:
2025
Country:
Kiribati
Theme:
Rights of persons with disabilities, disability inclusion
Document type:
Concluding observations
Organization:
United Nations, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Original language:
English
Target audience:
Government authorities, policy makers, civil society organizations
Reporting period:
Initial report submitted by Kiribati in 2025
Key legislation referenced:
Inclusive Education Policy (2015), Disability Inclusive Unit establishment (2015), Employment and Industrial Relations Code (2016), Disability Support Allowance (2017), Te Rau N Te Mwenga Act implementation plan (2017), National Disability Policy and Action Plan (2018–2021), Building Act (2024), Disability Monograph (2025)
Main concerns:
Insufficient constitutional protections, pending Disability Inclusion Bill, incomplete National Disability Policy and Action Plan 2023–2026, inadequate consultation with persons with disabilities, Optional Protocol not ratified
Recommendations:
Constitutional amendments, legislative harmonization with the Convention, enactment of Disability Inclusion Bill, finalization of policy and action plan with whole-of-government approach, ratification of Optional Protocol
Year:
2011
Country:
Republic of Kiribati
Project:
Kiribati Adaptation Program – Phase III (KAP III)
Type of document:
Grant Agreement
Funding organization:
Global Environment Facility Least Developed Country Fund (LDCF)
Implementing agency:
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
Recipient:
Republic of Kiribati
Grant amount:
USD 3,000,000
Objective:
Enhance resilience to climate change impacts on freshwater supply and coastal infrastructure
Scope:
Water resource management, coastal infrastructure adaptation
Effective date:
Upon fulfillment of conditions specified in Article V
Signatories:
Natan Teewe (Republic of Kiribati), Ferid Belhaj (World Bank)
Year:
2018
Region / city:
Austria
Subject:
Human rights violations, intersex genital mutilations, children
Document type:
NGO Report
Institution:
StopIGM.org / Zwischengeschlecht.org
Author:
Markus Bauer, Daniela Truffer
Target audience:
Human rights organizations, UN committees, healthcare professionals, policymakers
Effective period:
Ongoing
Approval date:
July 2018
Modification date:
Not specified
Year:
2025
Organization:
International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC)
Document type:
Submission to draft guidelines
Topic:
Intersectional discrimination, disability, gender equality
Geographic focus:
Global, with examples from Bangladesh, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, East Asia, Pacific Islands, Philippines
Target audience:
CRPD Committee, policymakers, OPDs
Key issues addressed:
Participation of women with disabilities in policymaking, inclusive legislation, data collection and disaggregation, GBV policies, regional collaboration
Date of submission:
13 October 2025
Recommendations:
Inclusive policymaking, data collection, capacity building, participatory approaches
Year:
2016
Region / city:
United Kingdom
Subject:
Disability rights, social security, human rights law
Document type:
Report
Institution:
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI), Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC), Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC)
Author:
UK Independent Mechanism
Target audience:
Government bodies, policymakers, disability advocacy organizations
Period of validity:
Ongoing
Approval date:
2016
Date of changes:
N/A
Concluding observations and follow-up information on the initial report of Luxembourg under the CRPD
Year:
2020
Region / city:
Luxembourg
Subject:
Rights of persons with disabilities
Document type:
Concluding observations and addendum
Organization / institution:
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, United Nations
Author:
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Target audience:
Government authorities and civil society
Reporting period:
2012–2017, 2017–2018
Date received:
22 November 2018
Languages:
English, French, Russian, Spanish
Key topics:
Independent living, accessibility, implementation of National Action Plan, coordination of disability policies, European Accessibility Act, public consultations
Institution:
Greek National Commission for Human Rights
Acronym:
GNCHR
Legal Basis:
Law 2667/1998; Law 4780/2021
Status:
National Human Rights Institution with A status accreditation
Accreditation:
GANHRI Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA), March 2017
Subject:
Draft General Comment on Article 27 of the CRPD
Thematic Focus:
Rights of persons with disabilities; right to work and employment
Type of Document:
Submission / Position Paper
Recipient Body:
CRPD Committee
Country:
Greece
Institutional Mandate:
Promotion and protection of human rights
Key Issues Addressed:
Supported employment; transition from sheltered workshops to open labour market; social entrepreneurship; collective bargaining; minimum wage standards; reasonable accommodation; employment quotas; accessibility of digital services; prevention of violence and harassment at work; inclusion of women with disabilities
Referenced Instrument:
ILO Convention No. 190 on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
Participation:
Representative of the National Confederation of Disabled People (NCDP) in GNCHR Plenary
Target Group:
Persons with disabilities, including women with disabilities
Year:
2022
Region / city:
Geneva, Switzerland
Theme:
Psychosocial disabilities, human rights, disability inclusion, humanitarian emergencies
Document type:
Advocacy submission
Organ / institution:
Transforming Communities for Inclusion (TCI)
Author:
Transforming Communities for Inclusion (TCI)
Target audience:
UNCRPD Committee, international human rights organizations, disability advocates, policy makers
Action period:
Ongoing
Approval date:
October 2022
Amendment date:
Not specified
Year:
2022
Month:
October
Geographical scope:
Global
Thematic focus:
Rights of persons with disabilities; marriage, family and parenthood
Legal framework referenced:
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Specific provision:
Article 23 – Respect for home and the family
Document type:
Compilation of concluding observations
Compiling organization:
International Disability Alliance (IDA)
Source of observations:
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Countries referenced:
Bangladesh; China; Japan; Lao People’s Democratic Republic; New Zealand; Singapore; Hungary; Jamaica; Mexico; Switzerland; Venezuela; Djibouti; France; Estonia; Australia; Ecuador; El Salvador; India; Iraq; Kuwait; Myanmar; Cuba; Niger; Norway; Rwanda; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Spain; Turkey; Vanuatu; Algeria; Bulgaria; Malta; Poland; The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Haiti; Oman; Russian Federation; Seychelles
Subject matter:
Non-discrimination in marriage, family life, reproductive rights and parental responsibilities of persons with disabilities
Primary stakeholders:
States Parties to the CRPD; persons with disabilities; families and children with disabilities
Referenced policies and laws:
National legislation on marriage, guardianship, adoption, reproductive rights and family support services
Institutional body issuing observations:
UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Year:
2023
Region/Country:
International
Subject:
Rights of persons with disabilities, CRPD implementation and monitoring
Document Type:
Guidance/Indicator Framework
Issuing Organization:
United Nations / Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Target Audience:
Government authorities, civil society organizations, organizations of persons with disabilities
Scope:
National implementation and monitoring mechanisms
Legal Basis:
CRPD, national legislation and statutory provisions
Monitoring Framework:
Independent monitoring mechanisms, focal points, coordination mechanisms
Funding:
Public budget allocations for monitoring and participation
Participation Requirements:
Involvement of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations in all monitoring processes
Year:
2016
Region / City:
International
Theme:
Gender parity, Disability rights, United Nations
Document Type:
Call to action
Organization:
GQUAL Campaign
Author:
Not specified
Target Audience:
Governments, civil society, women’s and disability rights organizations
Action Period:
2017–2018
Date of Approval:
Not specified
Date of Revision:
Not specified
Family name and first name:
Chang Jian
Date and place of birth:
February 1976, Henan Province, China
Place of residence:
Hainan Province, China
Nationality:
Chinese
Email address:
[email protected]
United Nations working languages:
English, Chinese
Current position/function:
Professor, College of Law, Hainan University; Executive Council Member, Hainan Disabled Persons’ Federation; Expert Consultant, The Supreme People’s Procuratorate; Legal Advisor, Hainan Provincial Government; Member, Expert Committee of the 7th Hainan Provincial People’s Congress; Attorney, Hainan ZeKun Law Firm
Other main activities:
Policy drafting and legislative work for CRPD implementation; review of normative documents; inclusive policy design; access to justice and legal remedies for persons with disabilities
Educational background:
Visiting Professor, Columbia University; Postdoctoral Researcher, China University of Political Science and Law; PhD in Law, Renmin University of China; Master of Law, Central China Normal University; LL.B., Central China Normal University
Identification:
Person with a limb disability
Expertise:
Rights-based legal and policy expertise relevant to CRPD, non-discrimination, inclusive employment, public services, legal procedures, and rule-of-law governance
Recent publications:
Implementation Plan for the Three-Year Action Plan for Promoting Employment of Persons with Disabilities in Hainan Province; Several Provisions on Disciplinary Measures for Dishonest Conduct in the Medical, Health Insurance, and Pharmaceutical Sectors of the Hainan Free Trade Port (effective 1 January 2026)
Year:
2024
Region / City:
Global
Theme:
Human rights, disability inclusion
Document Type:
Joint response / submission
Organization:
Inclusion International, Down Syndrome International
Author:
Inclusion International and Down Syndrome International representatives
Target Audience:
UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, policymakers, disability advocacy groups
Scope:
International participation of persons with intellectual disabilities in CRPD implementation and monitoring
Related Documents:
Draft General Comment No.7 on CRPD Articles 4.3 and 33.3, submissions from International Disability Alliance and Inclusion Europe
Submission Date:
2024
Language:
English
Year:
Not provided
Region / City:
Not specified
Topic:
Research ethics, manuscript submission
Document type:
Template
Author:
Not specified
Target audience:
Authors submitting research articles
Period of validity:
Not provided
Approval date:
Not specified
Date of changes:
Not specified
Year:
2020
Country:
Mongolia
Document type:
Periodic report
Issuing body:
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights / United Nations Economic and Social Council
Date received:
9 July 2021
Language:
English
Coverage:
Social and economic rights, labor and employment, social welfare, minimum wage, public sector salaries, vulnerable populations
Programs mentioned:
Food and Nutrition Programme for Poorest Families, Age Benefit Programme
Target groups:
Civil servants, teachers, doctors, nurses, cultural and art workers, poor households, seniors
Legal framework referenced:
Law on Civil Service (2017), Social Welfare Law, Law on Seniors
Salary data period:
2016–2020
Budget allocations:
MNT 159.8 billion for salary increase (2020), MNT 302.5 billion for employment duration payment, additional MNT 15.5 billion for food support during COVID-19 lockdown
Year:
2020
Region / City:
United States
Subject:
Public Health, Data Collection
Document Type:
Federal Register Notice
Agency:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Author:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Target Audience:
General public, Federal agencies
Period of Validity:
N/A
Approval Date:
N/A
Date of Changes:
N/A