24 July 2019
Skopje
MEETING OF THE DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN OMBUDSMAN BAJRAMOVSKA MUSTAFA WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM UNICEF
Deputy Ombudsman Vaska Bajramovska Mustafa, together with the members of the team for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, met with representatives of the UNICEF Office in Skopje.
At the meeting, the representatives from UNICEF were informed about the commencement of the work of the team for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, who will act within the Department for Protection of Children's Rights and Persons with Disabilities, as well as for the planned activities in relation to the cooperation and involvement of civil society, especially persons with disabilities and the organizations they represent, in order to participate in the process of monitoring the implementation of the Convention.
Besides the above mentioned, the meeting also presented the realized and ongoing activities of the Department for protection of the rights of children and persons with disabilities, and discussed the possibilities for joint cooperation in the domain of children and youth, including children and youth with disabilities, with special emphasis on inclusive education, monitoring the process of deinstitutionalization of children / persons with disabilities, and celebrating the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.