1. Brief summary of the 1st medd meeting & OBJECTIVE OF THE 2ND MEDD MEETING
Maria Martinho
Secretariat of the convention
on the rights of persons with disabilities/dspd/undesa
2nd MEDD Meeting, 3-4 May 2016

2. content Launch of MEDD Summary of 1st MEDD meeting
Objectives of the 2nd MEDD meeting
2nd MEDD Meeting, 3-4 May 2016

3. launch of MEDD Informal Network organized by the SCRPD/DSPD/UNDESA
Launched in September 2015
Objectives:
to take stock of progress made in disability-inclusive monitoring and evaluation for disability-inclusive development, in particular in the context of the 2030 Agenda
to contribute to preparation of the 2018 UN flagship report on disability and development (A/RES/69/142)
Consists of experts, researchers and practitioners from:
UN system
academic institutions
member States
non-governmental organizations, particularly disabled persons’ organizations
… with experience and expertise in the areas of
monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the international development goals
policy-analysis
data and statistics
monitoring and evaluation of disability-inclusive development
2nd MEDD Meeting, 3-4 May 2016

4. 1st medd meeting
Objective: to identify and share available information, including relevant activities and research projects, concerning the situation of persons with disabilities in economic and social development
Attended by more than 30 participants from more than 20 different organizations
Sessions on: Ongoing and innovative initiatives relevant to monitoring and evaluation for disability-inclusive development
By AXSmap, ILO, DESA/UNSD, Fordham University, Sightsavers, UN Women, UNICEF, Washington Group, WHO
The following suggestions were advanced at the meeting:
Deciding on issues covered by report
Produce a mapping of available evidence to inform those issues
Use SDGs as key framework, but under each SDG look at CRPD provisions
2nd MEDD Meeting, 3-4 May 2016

5. 2nd medd meeting: objectives
1. To continue to identify and share available information, including relevant activities and research projects, concerning the situation of persons with disabilities in economic and social development:
From new participants
Updated from the last meeting
2. To identify collaborations for the production of the 2018 UN flagship report
2nd MEDD Meeting, 3-4 May 2016