Country / Uzbekistan /
1/ Background Statistics
Human development index rank / 1021
GNI per capita (PPP in US$) / 3,0851
Life expectancy at birth (years) / 68.21
Mean years of schooling (years) / 10.01, a
Expected years of schooling (years) / 11.5 1
Total population / 27,445,0002
2/ Disability Statistics
Population of persons with disabilities / 327,199 3
Proportion of persons with disabilities to total population / 1.33 per cent 3
Employment rate of persons with disabilities / ..
Access to education / ..
3/Definitions
Definition of disability / Article 1 in the Law on Social Security of Disabled People in the Republic of Uzbekistan defines a person with disability as one who is in need of aid because he/she has physical or mental problems. Daily activities such as moving, orientation, speech, behavioural control, and/or work on one's own are completely or partly limited.
Definition of persons with disabilities / ..
Categories of impairment / ..
4/ Commitment to International Instruments on Disability
Ratification or signatory of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and its Optional Protocol / Signed Convention on 27 February 2009 4
Ratification of ILO Convention 159 / No 5
Ratification or signatory of the Convention on Cluster Munitions / No6
Ratification or signatory of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction / No7
5/Legal Framework
Constitutional provisions / ..
Disability-specific laws
Comprehensive / ..
Sectoral / Cover:
Disability-inclusive laws / ..
6/Policy Framework
Disability-specific policies
Comprehensive / ..
Sectoral / ..
Disability-inclusive / ..
7/Institutional Framework
The national coordination mechanism or disability focal point / ..
Sources:
1. United Nations Development Programme (2010). Human Development Report 2010 (New York, UNDP).
2. United Nations (2011).World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision, accessed from http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm on 1 August 2011.
3. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (2002) Country Profile on Disability: Republic of Uzbekistan, accessed from http://gwweb.jica.go.jp/km/FSubject0601.nsf/3b8a2d403517ae4549256f2d002e1dcc/54a619bb76fd92034925727d0008246b/$FILE/Uzbekistan(2002).pdf on 1 August 2011.
4. United Nations (2011). “Convention and Optional Protocol Signatures and Ratifications”, on the United Nations Enable website, accessed from www.un.org/disabilities/countries.asp?navid=12&pid=166on 17 October 2011.
5. International Labour Organization (2011). “Convention No. C 159”, accessed fromwww.ilo.org/ilolex/cgi-lex/ratifce.pl?C159on 17 October 2011.
6. Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) (2008). “Ratifications and Signatures”, accessed from www.clusterconvention.org/ratifications-and-signatureson 17 October 2011.
7. Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction (1997). “State Parties and Signatories”, accessed from www.unog.ch/80256EE600585943/(httpPages)/6E65F97C9D695724C12571C0003D09EF?OpenDocument on 17 October 2011.
Notes:
a. Refers to an earlier year than that specified. Based on data from United Nations Children’s Fund Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys.
Comprehensive
1.Definitions
a) Disability
Article 1 in the Law on Social Security of Disabled People in the Republic of Uzbekistan defines a person with disability as one who is in need of aid because he/she has physical or mental problems. Daily activities such as moving, orientation, speech, behavioural control, and/or work on one's own are completely or partly limited.
b) Persons with disabilities
..
c) Categories of impairment
..
2.Legal framework
a) Constitutional provisions
· Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1992
[English]
The constitution defines constitutional rights, freedoms, and law of interests, including the right of a socially disadvantaged population to social security (people with disabilities, elderly, sick, unemployed, etc.) Article 39 of the constitution refers to the right of persons with disabilities: “Everyone shall have the right to social security in old age, in the event of disability and loss of the main income earner as well as in other events specified by law.”
b) Disability-specific laws and regulations
i. Comprehensive disability-specific laws and regulations
· Law on Social Security of Disabled People in the Republic of Uzbekistan, 1991
[English]
Defines persons by disabilities as well as rights for persons with disabilities, such as; easy access to public facilities and services, including education, social security, medical treatment, and occupational and social rehabilitation.
ii. Sectoral disability-specific laws and regulations
c) Disability-inclusive laws and regulations
· Pension Law, 1993
[English]
3.Policies and plans
a) Disability-specific policies and plans
i. Comprehensive disability-specific policies and plans
..
ii. Sectoral disability-specific policies and plans
..
b) Disability-inclusive policies and plans
..
4.Institutional framework and Government focal point
· Ministry of Labour and Social Security of Population
· Ministry of Health
5. Useful links
..
6. References
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (2002) Country Profile on Disability: Republic of Uzbekistan, accessed from http://gwweb.jica.go.jp/km/FSubject0601.nsf/3b8a2d403517ae4549256f2d002e1dcc/54a619bb76fd92034925727d0008246b/$FILE/Uzbekistan(2002).pdf on 1 August 2011.
Last updated: 17 October 2011.