Country / Democratic People’s Republic of Korea /
1/ Background Statistics
Human development index rank / ..1
GNI per capita (PPP in US$) / ..
Life expectancy at birth (years) / 67,7 1
Mean years of schooling (years) / ..
Expected years of schooling (years) / ..
Total population / 24,346,0002
2/ Disability Statistics
Population of persons with disabilities / ..
Proportion of persons with disabilities to total population / ..
Employment rate of persons with disabilities / ..
Access to education / ..
3/Definitions
Definition of disability / ..
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 / No 3
Ratification of ILO Convention 159 / No 4
Ratification or signatory of the Convention on Cluster Munitions / No5
Ratification or signatory of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction / No6
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 26 July 2011.
3. 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.
4. International Labour Organization (2011). “Convention No. C 159”, accessed fromwww.ilo.org/ilolex/cgi-lex/ratifce.pl?C159on 17 October 2011.
5. Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) (2008). “Ratifications and Signatures”, accessed from www.clusterconvention.org/ratifications-and-signatureson 17 October 2011.
6. 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:
Comprehensive
1.Definitions
a) Disability
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b) Persons with disabilities
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c) Categories of impairment
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2.Legal framework
a) Constitutional provisions
· Constitutional Law
[English] - [Korean]
Article 72 in the Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea states that “Citizens are entitled to free medical care, and all persons who are no longer able to work because of old age, illness or a physical disability, the old and children who have no means of support are all entitled to material assistance.”
b) Disability-specific laws and regulations
i. Comprehensive disability-specific laws and regulations
· Law of Disability Protection
[English] - [Korean]
On 18 June 2002, the Law of Disability Protection was newly adopted in the Supreme People’s Assembly, and thus the protection of the disabled is ensured by law.
ii. Sectoral disability-specific laws and regulations
c) Disability-inclusive laws and regulations
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3.Policies and plans
a) Disability-specific policies and plans
i. Comprehensive disability-specific policies and plans
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ii. Sectoral disability-specific policies and plans
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b) Disability-inclusive policies and plans
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4.Institutional framework and Government focal point
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5. Useful links
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6. References
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (1998) Socialist Constitution, accessed from www.novexcn.com/dprk_constitution_98.html on 26 July 2011.
World Health Organization (2010) Country Health System Profile: DPR Korea, accessed from www.searo.who.int/en/Section313/Section1518_6797.htm on 26 July 2011.
Last updated: 17 October 2011.