UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD)
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is an international human rights treaty that protects the rights of individuals with disabilities through 50 thematic Articles, covering areas like equality, non-discrimination, employment, accessibility, and education.
Singapore signed the CRPD on 30 November 2012 and ratified it on 18 July 2013. The Inter-Ministerial Committee on the CRPD (IMC-CRPD) is chaired by MSF and comprises agencies across the whole of government. The IMC-CRPD is responsible for writing Singapore’s reports, forming and sending a delegation for Constructive Dialogues, and tracking Singapore’s progress under the CRPD.
Singapore works through the Enabling Masterplan (EMP) process to implement the CPRD. Singapore has had 4 iterations of the Enabling Masterplans since 2007, and the current plan, EMP2030, paves a 10-year-long path towards building a more inclusive society.
Find out more about EMP2030 here.