What is Making it Work?

Making it Work (MIW) is a global multi-stakeholder initiative to promote effective implementation
of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) – Making the CRPD
Work! The MIW International Coordination Team and International Advisory Committee oversee 
and guide the global direction of the initiative. MIW projects are driven by steering committees
composed of NGOs and disabled people’s organizations (DPOs) from each region. Projects
have already started in South-East Europe, the Middle East, Central and South America and
West Africa. Additional projects are in development.

The CRPD entered into force on May 3, 2008. This human rights law represents a significant
step towards addressing the poverty, social exclusion and discrimination faced by people with
disabilities worldwide. For most countries, however, there are significant gaps between the
standards set y the CRPD, national policies and the reality on the ground for people with disabilities.  

Serbia signed the UN Convention for the Rights of People with Disabilities - CRPD and the optional
protocol on 17 December 2007. The UN CRPD and optional protocol were ratified by the Serbian
Parliament on the 29th of May 2009.

 
For more info on global Make it work initiative please visit the link:

 http://www.makingitwork-crpd.org  

To download the full text of UN CRPD and optional protocol in different languages please visit the following link:
 http://www.un.org/disabilities/