5.2.2 Bangladeshi Authorities
The initiatives, which the Government of Bangladesh has taken to become more inclusive, could be built upon. The authorities could:
- facilitate longer-term programming for humanitarian actors
- facilitate and support the provision of humanitarian services and apply common standards consistently across all camps
- encourage the establishment of self-help groups among the Rohingya with disabilities to promote meaningful participation
- continue advocating for a return to Myanmar and ensure that the rights of persons with disabilities are respected during repatriation, once this becomes possible.
Moreover, the authorities could:
- reduce barriers for and encourage the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the Cox’s Bazar district, in consultation with humanitarian actors and persons with disabilities themselves
- increase the awareness of the local authorities on the rights of persons with disabilities and the obligations under the CRPD
- collect and publish reliable data on persons with disabilities and use them as a basis for the protection of persons with disabilities in the Bangladeshi host communities.