In addition to recognising the importance the rights of children with disabilities,
the State Party develops measures aimed at providing this and encouraging
inclusive education for disabled children;
Measures to improve the quality of education should be implemented and the
State Party should conduct an assessment to inform the revision of adopted and
new measures;
Regulations should be developed for the monitoring of the private schools and
the State Party should undertake to create more public pre-schools to and
ensure their availability to children from poor households;
Increase budgetary allocation to the education sector to ensure the realization of
the right;
Provide ongoing training to teachers to improve the quality of education and
adopt measures to increase their retention along with initiatives for teachers to go
to schools in underserved communities;
Adopt measures to encourage individuals become teachers;
Roll out the pilot on special needs education where the concept of inclusive
education and educational facilities are made accessible to children with
disabilities;
Establish more special needs schools and decentralise them throughout the
territory of the State Party ensuring their availability.
Leisure, Recreation and Culture
18. The Committee notes the effort of the State Party to integrate cultural activities,
sports, music, arts into the educational system in Eritrea with the Cultural Affairs
being the governmental body responsible for preserving, managing and
developing the national cultural heritage, cultural values and recreation among
students. In light of this, the Committee recommends that the State Party
undertake to designate accessible recreational areas in all its communities.
H. Special Protection Measures
Children with disabilities
19The Committee notes measures taken by the State Party to protect persons
with disabilities. The Committee however notes that the report makes no
reference on measures to ensure children with disabilities are able to enjoy the
protection provided by the Charter especially protection from discrimination. The
Committee therefore recommends that the State Party:
Develop and continually update a national database of children living with disabilities
for effective, inclusive response
Assess the extent to which adopted measures do not discriminate against
children with disabilities;
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