Mexico begins supporting periodic reports before the Human Rights Committee of people with disabilities

2022-05-27 21:51:12 By : Mr. Jeff Lee

The Ministry of Welfare reported that the Mexican State began the support of the combined second and third periodic reports presented by Mexico in 2018 before the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), a fact that will expose the actions implemented by the country in compliance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.The Secretary of Welfare, Ariadna Montiel Reyes, mentioned the budget effort from 2019 and up to the present, by the Federal Government, which amounts to more than 227 billion pesos, to guarantee a basic income to the population living in poor condition. of disability.With this, he reiterated, the basic income is hailed universally to people from 0 to 29 years of age and over 65 years of age, for people from 30 to 64 years of age for those who live in indigenous or Afro-Mexican municipalities and localities and in municipalities or localities living in extreme poverty."We have had the exalted duty of bringing the means, elements and possibilities so that people with disabilities can develop in full freedom and according to their own decisions, listening carefully to their needs, their demands, their interests, wishes and hopes" , said.In a virtual link to Geneva, Switzerland, headquarters of the CRPD, the head of Welfare reiterated President López Obrador's proposal before the permanent members of the UN Security Council, on November 9, 2021, to form a world plan for fraternity and well-being.The objective, she said, is to create a fund for one billion dollars that serves, among other purposes, to serve people with disabilities.She explained that in the Mexican case, the pension is delivered directly to the beneficiaries."We are determined to apply a different formula to banish corruption and allocate all the resources distributed to the welfare of the people under the criterion that, for the good of all, the poor first," she emphasized.He announced that they are working institutionally with the governors of the 32 states so that, jointly with the Government of Mexico, they can pay for the universal pension for people between the ages of 30 and 64 in a universal way in order to dignify their levels. of life."We have taken measures and actions to comply with the obligations adopted by Mexico, in a reliable commitment to protect people and ensure their rights and well-being," she said.The Mexican delegation is headed by the Secretary of Welfare, Ariadna Montiel Reyes, and public servants from the Ministries of Foreign Relations (SRE), Interior (Segob), Economy (SE), Public Function (SFP), Public Education (SEP) participate. , Labor and Social Welfare (STPS), and Health, as well as the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), and various autonomous bodies that assist in the design, execution and monitoring of policies and actions for the benefit of the People with disabilities.The president of the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), Rosario Piedra Ibarra, also attends.End your day well informed with the most relevant notes with this newsletterCopyright © All rights reserved |EL UNIVERSAL, National Journalistic Company.In the absence of prior authorization, the publication, retransmission, editing and any other use of the contents is expressly prohibited.