About Us
Disability Action Council is the national coordination and advisory mechanism on disability issues which was established by the Royal Krom No. NS/RKM/0709/010, dated 3rd July 2009, upon the promulgation of the Law on the Protection and the Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The Prime Minister of Kingdom of Cambodia is the DAC’s Honorary President.
DAC is led by a President, who is the Minister in Charge of Social Affairs and 6 vice presidents who are Secretaries of State from Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans, and Youth Rehabilitation, Council of Ministers, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Health and a representative of Disability Organizations who is a person with disability.
DAC composes of members from 15 line ministries who are Under Secretary of State and there are 3 other Institutions who are Deputy Secretary General, Representative of Cambodian Red Cross, Representatives of disable people organization who are persons with disabilities 4 persons, Representative of Non-Governmental Organization working for disability sector 1 person, Representative of employer 1 person, Deputy Governors of each Municial/Provincial and Secretary General 1 person is a permanent member.
Currently, DAC has total of 58 members who are nominated by the Government Decision.
History
Disability Action Council (DAC) is a national coordination and advisory body on disability to the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) and provides recommendations for the rights of persons with disabilities in Cambodia. DAC was endorsed by Royal Sub-Decree No. 59, dated July 3, 2009, in the Law on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of People with Disabilities.
Role and Duty
DAC roles and responsibilities as follows:
Provide expert consultation on the issues of disability and rehabilitation possibilities labor
Ministry of institutions and organizations involved in the preparation of national planning policy and strategy involved To disability And restore the ability of labor
Promote the implementation of policies, laws and regulations related to disability and rehabilitation issues, the possibility of labor
Edit the request complement to the amendment, policies, laws and regulations related to disability issues
Monitoring, evaluation, implementation of policies, plans, laws and regulations relevant And disability issues
Contact with the international community to exchange experience Kierokor Resources Abroad
National Day of Persons with Disabilities International Day of Persons with Disabilities Day and other people with disabilities
National strategic planning And planning activities related to disability
Lead Management report and review of the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Prepare a report on the situation of people with disabilities to the Government
Other tasks that the government handed.
The Functioning
The Functioning of the DAC
Role and Duty of DAC Secretariat General
The Functioning of the General Secretariat of DAC
Role and Duty of each Unit
Roles and Responsibilities of Each Part
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