Lee Rhiannon (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) 80 per cent of people with a disability live in developing countries,

(ii) over 20 per cent of the world's poorest people in developing countries have a disability,

(iii) children with a disability are much less likely to attend school than children without a disability, and

(iv) it is estimated that armed conflict will be the eighth most common cause of disability worldwide by 2020; and

(b) urges the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and all those involved in progressing development policy and programs to ensure budget and accountability measures are in place with reference to implementing a multi-partisan commitment to disability-inclusive development.