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principle into urban policy ensure that they enjoy also focusing on providing
and planning processes at both all human rights and accessible infrastructure and
the global and national levels. fundamental freedoms, and services to build sustainable
Globally, the Convention on be perceived and treated with and inclusive Indian cities.
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the Elimination of All Forms respect and dignity .
of Discrimination against SANITATION AND
Women (CEDAW) treaty 1979 At the national level, the Rights WASTE MANAGEMENT
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is a tool that aims to improve of Persons with Disabilities The Government of India has
the agency of women around Act (RPwD) 2016 aligns implemented several flagship
the world to bring about with the LNOB principle missions — SBM 1.0 & 2.0,
changes in their daily lives. of securing the right to Smart Cities Mission, Atal
In countries that have ratified equality, the right to live with Mission for Rejuvenation
the treaty, CEDAW has dignity and the right against and Urban Transformation
worked towards addressing discrimination of persons (AMRUT) — to manage the
the effects of discrimination with disabilities. It obliges issues of WASH and waste
in different spheres, including government departments, at management. The launch
violence, poverty, legal multiple hierarchical levels, of SBM-U on 2 October
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protections, and financial to take measures for ensuring 2014 placed the issue of
rights. Additionally, the that persons with disabilities sanitation at the center of the
United Nations Convention from different demographic Government’s developmental
on the Rights of Persons groups enjoy their rights agenda in cities. This Mission
with Disabilities (UNCRPD) equally with others. The has achieved significant levels
2008 recognises the Ministry of Social Justice of success against its three
compounded discrimination and Empowerment works major objectives: (a) achieving
and inequalities that are towards empowering persons 100 per cent Open Defecation
faced by vulnerable groups with disabilities through Free (ODF) status; (b) ensuring
across gender and inclusion- campaigns, such as the 100 per cent scientific Solid
aspects and factors. It Accessible India Campaign, Waste Management (SWM);
has been designed by skill development initiatives, and (c) behaviour change
diverse stakeholders of the and entrepreneurial schemes. with massive engagement of
international community, Several urban missions by citizens across all categories
including organizations of the Ministry of Housing and of society in its first phase. A
persons with disabilities Urban Affairs (MoHUA), major focus of the SBM-U has
(OPD), government including the Smart Cities been to have gender-friendly
bodies, non-governmental Mission, the Swachh Bharat and persons with disabilities-
organizations, to protect Mission-Urban (SBM-U), and friendly features, for ease
persons with disabilities from the Pradhan Mantri Awas of access for all. SBM-U has
stigma and discrimination, Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), are emerged as the largest urban
sanitation behaviour change
3 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1979, program in the world and
https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention- has been able to accelerate
elimination-all-forms-discrimination-against-women#:~:text=On%2018%20
December%201979%2C%20the,twentieth%20country%20had%20ratified%20it. India’s progress in ensuring
4 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), availability and sustainable
2008, https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the- management of water and
rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/optional-protocol-to-the-convention-on-the- sanitation for all (aligning
rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html with SDG 6). The mission

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