Personal assistance needs funding and staff
In recommendations adopted on 4 September 2023, the committee acknowledged personal-assistant training through Universal Progress. It nevertheless identified low wages and insufficient individual support. It called for higher assistant pay, stronger training and more community services, alongside a funded strategy allowing people to leave institutions and choose their living arrangements. [2]
Standards must reach everyday buildings
Narantuya Ganbat of Mongolia’s National Human Rights Commission told the review that many public structures failed to meet accessibility standards. The government described building assessments and purchases of accessible buses. The committee subsequently urged binding accessibility legislation developed with organisations representing people with different disabilities. [1][2]
Housing advocates bring their evidence forward
In December 2024, the UN reported on Universal Progress’s housing-rights monitoring, led by advocate Ya. Avirmed. “Nothing about us without us,” he said. The organisation’s work highlighted barriers to basic services and accessible homes; the UN reported that a government programme had raised the disability quota in rental projects from five to fifteen percent. [3]