UN Agencies in the Republic of North Macedonia (MK) implemented activities pursuant to the SOF with the goal of making a Situational Analysis on the Issue of Disability (Analysis).1 The goal of the analysis is to identify the basic preconditions for inclusion of disability in mainstream society, and to identify the main bottlenecks and challenges in the realization of fundamental human rights of the persons with disabilities. At the same time, the analysis also points out the main priorities and actions that need to be supported and initiated in the country in the forthcoming period in connection with the fulfilment of rights to individual and independent life of persons with disabilities pursuant to the CRPD.

The United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Partner Fund ( UNPRPD, MPTF) was established to facilitate cooperation between United Nations’ (UN) members. This partnership represents cooperation between UN agencies, governments, organizations of persons with disabilities (OPD) and the civil society (CS) to promote the rights of persons with disabilities according to the CRPD and the sustainable development goals for inclusion of disability (SDG). In order to provide consistency between stakeholders in the country and the UN country teams, and pursuant to the Strategic Operational Framework 2020–2025 (SOF) of the UNPRPD and CRPD, it is planned to perform a situational analysis in each country and to develop common proposals for programs for further actions.