GUIDING LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKS

The legislative frameworks supporting the mandate of the National Disability Council of Namibia consists of:

Namibian Constitution;
National Disability Policy of 1997;
National Disability Council Act, Act No. 26 of 2004;
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
Continental Plan of Action for the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities (1999-2009, extended to 2010-2020);
Affirmative Action (Employment) Act, 1998 (Act No.29 of 1998);
Vision 2030;
Harambee Prosperity Plan II;
National Development Plans (NDPs);
Millennium Development Goals; and
Sustainable Development Goals.