Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and
the Optional Protocol thereto: situation of women and girls with disabilities
A/RES/72/162
Expressing concern about the low labour force participation rate of women with
disabilities, who face multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and encounter
structural, physical, communicational and attitudinal barriers hindering their access
to and participation in the workplace on an equal basis with others,
Recognizing the contribution of family members towards ensuring the full
enjoyment by women and girls with disabilities of all human rights and fundamental
freedoms on an equal basis with others,
Concerned that the continuing lack of reliable statistics, data and information
on the situation of persons with disabilities at the national, regional and global levels
contributes to their exclusion in official statistics, policies and programmes, and in
this regard recognizing the need to intensify efforts to build the capacity of Member
States, and to strengthen data collection and analysis and disaggregate data by
disability, sex and age to support the development of evidence-based policies and
programmes inclusive of women and girls with disabilities,
Recognizing the need for States to accelerate the development, implementation
and mainstreaming of strategies that respect, protect and fulfil the rights of all persons
with disabilities, including women and girls, to the enjoyment of civil, political,
economic, cultural and social rights without discrimination by adopting legislation,
policies and programmes that are inclusive of all women and girls with disabilities,
and affirming that realizing their human rights requires their full, effective and
meaningful participation and inclusion in all aspects of public, political, economic,
cultural, social and family life, on an equal basis with all others,
Recognizing also that information and communications technologies have
shown their potential to strengthen the exercise of human rights, and that they can
create conditions enabling women and girls with disabilities to fully enjoy their
human rights and can also contribute to their empowerment,
Stressing the importance of closely consulting and actively involving persons
with disabilities, in particular women and girls, through their representative
organizations in the development and implementation of legislation and policies that
impact their lives and in other decision-making processes concerning issues relating
to persons with disabilities,
Acknowledging the importance of taking measures to raise awareness of the
rights of women and girls with disabilities in order to eliminate stereotypes,
prejudices and violence, including harmful practices which seriously violate and
impair or nullify the enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by
women and girls with disabilities and which constitute a major impediment to their
full, equal and effective participation in society, the economy and political decision making,
1.
Calls upon those States that have not yet done so to consider signing and
ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2 and the Optional
Protocol thereto 3 as a matter of priority;
2.
Encourages States that have ratified the Convention and submitted one or
more reservations to it to review regularly the effect and continued relevance of such
reservations and to consider the possibility of withdrawing them;
3.
Requests United Nations agencies and organizations, and invites
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, to continue to strengthen
efforts undertaken to disseminate accessible and easy-to-understand information on
the Convention and the Optional Protocol thereto, including to children and young
people to promote their understanding, and to assist States parties in implementing
their obligations under those instruments;
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