The rights of persons with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies 2016, para. 5k
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[Calls upon States and all relevant stakeholders to take effective and appropriate steps to facilitate the protection and safety of persons with disabilities in situations of risk, including situations of armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies and the occurrence of natural disasters, having regard for the measures contemplated by the Convention, and urges States and all relevant stakeholders, in furtherance of this objective, to, inter alia:] Encourage national statistical institutions and other participants in the negotiations held by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction on disaster risk reduction indicators and terminology to consider adopting indicators disaggregated by disability status, where relevant, and to ensure that terminology is inclusive of persons with disabilities;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
Persons with disabilities
Year
2016
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, The rights of persons with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies (2016), A/HRC/RES/31/6, OP 5k.