Mandate, working methods, work plan for the mandate 2015, para. 19b

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[The Special Rapporteur will be guided by the following overarching considerations in all aspects of her work:] Inclusiveness. The Special Rapporteur will work in an inclusive manner, aiming to ensure that the needs and concerns of persons with all different kinds of impairment are taken into equal consideration and that her work is age-sensitive, paying special attention to children, adolescents and older persons with disabilities. She will be attentive to the specific situation of persons with disabilities who may be subject to multiple or aggravated forms of discrimination on the basis of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic, indigenous or social origin, property, birth, age or other status, and the multiple layers of barriers that these intersections may create. She will also work across social and economic groups and layers and do her utmost to ensure that no one is left behind in her deliberations.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Adolescents
  • Children
  • Older persons
  • Persons with disabilities
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Disability, Report to the HRC (2015), A/HRC/28/58, para. 19b.
Paragraph number
19b