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D e v e l o p m e n t , 5 t h e F o u r t h W o r l d C o n f e r e n c e o n
Women6 and the second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II), held at Istanbul,
Turkey, from 3 to 14 June 1996,7
Mindful of the need to adopt and implement effective public policies and programmes to promote the
rights of persons with disabilities,
Convinced that the end of the century provides an opportunity for considering which issues to address
in order to implement fully the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with
Disabilities,
Welcoming initiatives to hold international conferences related to disabled persons, in particular the
holding of the Fifth World Assembly of Disabled Peoples' International at Mexico City in December 1998,
on the theme "Towards an inclusive twenty-first century",
Recognizing the importance of timely and reliable data on disability for disability-sensitive policies,
programme planning and evaluation and the need for further development of practical statistical methodology
for data collection and compilation on populations with disabilities,
1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on the third quinquennial review
and appraisal of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons, 8 and welcomes the
conclusions and recommendations contained therein;
2. Takes note of Economic and Social Council resolutions 1997/19 of 21 July 1997 on equalization
of opportunities for persons with disabilities and 1997/20 of 21 July 1997 on children with disabilities;
3. Notes with appreciation the valuable work undertaken by the Special Rapporteur for monitoring the
implementation of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities of
the Commission for Social Development, and welcomes the second round of monitoring the implementation
of the Standard Rules the cooperation of the Special Rapporteur with the Commission on Human Rights, and
especially with the Committee on the Rights of the Child;
4. Encourages Governments and the non-governmental community to examine key social and
economic policy issues related to the equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities, in particular,
(a) accessibility, (b) social services and social safety nets and (c) employment and sustainable livelihoods;
5. Urges Governments to cooperate with the Statistics Division of the Secretariat in the continued
development of global statistics and indicators, and encourages them to avail themselves of the technical
assistance of the Division, as needed;
6. Urges relevant bodies and organizations of the United Nations system, including relevant treaty
bodies, such as the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the regional commissions and intergovernmental
5
See Report of the World Summit for Social Development, Copenhagen, 6-12 March 1995 (United Nations
publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.8).
6
See Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4-15 September 1995 (United Nations
publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.13).
7
See A/CONF.165/14.
8
A/52/351.
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