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holistic approach in the work done in the fields of social development, human rights
and non-discrimination, and in this regard ensuring that the 2010 World Programme
on Population and Housing Censuses is inclusive of the perspective of persons with
disabilities;
(b) Further strengthening action in all countries and providing assistance to
developing countries, in particular to least developed countries, with special
attention to persons with disabilities in vulnerable circumstances;
(c) Assisting Member States in formulating comprehensive and coherent
policies and action plans, as well as projects, including pilot projects that promote,
inter alia, international cooperation and technical assistance, in particular to enhance
the capacities of government agencies, as well as civil society, including
organizations of persons with disabilities, to implement programmes on disability;
12. Encourages States, in their efforts to realize the Millennium
Development Goals, to recognize the importance of international cooperation and its
promotion in support of national efforts for the realization of the purpose and
objectives of the World Programme of Action and the Convention, and to undertake
appropriate and effective measures in this regard between and among States and, as
appropriate, in partnership with relevant international and regional organizations
and civil society, in particular organizations of persons with disabilities;
13.
Requests the Secretary-General:
(a) To submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session a report on
the situation of persons with disabilities with respect to the realization of all the
Millennium Development Goals and on lessons learned and synergies and
complementarities achieved, based on the implementation of the World Programme
of Action, the Standard Rules and the Convention, in order to provide a framework
for Member States in their efforts to achieve the internationally agreed development
goals for persons with disabilities;
(b) To submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session a
comprehensive biennial report on the implementation of the World Programme of
Action, and progress and challenges concerning the advancement of persons with
disabilities in the context of development and the realization of the Millennium
Development Goals;
(c) To request the Inter-Agency Support Group on the Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities to integrate the rights of persons with disabilities
into United Nations development activities and to provide guidelines for United
Nations country teams.
70th plenary meeting
18 December 2008
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