The rights of persons with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies 2016, para. 8
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Urges States to take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women and girls with disabilities in situations of risk, including situations of armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies and the occurrence of natural disasters, to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment, to address violence against women and girls with disabilities in order to ensure the equal enjoyment of their rights, and to facilitate their role as leaders and active involvement and meaningful participation in decision-making;
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
Girls
Persons with disabilities
Women
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 8.