A/79/179 stakeholders. She is thankful to all those who contributed and shared valuable information. The preparation of the report further entailed extensive desk research and document review. II. The two-way street between the rights of persons with disabilities and sustainable development 6. The Convention and the Sustainable Development Goals share the same objectives for persons with disabilities and are mutually reinforcing. The 2030 Agenda seeks ambitious and transformative change for the world and places those in the most vulnerable and marginalized situations at its centre. At the same time, sustainable development can only be disability-inclusive if it follows the principles and standards of the Convention. Nexus between the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 7. The 2030 Agenda is guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and grounded, inter alia, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rights treaties. It is therefore intrinsically linked to the Convention, and States parties to the Convention must ensure that all policies and strategies developed to advance the 2030 Agenda are disability-inclusive and compliant with the Convention. 8. The Sustainable Development Goals provide an overall framework on what needs to be achieved for persons with disabilities throughout the 17 Goals and targets but without any specific guidance on how to ensure that disability is mainstreamed throughout. The Convention provides a guiding framework when designing policies and programmes for the implementation of the Goals, ensuring that inequalities and exclusion experienced by persons with disabilities are not perpetuated. 9. Several articles in the Convention are cross-cutting and should therefore be considered when implementing all the Goals in the 2030 Agenda, including but not limited to article 5 on equality and non-discrimination and article 12 on equal recognition before the law; articles 6 and 7 referring to women and children with disabilities and the intersectional discrimination they face, as well as specific considerations they should be given; and article 8 on the obligation to raise awareness regarding persons with disabilities and to foster respect for their rights and dignity. In the same way, article 9 on accessibility shall always be considered in measures to implement the Sustainable Development Goals. 10. Importantly, the Convention provides a human rights framework for the inclusion and participation of persons with disabilities in the implementation, follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda, through articles 4.3 and 33.3. In its general comment No. 7 (2018) on the participation of persons with disabilities, including children with disabilities, through their representative organizations, in the implementation and monitoring of the Convention, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities confirmed that the effective and meaningful participation of persons with disabilities, through their representative organizations, is at the heart of the Convention. The general comment specifically references the 2030 Agenda, whereby States should strengthen the participation of organizations of persons with disabilities at the high-level political forum on sustainable development and actively involve and closely consult with persons with disabilities, through their representative 4/21 24-13229