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Gender equality and the empowerment of women in natural disasters 2014, para. 1
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- Bearing in mind that natural disasters affect human lives and living conditions thereafter, and have a more direct and adverse impact on women and girls, as well as vulnerable persons within groups such as children, older persons and persons with disabilities, and that natural disasters have different impacts on men and women, owing to social exclusion, gender inequality, gender stereotypes, different family responsibilities, discrimination against women and poverty, as well as the lack of equal access to adequate services, information, economic opportunities, entitlements, justice and safety,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Men
- Older persons
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Gender equality and the empowerment of women in natural disasters 2014, para. 12
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- Stressing the importance of ensuring non-discriminatory participation and inclusion of women and girls, as well as vulnerable persons within groups such as children, older persons and persons with disabilities, in every phase of disaster risk reduction, response and recovery, through a people-centred and holistic approach that fully respects human rights, in order to build an inclusive society, supported by a social bond among people through community-based approaches, which promotes gender equality, the empowerment of women, social and economic inclusion and development, strengthens the resilience of communities and reduces social and economic vulnerabilities to disasters,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Older persons
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, in the context of mega-events 2010, para. 5
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- Concerned that any deterioration in the general housing situation disproportionally affects persons living in conditions of poverty, low-income earners, women, children, persons belonging to minorities and indigenous peoples, migrants, the elderly and persons with disabilities,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2010
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons 2016, para. 5
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- Conscious of the human rights, humanitarian, development and possible peacebuilding dimensions of internal displacement, including in long-term displacement situations, the often heightened vulnerability of women and children, as well as of older persons and persons with disabilities, and the responsibilities of States and the international community to further strengthen their protection and assistance, including by respecting and protecting the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all internally displaced persons, with a view to finding durable solutions,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Older persons
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2016
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Gender equality and the empowerment of women in natural disasters 2012, para. 5
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- Stressing the importance of taking equally into account the specific needs of women and vulnerable people within groups such as children, older persons and persons with disabilities in every phase of disaster risk reduction, response and recovery, ensuring equal opportunities for their participation in these processes, calling for a people-centred, holistic approach, in order to build an inclusive society, supported by a social bond among people through community-based approaches, which promotes gender equality and the empowerment of women, strengthens the resilience of communities and reduces social vulnerabilities to disasters,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Older persons
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2012
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Gender equality and the empowerment of women in natural disasters 2012, para. 1
- Paragraph text
- Bearing in mind that natural disasters affect human lives and living conditions thereafter, and often have a more direct and adverse impact on women, as well as vulnerable people within groups such as children, older persons and persons with disabilities, and that natural disasters often have different impacts on men and women in regard to the associated risks and vulnerabilities, due to gender inequality, gender stereotypes and discrimination against women, including the lack of equal access to adequate information and economic opportunities, poverty and social exclusion, safety and different family responsibilities,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Men
- Older persons
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2012
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2014, para. 7
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- Concerned that women and girls with disabilities face increased vulnerability to HIV as a result of, inter alia, legal, social and economic inequalities, sexual and gender-based violence, discrimination and violations of their rights,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Trafficking in persons, especially women and children: protecting victims of trafficking and persons at risk of trafficking, especially women and children in conflict and post-conflict situations 2016, para. 12
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- Recognizing the concern expressed by the Human Rights Committee, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Committee against Torture at the persistence of trafficking and the vulnerability of trafficked persons to human rights violations and abuses,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2016
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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The rights of persons with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies 2016, para. 13
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- Recognizing that the needs of persons with disabilities are often overlooked in the early phases of situations of risk, including situations of armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies and the occurrence of natural disasters, and the importance of providing timely and appropriate reintegration and rehabilitation assistance to persons with disabilities, while ensuring that their specific needs are addressed, in particular the needs of women and children with disabilities, such as access to health care, including sexual and reproductive health-care services, psychosocial support and educational programmes,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2016
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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The rights of persons with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies 2016, para. 19
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- Noting with appreciation the work undertaken in support of the Convention, including the work of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the report of the Secretary-General on the status of the Convention and the Optional Protocol thereto, and the work of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Special Rapporteur, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Disability and Accessibility, the Inter-Agency Support Group on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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The rights of persons with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies 2016, para. 9
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- Recognizing that persons with disabilities are often disproportionately affected in situations of risk, including situations of armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies and the occurrence of natural disasters, and in their aftermath, and that they are often at increased risk of discrimination, exploitation and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and stressing the particular impact that armed conflict has on persons with disabilities,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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The rights of persons with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies 2016, para. 8
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- Recalling in particular that article 11 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities provides that States parties to the Convention shall take, in accordance with their obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law, all necessary measures to ensure the protection and safety of persons with disabilities in situations of risk, including situations of armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies and the occurrence of natural disasters,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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The right of persons with disabilities to live independently and be included in the community on an equal basis with others 2015, para. 4
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- Recalling in particular that article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities reaffirms the right of persons with disabilities to live independently and be included in the community on an equal basis with others, and provides that, with a view to realizing this right without discrimination, States parties shall take effective and appropriate measures to facilitate the full inclusion and participation in the community of persons with disabilities,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2015
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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The right of persons with disabilities to live independently and be included in the community on an equal basis with others 2015, para. 12
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- Noting the ongoing preparations for the post-2015 development agenda and its consideration of persons with disabilities in both the report of the Open Working Group of the General Assembly on Sustainable Development Goals and the report of the Secretary-General entitled “A life of dignity for all: accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals and advancing the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015”,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2015
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Human rights and indigenous peoples 2014, para. 6
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- Welcoming the completion of the studies by the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on access to justice in the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples: restorative justice, indigenous juridical systems and access to justice for indigenous women, children and persons with disabilities and on the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples in disaster risk reduction, prevention and preparedness initiatives submitted to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-seventh session, and encouraging all parties to consider the examples of good practices and recommendations included in these studies as practical advice on how to attain the end goals of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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The right to work 2015, para. 9
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- Recognizing that progress has been made, yet deeply concerned that many persons with disabilities in all regions continue to face significant obstacles in exercising their right to work on an equal basis with others,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2015
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities 2014, para. 1
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- Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Rights of persons with disabilities: participation in political and public life 2012, para. 7
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- Emphasizing that full and effective participation and inclusion in society is a general principle of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and thus that participation in political and public life on an equal basis with others is closely interrelated with and interdependent on other Convention provisions, including those that require States parties to ensure non-discrimination and accessibility and to recognize legal capacity and the right to participate in the community on an equal basis with others,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2012
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Rights of persons with disabilities: participation in political and public life 2012, para. 4
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- Reaffirming further the right to participate in political and public life, as set out in article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that everyone has the right to take part in the Government of his or her country directly, or through freely chosen representatives, and the right of equal access to public service, as well as, inter alia, article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and, most recently and with regard to persons with disabilities, in article 29 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2012
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health 2010, para. 2
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- Reaffirming also that the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is a human right as reflected, inter alia, in article 25, paragraph 1, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as, with respect to non-discrimination, in article 5 (e) (iv) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, article 12, paragraph 1, of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and article 25 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and that such a right derives from the inherent dignity of the human person,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2010
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Human rights of persons with disabilities: national implementation and monitoring and introducing as the theme for 2011 the role of international cooperation in support of national efforts for the realization of the rights of persons with disabilities 2010, para. 7
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- Recognizing the importance of international cooperation and its promotion in support of national efforts for the realization of the purpose and objectives of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, including for improving the living conditions of persons with disabilities in all countries, particularly developing countries and including least developed countries,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2010
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Human rights of persons with disabilities: national implementation and monitoring and introducing as the theme for 2011 the role of international cooperation in support of national efforts for the realization of the rights of persons with disabilities 2010, para. 6
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- Highlighting the fact that the majority of persons with disabilities live in conditions of poverty and, in this regard, recognizing the critical need to address the negative impact of poverty on persons with disabilities, bearing in mind that an estimated 80 per cent of persons with disabilities live in developing countries, including least developed countries,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2010
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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The human rights of migrants: migration and the human rights of the child 2009, para. 13
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- Bearing in mind that policies and initiatives on the issue of migration, including those that refer to the orderly management of migration, should promote holistic approaches that take into account the causes and consequences and challenges and opportunities of the phenomenon and full respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrants, with due regard for the specific needs of children in vulnerable situations, such as unaccompanied children, girls, children with disabilities and those who may be in need of international refugee protection,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2009
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Human rights persons with disabilities 2008, para. 6
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing further the importance of international cooperation for improving the living conditions of persons with disabilities in every country, particularly in developing countries,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2008
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons 2015, para. 7
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- Conscious of the human rights, humanitarian and development dimensions, as well as the possible peacebuilding dimension, of internal displacement, including in long-term displacement situations, the often heightened vulnerability of women and children as well as older persons and persons with disabilities and the responsibilities of States and the international community to further strengthen their protection and assistance, including by respecting and protecting the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all internally displaced persons, with a view to finding durable solutions,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Older persons
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2015
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
Paragraph
Realizing the Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed development goals for persons with disabilities towards 2015 and beyond 2014, para. 7
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- Gravely concerned that persons with disabilities, in particular women, children, youth, indigenous peoples and older persons, continue to be subject to multiple and aggravated forms of discrimination and are still largely invisible in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Millennium Development Goals and the internationally agreed development goals, and noting that, while progress has already been made by Governments, the international community and the United Nations system in mainstreaming disability, in particular the rights of persons with disabilities, as an integral part of the development agenda, major challenges remain,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Realizing the Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed development goals for persons with disabilities towards 2015 and beyond 2014, para. 12
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- Stressing the importance of collecting and analysing reliable data on persons with disabilities following existing guidelines on disability statistics, encouraging ongoing efforts to improve data collection in order to disaggregate data with regard to persons with disabilities by gender and age, and underlining the need for internationally comparable data to assess progress on development policies that are inclusive of persons with disabilities,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Realizing the Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed development goals for persons with disabilities towards 2015 and beyond 2014, para. 4
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- Recalling also its previous resolutions on the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, in which it recognized the collective responsibility of Governments to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality and equity at the global level, and in this sense stressing the duty of Member States to achieve the full application and implementation of the international normative framework on persons with disabilities and development, including by encouraging the ratification and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Realizing the Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed development goals for persons with disabilities towards 2015 and beyond 2014, para. 5
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- Recalling further the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals, the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled “The future we want”, and the outcome document of the 2011 high-level plenary meeting of the Assembly on HIV and AIDS, entitled “Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying Our Efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS”, which contain references to the rights, participation, well-being and perspectives of persons with disabilities in development efforts,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
Paragraph
Realizing the Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed development goals for persons with disabilities towards 2015 and beyond 2014, para. 9
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- Stressing the need for capacity development efforts aimed at empowering persons with disabilities and their representative organizations to ensure equal access to full and productive employment and decent work on an equal basis and without discrimination to persons with disabilities, including by promoting access to inclusive education systems, skills development, volunteering opportunities and vocational and entrepreneurial training in order to enable persons with disabilities to attain and maintain maximum independence,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2014
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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