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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: ensuring due diligence in prevention (2010), para. 18
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- 5. Urges States to adopt and implement policies and programmes that enable women to avoid and escape situations of violence and prevent its recurrence, and that provide, inter alia, financial support and affordable access to safe housing or shelters, childcare and other social supports, legal assistance, skills training and productive resources, and to make these services accessible to women and girls with disabilities;
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
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Agriculture development, food security and nutrition (2019), para. 40
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- Reiterating the urgent need for action to address the adverse effects of climate change on food security, in particular for women, youth, older persons and persons with disabilities, as well as the other root causes of food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition,
- Person(s) affected
- Older persons
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Youth
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Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights (2018), para. 13
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- (b) The landmark political agreement between the Federal Government and federal Member States, which paves the way for the drafting, consultation and passage of an electoral law by December 2018 as a first step towards realizing historic one-person, one-vote elections in 2020 and, in particular, the commitment of the Federal Government, federal Member States and the National Independent Election Commission to protect inclusivity in terms of ensuring equal participation and representation of women in decision-making, as well as of displaced persons, young persons, persons with disabilities, minorities and all members of disadvantaged groups, at all stages of the electoral cycle;
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
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Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights (2019), para. 17
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- (d) The Federal Government’s ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in August 2019, and enactment of a law establishing a disability authority led by a person with disabilities; and its commitment to entrench the rights of persons with disabilities in social, educational, political and economic life through the first- ever national disability bill for Somalia and other legislative mechanisms, improving the collection of data on persons with disabilities, and by approving the creation of a national disability agency;
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
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Draft outcome document of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals (2010), para. 052
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- 28. We recognize that policies and actions must focus on the poor and those living in the most vulnerable situations, including persons with disabilities, so that they may benefit from progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. In this respect, there is a particular need to provide more equitable access to economic opportunities and social services.
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- Persons with disabilities
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Equality and non-discrimination of persons with disabilities and the right of persons with disabilities to access to justice (2018), para. 37
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- (j) Repealing or revising laws that have the effect of denying the right to a fair trial to any person with disabilities, adopting laws to prohibit practices that act as a barrier to justice for persons with disabilities, and enacting and implementing anti-discrimination measures, including providing procedural accommodations when necessary in all legal proceedings;
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- Persons with disabilities
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Equality and non-discrimination of persons with disabilities and the right of persons with disabilities to access to justice (2018), para. 50
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- 13. Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to prepare its next annual thematic study on the rights of persons with disabilities on article 26 of the Convention, and to prepare its subsequent study on article 8 of the Convention, in consultation with States and other relevant stakeholders, regional organizations, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, civil society organizations, including organizations of persons with disabilities, and national human rights institutions, requiring contributions to be submitted in an accessible format, and requests that such stakeholder contributions, the studies themselves and an easy-to-read-version of them, be made available on the website of the Office of the High Commissioner, in an accessible format, prior to the fortieth session of the Human Rights Council;
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
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Financial inclusion for sustainable development (2020), para. 08
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- Recommitting to promoting appropriate, affordable and stable access to credit and other financial services to micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, in particular businesses and enterprises in the social and solidarity economy operating in both the formal and informal sectors, as well as adequate skills development training for all, particularly for youth, persons with disabilities, older persons, women, indigenous peoples, local communities and entrepreneurs,
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Youth
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Follow-up to the implementation of the International Year of Volunteers (2006), para. 12
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- 5. Reaffirms the need to recognize and promote all forms of volunteerism as an issue that involves and benefits all segments of society, including children, young persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, minorities and immigrants and those who remain excluded for social or economic reasons;
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- Children
- Older persons
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Youth
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Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children (2010), para. 174
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- 117. Agencies and facilities should ensure that, wherever appropriate, carers are prepared to respond to children with special needs, notably those living with HIV/AIDS or other chronic physical or mental illnesses, and children with physical or mental disabilities.
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons with disabilities
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Human rights and indigenous peoples (2012), para. 28
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- 17. Encourages relevant United Nations mechanisms, indigenous peoples and States to increase their attention to the human rights of indigenous persons with disabilities;
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- Ethnic minorities
- Persons with disabilities
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Human rights and indigenous peoples (2019), para. 25
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- 9. Recalls that the Human Rights Council decided in its resolution 39/13 that the theme of the annual half-day panel discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples, to be held during the forty-fifth session of the Council, would be the protection of indigenous human rights defenders, and requests the Office of the High Commissioner to encourage and facilitate the participation of indigenous women and to make the discussion fully accessible to persons with disabilities, and to prepare a summary report on the discussion and to submit it to the Council prior to its forty-seventh session;
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
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Human rights situation in Yemen (2019), para. 14
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- Concerned by the allegations of violations of international humanitarian law and of violations and abuses of human rights law in Yemen, including those involving grave violations against children and persons with disabilities, sexual and gender-based violence, attacks on humanitarian workers, civilians and civilian infrastructure, including medical facilities and missions and their personnel, as well as schools, the prevention of access for humanitarian aid, the use of import and other restrictions as a military tactic, the use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare, the severe restrictions on freedom of religion or belief, including for minorities, such as members of the Baha’i faith, and the harassment of and attacks against journalists and human rights defenders, including women human rights defenders,
- Person(s) affected
- Activists
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
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Impact of arms transfers on human rights (2019), para. 18
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- 1. Expresses its deep concern at the fact that the diversion of arms and unregulated or illicit arms transfers by States and non-State actors may seriously undermine the human rights of individuals, especially women, children, the elderly, persons with disabilities and vulnerable groups;
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- Children
- Older persons
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
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Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto: situation of women and girls with disabilities (2018), para. 19
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- Acknowledging the importance of taking measures to raise awareness of the rights of women and girls with disabilities in order to eliminate stereotypes, prejudices and violence, including harmful practices which seriously violate and impair or nullify the enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by women and girls with disabilities and which constitute a major impediment to their full, equal and effective participation in society, the economy and political decision - making,
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
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Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly (2010), para. 42
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- 28. Also encourages States to pursue efforts to promote the concerns of older persons and persons with disabilities and their organizations in the planning, implementation and evaluation of all development programmes and policies;
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- Older persons
- Persons with disabilities
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Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons: realizing the Millennium Development Goals for persons with disabilities (2008), para. 09
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- Recognizing the importance of the principles and policy guidelines contained in the World Programme of Action, the Convention and the Standard Rules in influencing the promotion, formulation and evaluation of the policies, plans, programmes and actions at the national, regional and international levels to further equalize opportunities for persons with disabilities,
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
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Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons: realizing the Millennium Development Goals for persons with disabilities (2008), para. 27
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- (a) Promoting the inclusion of the perspective of persons with disabilities in the policies, programmes and projects of the Secretariat and the other United Nations bodies and agencies on a broader scale and with higher priority, on the basis of a 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;
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- Persons with disabilities
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Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons: towards a society for all in the twenty-first century (1998), para. 09
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- 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;
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- Persons with disabilities
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Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons: towards a society for all in the twenty-first century (2004), para. 11
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- Noting with appreciation the important contributions of regional intergovernmental organizations and the regional commissions of the United Nations in promoting awareness and building capacities for the full participation and equality of persons with disabilities, as well as the outcome of international conferences relating to persons with disabilities,
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- Persons with disabilities
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Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas (2018), para. 34
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- (q) Promoting the rights of women and girls with disabilities in rural areas, including by ensuring access on an equal basis to productive employment and decent work, economic and financial resources and disability-sensitive infrastructure and services, in particular in relation to health and education, as well as by ensuring that their priorities and needs are fully incorporated into policies and programme s, through, inter alia, their participation in decision-making processes;
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
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Improving global road safety (2010), para. 04
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- Recognizing the tremendous global burden of mortality resulting from road traffic crashes, as well as the twenty to fifty million people who incur each year non-fatal road traffic injuries, many of whom are left with lifelong disabilities,
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- Persons with disabilities
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Improving global road safety (2010), para. 37
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- 16. Also encourages Member States to become contracting parties to and to implement the United Nations road safety-related legal instruments, as well as to adhere to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; 5 4F
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- Persons with disabilities
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Inclusive development for and with persons with disabilities (2019), para. 03
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- Reaffirming the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 1 which it adopted on 13 December 2006 and which entered into force on 3 May 2008, a landmark convention affirming the human rights and fundamental freedoms of persons with disabilities, recognizing that it is both a human rights and a development instrument, encouraging its ratification by Member States and its implementation by States parties, and taking note of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2
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- Persons with disabilities
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Inclusive development for and with persons with disabilities (2019), para. 28
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- Recognizing also the growing contribution of sport to the realization of development and peace, and stressing that major international sporting event s, such as the international Paralympic Games, should be organized in the spirit of peace, mutual understanding, friendship and tolerance, where persons with disabilities have an opportunity to organize, develop and participate in disability-specific sporting and recreational activities, on an equal basis with others, and where the spirit of fair play prevails, violence is banned and ethical principles are upheld,
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- Persons with disabilities
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Inclusive development for and with persons with disabilities (2019), para. 30
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- Stressing the importance of collecting and analysing reliable data on persons with disabilities following existing guidelines on disability statistics, 17 and their updates, encouraging ongoing efforts to improve data collection in order to disaggregate data with regard to persons with disabilities by sex, age and disability, and underlining the need for internationally comparable data, such as but not limited to the United Nations Children’s Fund Module on Child Functioning and the tools and materials produced by the Washington Group on Disability Statistics, to assess progress on development policies that are inclusive of persons with disabilities,
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons with disabilities
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Inclusive development for and with persons with disabilities (2019), para. 42
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- 11. Affirms that persons with disabilities, including children, have the right to inclusive and equitable education and lifelong learning opportunities on the basis of equal opportunity and non-discrimination, and urges Member States to ensure full access to education and lifelong learning opportunities for persons with disabilities on an equal basis with others by taking appropriate steps through the provision of information in accessible and alternative communication formats, reasonable accommodation and other support, as required;
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- Children
- Persons with disabilities
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Inclusive development for persons with disabilities (2017), para. 02
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- Recalling its resolution 69/142 of 18 December 2014 and its previous relevant resolutions, including those on internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, as well as relevant resolutions of the Human Rights Council and of the Economic and Social Council and its functional commissions, and stressing the need for their full application and implementation for persons with disabilities,
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- Persons with disabilities
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Integrating volunteering in the next decade (2013), para. 25
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- 18. Reaffirms the need to encourage volunteerism in all its forms, which contributes significantly to the cohesiveness and the well-being of communities and of societies as a whole and which involves and benefits all segments of society, especially women, children, youth, older persons, persons with disabilities, minorities, migrants and those who remain excluded for social or economic reasons;
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Older persons
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Youth
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Intensification of efforts to end obstetric fistula (2015), para. 16
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- Recognizing the Secretary-General’s Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health, undertaken by a broad coalition of partners, in support of national plans and strategies aimed at significantly reducing the number of maternal, newborn and under-five child deaths and disabilities as a matter of immediate concern by scaling up a priority package of high-impact interventions and integrating efforts in sectors such as health, education, gender equality, water and sanitation, poverty eradication and nutrition,
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Infants
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
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