(a)
The increased attention given by the Committee on the Rights of the Child to children with
disabilities and takes note of the thematic discussion held in 1997 on the rights of children with disabilities, as
well as the recommendations adopted;
(b)
The establishment of a working group of key disability and children's rights organizations,
together with international experts, with the aim of elaborating a plan of action in respect of the
recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on children with disabilities, in close cooperation
with the Special Rapporteur on disability of the Commission for Social Development;
30.
Reaffirms the need to take a holistic approach to disability and to promote for children with
disabilities a full and decent life, in conditions which ensure dignity, promote self-reliance and facilitate the
child's active participation in the community, including effective access to education and health services,
stressing that all children are equal members of the society;
31.
Calls upon all States:
(a)
To adopt all necessary measures to ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and
fundamental freedoms by children affected by disabilities and to develop and enforce legislation forbidding
discrimination against children with disabilities;
(b)
To adopt an integrated approach to providing adequate support and appropriate education for
children affected by disabilities in a manner conducive to the child's achieving the fullest possible social
integration and individual development;
(c)
Parties, in complying with their reporting obligations to the Committee on the Rights of the
Child under paragraph 1 of article 44 of the Convention, to include, in accordance with the Committee's
guidelines, information on the situation and the needs of children with disabilities, including disaggregated data,
and on the measures taken to ensure to such children their enjoyment of the rights under the Convention;
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Promotion of the child's right to health
32.
Reaffirms:
(a)
That the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and
access to health care, as set out in article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, is an integral part of
the full realization of all their human rights, which are universal, indivisible and interdependent;
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