A/67/227 treatment, access to services, the development of capabilities, and the acceleration of social integration. 72. The International Year of Disabled Persons, adopted in 1981 (General Assembly resolution 36/77), the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons (Assembly resolution 37/52) and the Decade of Disabled Persons 19831992 (Assembly resolution 37/53), influenced and shaped the adoption of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (Assembly resolution 48/96). The Standard Rules provide a basis for technical and economic cooperation among States, the United Nations and other international organizations. They note the existence of obstacles to rights realization; the responsibility of States to take action to remove such obstacles; and the role of persons with disabilities and their organizations in the removal of barriers. They also acknowledge that the population of persons with disabilities is diverse, thus implicitly acknowledging groups such as women with disabilities and their experiences of multiple forms of discrimination. 57 73. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted in 2006 and entered into force in 2008. The preamble acknowledges that disability is an evolving concept, and that the full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others is negatively impacted by the interaction between persons with impairments and the attitudinal and environmental barriers that exist. The Convention is more progressive than the Standard Rules in its purpose to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities and to promote respect for their inherent dignity. It also reflects the “nothing about us without us” principle of inclusion of persons with disabilities. 74. The principle of non-discrimination in article 2 encompasses the commitment not to engage in discrimination on the basis of disability and to take steps to counter both direct and indirect forms of discrimination. In addition to prohibiting discrimination both on the basis of disability and other grounds, article 5 requires States to ensure the provision of reasonable accommodation, in order to promote equality and eliminate discrimination. 75. The Convention adopts a gender perspective in the preamble and in articles 3, 6, 8, 16 and 25. 58 It explicitly mandates the inclusion of women in all of the rights enumerated in the Convention, and therefore addresses the fact that the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women does not explicitly reference women with disabilities in its core provisions. 76. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women share many common principles, such as the overall obligations required of States under article 2 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and article 4 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Both Conventions require States parties to enact legislative and substantive protections for women and/or persons with disabilities. Article 5 of the Convention on the __________________ 57 58 18 Human Rights and Disability: the Current Use and Future Potential of United Nations Human Rights Instruments in the Context of Disability (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.02.XIV.6). M. V. Reina, M. Adya and P. Blanck, “Defying double discrimination”, Georgetown Journal of International Affairs (2007). 12-45120