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(c)
Ensure the effective management and dissemination of accessible
information at all stages of response;
(d)
Mobilize adequate, timely and predictable resources to operationalize their
commitment to emergency preparedness and response that are inclusive of and accessible to
persons with disabilities, following a human rights-based approach to programming;
(e)
Build the capacity of stakeholders, both military and civilian, and
peacekeeping personnel operating in situations of risk, including situations of armed
conflict, humanitarian emergencies and the occurrence of natural disasters, regarding the
rights of persons with disabilities;
(f)
Ensure accessibility, including through universal design in programming, and
in all post-emergency reconstruction and rebuilding, particularly during planning and
reconstruction of infrastructure and public facilities;
(g)
Promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in existing United Nations
frameworks that address situations of risk, including situations of armed conflict,
humanitarian emergencies and the occurrence of natural disasters;
(h)
Consider developing internationally agreed standards and guidelines on the
inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action;
(i)
Ensure the meaningful participation of persons with disabilities in processes
of monitoring and evaluation of humanitarian assistance, and ensure that they have
adequate access to feedback mechanisms during situations of risk, including situations of
armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies and the occurrence of natural disasters;
(j)
Strengthen the collection, management, disaggregation and analysis of
information on persons with disabilities in order to foster inclusion and to address
discrimination on the basis of disability, including multiple and intersectional forms of
discrimination;
(k)
Encourage national statistical institutions and other participants in the
negotiations held by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction on disaster risk
reduction indicators and terminology to consider adopting indicators disaggregated by
disability status, where relevant, and to ensure that terminology is inclusive of persons with
disabilities;
(l)
Raise awareness of the importance of ensuring 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;
6.
Encourages States to take a human rights-based approach, with due regard
for article 11 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to 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;
7.
Urges all parties to armed conflicts to comply with their obligations under
international humanitarian law, including their obligations under the Geneva Conventions
of 1949 and the obligations applicable to them under the Additional Protocols thereto of
1977, that may relate to the respect and protection of persons with disabilities, and to pay
attention to the specific needs of persons with disabilities during armed conflicts;
8.
Urges States to take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination
against women and girls with disabilities in situations of risk, including situations of armed
conflict, humanitarian emergencies and the occurrence of natural disasters, to promote
gender equality and women’s empowerment, to address violence against women and girls
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