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Women in development
on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases,14 and notes that poor
populations and those living in vulnerable situations, in particular in developing
countries, bear a disproportionate burden and that non-communicable diseases can
affect women and men differently, because, inter alia, women bear a
disproportionate share of the burden of caregiving;
43. Encourages Governments and all sectors of society to take sustainable
measures 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 and
vocational and entrepreneurial training, in order to enable persons with disabilities
to attain and maintain maximum independence, as noted in the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 23 as well as in the outcome
document of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the realization of
the Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed development
goals for persons with disabilities: the way forward, a disability-inclusive
development agenda towards 2015 and beyond, 17 and notes the need to strengthen
efforts aimed at addressing the rights and needs of women and children with
disabilities;
44. Expresses deep concern that maternal health remains one area
constrained by some of the largest health inequities in the world, and over the
uneven progress in improving child and maternal health, in this context calls upon
States to implement their commitments to preventing and reducing child and
maternal mortality and morbidity, and welcomes in that regard the SecretaryGeneral’s Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health as well as national,
regional and international initiatives contributing to the reduction in the number of
maternal deaths and deaths of the newborn and children under age 5;
45. Recognizes that there is a need for all donors to maintain and deliver on
their existing bilateral and multilateral official development assistance commitments
and targets, and that the full implementation of those commitments will
substantially boost resources available to push forward the international
development agenda;
46. Also recognizes the need to strengthen the capacity of Governments to
incorporate a gender perspective into policies and decision-making, and encourages
all Governments, international organizations, including the organizations of the
United Nations system, and other relevant stakeholders to assist and support the
efforts of developing countries in integrating a gender perspective into all aspects of
policymaking, including through the provision of technical assistance and financial
resources;
47. Encourages the international community, the United Nations system, the
private sector and civil society to continue to provide the financial resources
necessary to assist Governments in their efforts to meet the development targets and
benchmarks agreed upon at the World Summit for Social Development, the Fourth
World Conference on Women, the International Conference on Population and
Development, the Millennium Summit, the International Conference on Financing
for Development, the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the Second
World Assembly on Ageing, the twenty-third and twenty-fourth special sessions of
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Ibid., vol. 2515, No. 44910.