A/RES/48/96 Page 25 5. The evaluation of various programmes in the disability field should be built in at the planning stage, so that the overall efficacy in fulfilling their policy objectives can be evaluated. Rule 21. Technical and economic cooperation States, both industrialized and developing, have the responsibility to cooperate in and take measures for the improvement of the living conditions of persons with disabilities in developing countries. 1. Measures to achieve the equalization of opportunities of persons with disabilities, including refugees with disabilities, should be integrated into general development programmes. 2. Such measures must be integrated into all forms of technical and economic cooperation, bilateral and multilateral, governmental and non-governmental. States should bring up disability issues in discussions on such cooperation with their counterparts. 3. When planning and reviewing programmes of technical and economic cooperation, special attention should be given to the effects of such programmes on the situation of persons with disabilities. It is of the utmost importance that persons with disabilities and their organizations are consulted on any development projects designed for persons with disabilities. They should be directly involved in the development, implementation and evaluation of such projects. 4. Priority areas for technical and economic cooperation should include: The development of human resources through the development of (a) skills, abilities and potentials of persons with disabilities and the initiation of employment-generating activities for and of persons with disabilities; (b) The development and dissemination of appropriate disability-related technologies and know-how. 5. States are also encouraged to support the formation and strengthening of organizations of persons with disabilities. 6. States should take measures to improve the knowledge of disability issues among staff involved at all levels in the administration of technical and economic cooperation programmes. Rule 22. International cooperation States will participate actively in international cooperation concerning policies for the equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities. 1. Within the United Nations, the specialized agencies and other concerned intergovernmental organizations, States should participate in the development of disability policy. /...