A/RES/48/96 Page 9 Reaffirming the commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms, social justice and the dignity and worth of the human person proclaimed in the Charter, Recalling in particular the international standards on human rights, which have been laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 7/ the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 8/ and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 8/ Underlining that those instruments proclaim that the rights recognized therein should be ensured equally to all individuals without discrimination, Recalling the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 9/ which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and requires special measures to ensure the rights of children with disabilities, and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, 12/ which provides for some protective measures against disability, Recalling also the provisions in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 10/ to ensure the rights of girls and women with disabilities, Having regard to the Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons, 13/ the Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons, 14/ the Declaration on Social Progress and Development, 15/ the Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and for the Improvement of Mental Health Care 16/ and other relevant instruments adopted by the General Assembly, Also having regard to the relevant conventions and recommendations adopted by the International Labour Organisation, with particular reference to participation in employment without discrimination for persons with disabilities, Mindful of the relevant recommendations and work of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, in particular the World Declaration on Education for All, 17/ the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund and other concerned organizations, __________ 12/ Resolution 45/158, annex. 13/ Resolution 3447 (XXX). 14/ Resolution 2856 (XXVI). 15/ Resolution 2542 (XXIV). 16/ Resolution 46/119, annex. 17/ Final Report of the World Conference on Education for All: Meeting Basic Learning Needs, Jomtien, Thailand, 5-9 March 1990, Inter-Agency Commission (UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank) for the World Conference on Education for All, New York, 1990, appendix 1. /...