A/RES/73/142
Inclusive development for and with persons with disabilities
4.
Welcomes the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development, 3 and recognizes that their participation is integral to the
full and inclusive implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals;
5.
Expresses appreciation to Member States and United Nations entities that
have drafted strategies outlining their way forward in implementing and monitoring
implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development or are in the process
of doing so, and encourages States, with the support of relevant stakeholders, to
encourage the participation of persons with disabilities in the design and
implementation of these strategies and ensure that the strategies are inclusive of
persons with disabilities and respect, protect and promote their rights, bearing in mind
the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; 2
6.
Urges Member States, United Nations agencies, international and regional
organizations, regional integration organizations and financial institutions to make a
concerted effort to include persons with disabilities and to integrate the principles of
non-discrimination, accessibility and inclusion into the monitoring and evaluation of
the Sustainable Development Goals;
7.
Urges Member States, United Nations agencies and other stakeholders, in
cooperation with women and girls with disabilities, including through their
representative organizations, to design and implement policies and programmes to
fulfil the rights of women and girls with disabilities, and to ensure that the
implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is inclusive of and
accessible to women and girls with disabilities;
8.
Also urges Member States, United Nations agencies and other
stakeholders, in cooperation with persons with disabilities, including through their
representative organizations, to design and implement policies and programmes to
fulfil the rights of persons with disabilities, including through developing, reviewing
and strengthening inclusive policies to address the historical, structural and
underlying causes and risk factors of violence against persons with disabilities, in
particular women and girls with disabilities, and to ensure that the implementation of
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is inclusive of and accessible to
persons with disabilities;
9.
Encourages Member States, the United Nations system and other
stakeholders to foster cooperation and to further improve coordination among existing
international processes and instruments in order to advance a disability -inclusive
global agenda and to facilitate cross-learning and the sharing of information,
practices, tools and resources that are inclusive of and accessible to persons with
disabilities;
10. Reaffirms that social integration and economic policies should seek to
reduce inequalities, promote access to basic social services, education for all and
health-care services, including for mental health, eliminate discrimination, increase
the participation and integration of social groups, particularly persons with
disabilities, and address the challenges posed to social development by globalization
and market-driven reforms in order for all people in all countries to benefit from
globalization;
11. Affirms that persons with disabilities, including children, have the right to
inclusive and equitable education and lifelong learning opportunities on the basis of
equal opportunity and non-discrimination, and urges Member States to ensure full
access to education and lifelong learning opportunities for persons with disabilities
on an equal basis with others by taking appropriate steps through the provision of
information in accessible and alternative communication formats, reasonable
accommodation and other support, as required;
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