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Disability Resources

Backgrounder: Disability Treaty Closes a Gap in Protecting Human Rights

Disability Laws and Acts by Country/Area

Disability Strategies and Action Plans by Country/Area

Realizing a disability-inclusive post-2015 disaster risk reduction strategy

Rio+20 Outcome Document includes disability

Secretary-General's Reports

Security Council Resolutions

UN Flagship Report on Disability and Sustainable Development Goals

United Nations Documents on Disability

United Nations, Sports and the Paralympic Games: Promoting Human Rights, Development and the Ideals of Humanity

Multimedia Library

Multimedia Library

United Nations Enable Newsletter

United Nations Enable Newsletter

Rules

Reaching the most vulnerable: proposed supplement to the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities [Annex E/CN.5/2004/4]

Reaching the most vulnerable: proposed supplement to the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities [Annex E/CN.5/2004/4] - part 2

Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities

Disability Inclusive Development

Expert Meeting on Monitoring and Evaluation for Disability-inclusive Development, 10-11 May 2017, ILO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland

Expert Meetings on Monitoring and Evaluation for Disability-inclusive Development

First Meeting of the Global Network on Monitoring and Evaluation for Disability-Inclusive Development

Monitoring and Evaluation of Disability-Inclusive Development

Monitoring the implementation of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities [A/52/56 - Report on First Mandate of the Special Rapporteur] - part 2

Monitoring the implementation of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities [E/CN.5/2002/4 Report on Third Mandate of the Special Rapporteur] - part 2

Monitoring the implementation of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities [E/CN.5/2005/5] - Part 2

Second Meeting of the Global Network on Monitoring and Evaluation for Disability-Inclusive Development

Factsheets

Disability and Employment

Factsheet on Persons with Disabilities

UN Enable infographics and outreach materials (2015-2017)

Women with Disabilities Fact Sheet

Handbook for Parliamentarians

About the Publishers

Acknowledgements

Annex I - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Preamble through Article 25

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [A/RES/61/106] : Annex II Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Handbook for Parliamentarians - References

Handbook for Parliamentarians on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on progress in the implementation of the recommendations contained in the study on the human rights of persons with disabilities [A/HRC/4/75]

Chapter One

Chapter One: Overview - Realizing the rights of persons with disabilities: the compelling reasons

Chapter One: Overview - Rights specified in the Convention

Chapter One: Overview - The focus of the Convention

Chapter One: Overview - The relationship between disability and development

Chapter One: Overview - Why a convention was needed

Chapter Two

Chapter Two: The Convention in detail - Comparing the Convention to other human rights treaties

Chapter Two: The Convention in detail - Historical developments leading to a new convention

Chapter Two: The Convention in detail - Obligations of States parties under the Convention

Chapter Two: The Convention in detail - The Convention at a glance

Chapter Two: The Convention in detail - The rights and principles enumerated in the Convention

Chapter Three

Chapter Three: Monitoring the Convention and the Optional Protocol - Monitoring mechanism in the Convention

Chapter Three: Monitoring the Convention and the Optional Protocol - The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Chapter Three: Monitoring the Convention and the Optional Protocol - The Optional Protocol to the Convention

Chapter Four

Chapter Four: Becoming a party to the Convention and the Optional Protocol - Declarations to the Convention and Optional Protocol

Chapter Four: Becoming a party to the Convention and the Optional Protocol - Joining the Convention

Chapter Four: Becoming a party to the Convention and the Optional Protocol - Relevance of the Convention to non-parties

Chapter Four: Becoming a party to the Convention and the Optional Protocol - Reservations to the Convention and Optional Protocol

Chapter Five

Chapter Five: National legislation and the Convention - Incorporating the Convention into domestic law

Chapter Five: National legislation and the Convention - Procedural measures to promote implementation

Chapter Five: National legislation and the Convention - The content of legislative measures

Chapter Six

Chapter Six: From provisions to practice: implementing the Convention - Accessibility

Chapter Six: From provisions to practice: implementing the Convention - Education

Chapter Six: From provisions to practice: implementing the Convention - Habilitation and rehabilitation

Chapter Six: From provisions to practice: implementing the Convention - Legal capacity and supported decision-making

Chapter Six: From provisions to practice: implementing the Convention - Work and employment

Chapter Seven

Chapter Seven: Creating national institutions to implement and monitor the Convention - Coordination mechanisms

Chapter Seven: Creating national institutions to implement and monitor the Convention - Focal points

Chapter Seven: Creating national institutions to implement and monitor the Convention - National human rights institutions

Chapter Seven: Creating national institutions to implement and monitor the Convention - Parliamentary oversight

Chapter Seven: Creating national institutions to implement and monitor the Convention - The courts and the role of the judiciary

High Commissioner for Human Rights

High Commissioner for Human Rights

High Commissioner for Human Rights - Commitments towards employment of staff with disabilities

Human rights of persons with disabilities [E/CN.4/RES/2004/52]

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on progress in the implementation of the recommendations contained in the study on the human rights of persons with disabilities [E/CN.4/2003/88]

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on progress in the implementation of the recommendations contained in the study on the human rights of persons with disabilities [E/CN.4/2004/74]

Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on progress in the implementation of the recommendations contained in the study on the human rights of persons with disabilities [E/CN.4/2005/82]

Human Rights Council

Human Rights Council

Human Rights Council - Resolution 7/9. Human rights of persons with disabilities

Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities [A/56/263]

Human rights of persons with disabilities [E/CN.4/RES/1998/31]

Human rights of persons with disabilities [E/CN.4/RES/2000/51]

Human rights of persons with disabilities [E/CN.4/RES/2002/61]

Human rights of persons with disabilities [E/CN.4/RES/2003/49]

Human rights of persons with disabilities [E/CN.4/RES/2005/65]

Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Including the Right to Development

Inter-Agency

Inter-Agency Support Group for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Joint Statement of Commitment: Inter-Agency Support Group for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

World Programme of Action

World Programme of Action Concerning Disabled Persons

World Programme of Action Concerning Disabled Persons - part 2

Fourth quinquennial Review and appraisal of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons [A/58/61 - E/2003/5] - part 1

Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons [A/49/435] - part 1

Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons [A/49/435] - part 2

Implementation of the world programme of action concerning disabled persons [A/54/388 and add.1] - part 1

Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons [A/56/169 and Corr. 1] - part 1

Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons [E/CN.5/1999/5 Interim Report]

Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons [E/CN.5/2001/7 Interim Report] - part 1

Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons [E/CN.5/2001/7 Interim Report] - part 2

Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons: realizing the Millennium Development Goals for persons with disabilities [A/RES/60/131]

Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons: Towards a Society for All in the Twenty-first Century [A/RES/52/82]

Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons: Towards a Society for All in the Twenty-first Century [A/RES/54/121]

Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons: towards a society for all in the twenty-first century [A/RES/56/115]

Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons: towards a society for all in the twenty-first century[A/RES/58/132]

Report of the Secretary General on the Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons: towards a society for all in the twenty-first century -[A/60/290]

Reports of the Secretary-General on the Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons

Review and appraisal of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons - [A/58/61 - E/2003/5 Annex] - part 2

Third quinquennial Review and appraisal of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons [A/52/351] PART 1 of 2

Third quinquennial Review and appraisal of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons [A/52/351] PART 2 of 2