United Nations

A/68/L.1

General Assembly Distr.: Limited
17 September 2013
Origina: !ngis"
Sixty-eighth session
#tem 27 $b% o& t"e pro'isiona agenda(
Social development: social development, including
questions relating to the world social situation and
to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family
Draft resolution submitted by the resident of the General Assembly
Outcome document of the high-level meeting of the
General Assembly on the reali!ation of the "illennium
Development Goals and other internationally agreed development
goals for persons with disabilities: the way forward, a disability-
inclusive development agenda towards #$%& and beyond
The General Assembly)
Adopts t"e &oo*ing o+t,ome do,+ment:
Outcome document of the high-level meeting of
the General Assembly on the reali!ation of the
"illennium Development Goals and other internationally
agreed development goals for persons with disabilities: the
way forward, a disability-inclusive development agenda
towards #$%& and beyond
'( )alues and principles
1. -e) t"e .eads o& State and /o'ernment) "a'e gat"ered at United Nations
.ead0+arters in Ne* 1or2 on 23 September 2013 to rea&&irm o+r reso'e to
*or2 toget"er &or disabiit34in,+si'e de'eopment and t"e ,ommitment o& t"e
internationa ,omm+nit3 to t"e ad'an,ement o& t"e rig"ts o& a persons *it"
disabiities) *"i," is deep3 rooted in t"e goas o& t"e 5"arter o& t"e United
Nations and t"e Uni'ersa De,aration o& .+man 6ig"ts.
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2. -e rea&&irm t"e need &or t"e reai7ation o& t"e 8ienni+m De'eopment
/oas and ot"er internationa3 agreed de'eopment goas &or persons *it"
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disabiities to*ards 2019 and be3ond) and re,ogni7e persons *it" disabiities
as agents and bene&i,iaries o& de'eopment) a,2no*edging t"e 'a+e o& t"eir
,ontrib+tion to t"e genera *e4being) progress and di'ersit3 o& so,iet3.
3. -e are ,on,erned t"at t"is ,ommitment "as 3et to be &+3 transated into
t"e in,+sion o& disabiit3 in internationa3 agreed de'eopment goas)
in,+ding t"e 8ienni+m De'eopment /oas) and as 2019 approa,"es)
strong3 reiterate o+r determination to ens+re t"e time3 reai7ation o& t"e
8ienni+m De'eopment /oas and ot"er internationa3 agreed de'eopment
goas &or persons *it" disabiities *"o ma2e +p an estimated 19 per ,ent o& t"e
*ord<s pop+ation) or 1 biion peope) o& *"om an estimated 80 per ,ent i'e
in de'eoping ,o+ntries. #n t"is regard) *e stress t"e importan,e o& ens+ring
a,,essibiit3 &or and in,+sion o& persons *it" disabiities in a aspe,ts o&
de'eopment and o& gi'ing d+e ,onsideration to a persons *it" disabiities in
t"e emerging post42019 United Nations de'eopment agenda.
''( .eali!ing the development goals for persons with disabilities towards #$%&
and beyond
:. -e +nderine t"e need &or +rgent a,tion b3 a ree'ant sta2e"oders
to*ards t"e adoption and impementation o& more ambitio+s disabiit34
in,+si'e nationa de'eopment strategies and e&&orts *it" disabiit34targeted
a,tions) ba,2ed b3 in,reased internationa ,ooperation and s+pport) and
reso'e to +nderta2e t"e &oo*ing ,ommitments eading to 2019 and be3ond:
$a% A,"ie'e t"e &+ appi,ation and impementation o& t"e internationa
normati'e &rame*or2 on disabiit3 and de'eopment b3 en,o+raging t"e
rati&i,ation and impementation o& t"e 5on'ention on t"e 6ig"ts o& =ersons
*it" Disabiities)
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and b3 ,onsidering t"e rati&i,ation o& its Optiona =roto,o)
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as bot" "+man rig"ts and de'eopment instr+ments>
$b% !ns+re t"at a de'eopment poi,ies) in,+ding t"ose regarding
po'ert3 eradi,ation) so,ia in,+sion) &+ and prod+,ti'e empo3ment and
de,ent *or2) and a,,ess to basi, so,ia ser'i,es) and t"eir de,ision4ma2ing
pro,esses ta2e into a,,o+nt t"e needs o& and bene&it a persons *it"
disabiities) in,+ding *omen) ,"idren) 3o+t") indigeno+s peopes and oder
persons) *"o ,an be s+b?e,t to 'ioen,e and m+tipe or aggra'ated &orms o&
dis,rimination>
$,% De'eop spe,i&i, pans) in,+ding) *"en ne,essar3) t"e ena,tment or
amendment and en&or,ement o& nationa egisation) t"e "armoni7ation o&
nationa egisati'e) poi,3 and instit+tiona str+,t+res) and t"e adoption and
impementation o& nationa pans ree'ant to t"e 8ienni+m De'eopment
/oas and ot"er internationa3 agreed goas to ad'an,e t"e in,+sion o&
persons *it" disabiities>
$d% 6e,ogni7e t"e rig"t to ed+,ation on t"e basis o& e0+a opport+nit3
and non4dis,rimination b3 ma2ing primar3 ed+,ation a,,essibe) &ree and
,omp+sor3) and a'aiabe to a ,"idren *it" disabiities on an e0+a basis
*it" ot"ers) ens+ring t"at a ,"idren "a'e e0+a opport+nit3 &or a,,ess to an
in,+si'e ed+,ation s3stem o& good 0+ait3 and ma2ing ear3 and se,ondar3
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ed+,ation genera3 a'aiabe and a,,essibe to a) in parti,+ar to ,"idren
*it" disabiities &rom o*4in,ome &amiies>
$e% !ns+re a,,essibiit3 &or persons *it" disabiities to "eat"4,are
ser'i,es) in,+ding primar3 "eat"4,are and spe,iai7ed ser'i,es) inter aia) b3
in'esting in and impro'ing t"e a&&ordabiit3 o& s+," ser'i,es &or persons *it"
disabiities>
$&% Strengt"en so,ia prote,tion &or meeting disabiit34reated needs
and promote a,,ess to ree'ant s,"emes based on so,ia prote,tion &oors) on
an e0+a basis *it" ot"ers) in,+ding in,ome s+pport) and a,,ess to appropriate
and a&&ordabe ser'i,es) de'i,es and ot"er assistan,e>
$g% !n,o+rage 8ember States to ta2e s+stainabe meas+res to ens+re
e0+a a,,ess to &+ and prod+,ti'e empo3ment and de,ent *or2 on an e0+a
basis and *it"o+t dis,rimination to persons *it" disabiities) in,+ding b3
promoting a,,ess to in,+si'e ed+,ation s3stems) s2is de'eopment and
'o,ationa and entreprene+ria training) in order to enabe persons *it"
disabiities to attain and maintain ma@im+m independen,e>
$"% !ns+re a,,essibiit3) &oo*ing t"e +ni'ersa design approa,") b3
remo'ing barriers to t"e p"3si,a en'ironment) transportation) empo3ment)
ed+,ation) "eat") ser'i,es) in&ormation and assisti'e de'i,es) s+," as
in&ormation and ,omm+ni,ations te,"noogies) in,+ding in remote or r+ra
areas) to a,"ie'e t"e &+est potentia t"ro+g"o+t t"e *"oe i&e ,3,e o&
persons *it" disabiities>
$i% #mpro'e disabiit3 data ,oe,tion) ana3sis and monitoring &or
de'eopment poi,3 panning) impementation and e'a+ation) &+3 ta2ing into
a,,o+nt regiona ,onte@ts) s"are) *"ere appropriate) ree'ant data and statisti,s
*it" ree'ant agen,ies and bodies *it"in t"e United Nations s3stem) in,+ding
t"e Statisti,a 5ommission) t"ro+g" appropriate me,"anisms) and +nderine
t"e need &or internationa3 ,omparabe data and statisti,s disaggregated b3
se@ and age) in,+ding in&ormation on disabiit3>
$?% Strengt"en and s+pport) in ,oordination *it" a,ademi, instit+tions
and ot"er ree'ant sta2e"oders) resear," to promote 2no*edge and
+nderstanding o& disabiit3 and de'eopment) and ade0+ate3 and e&&i,ient3
ao,ate reso+r,es in t"is regard>
$2% Urge 8ember States) t"e United Nations s3stem and "+manitarian
a,tors) in a,,ordan,e *it" t"eir ree'ant mandates) to ,ontin+e to strengt"en
t"e in,+sion o& and &o,+s on t"e needs o& persons *it" disabiities in
"+manitarian programming and response) and in,+de a,,essibiit3 and
re"abiitation as essentia ,omponents in a aspe,ts and stages o& "+manitarian
response) inter aia) b3 strengt"ening preparedness and disaster ris2 red+,tion>
$% !n,o+rage in,reased +nderstanding) 2no*edge and t"e greatest
so,ia a*areness abo+t persons *it" disabiities) inter aia) b3 de'eoping and
impementing ,omm+ni,ation and so,ia media ,ampaigns b3 and in
,on?+n,tion *it" persons *it" disabiities and organi7ations o& persons *it"
disabiities) in order to promote positi'e per,eptions o& persons *it"
disabiities) and see2 to eiminate dis,riminator3 so,ia and attit+dina barriers
so t"at t"e3 parti,ipate &+3 in so,iet3>
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$m% Strengt"en nationa e&&orts) in,+ding *it" t"e appropriate s+pport
o& internationa ,ooperation) +pon re0+est) aimed at addressing t"e rig"ts and
needs o& *omen and ,"idren *it" disabiities and t"e reai7ation o& t"e
internationa3 agreed de'eopment goas and ,ommitments reated to gender
e0+ait3 and to t"e rig"ts o& t"e ,"id>
$n% !n,o+rage regiona and internationa de'eopment ban2s and
&inan,ia instit+tions) ,onsistent *it" t"eir mandates) to in,+de disabiit3 in a
t"eir de'eopment e&&orts and ending me,"anisms) ta2ing into a,,o+nt t"at
persons *it" disabiities are disproportionate3 a&&e,ted aso d+ring e,onomi,
,rises>
$o% !n,o+rage t"e mobii7ation o& p+bi, and pri'ate reso+r,es on a
s+stainabe basis to mainstream disabiit3 in de'eopment at a e'es) and
+nderine t"e need to promote and strengt"en internationa ,ooperation and t"e
e@,"ange o& good pra,ti,es) in,+ding regiona and s+bregiona) So+t"4So+t"
and triang+ar ,ooperation as a ,ompement to rat"er t"an a s+bstit+te &or
Nort"4So+t" ,ooperation) and partners"ips &or disabiit34in,+si'e
de'eopment) in s+pport o& nationa e&&orts) inter aia) b3 ens+ring t"at
reso+r,es) ,apa,it34b+iding and te,"ni,a assistan,e) in,+ding b3 &a,iitating
a,,ess to and s"aring a,,essibe and assisti'e te,"noogies and t"ro+g" t"e
trans&er o& te,"noog3 on m+t+a3 agreed terms and ot"er inter'entions)
ad'an,e disabiit34in,+si'e de'eopment) ens+re a,,essibiit3 &or persons *it"
disabiities and promote t"eir empo*erment> spe,ia attention s"o+d be paid
to de'eoping ,o+ntries t"at are e@perien,ing in,reasing di&&i,+ties in
mobii7ing ade0+ate reso+r,es to meet pressing needs in mainstreaming
disabiit3 in de'eopment) in,+ding re"abiitation) "abiitation) e0+ai7ation o&
opport+nities &or persons *it" disabiities) "eat" promotion and p+bi, "eat"
,ampaigns &or t"e pre'ention o& diseases) and in addressing so,ia)
en'ironmenta and "eat" ris2 &a,tors) inter aia) b3 impro'ing "eat" ,are)
materna "eat" and a,,ess to 'a,,ination) ,ean *ater s+pp3 and sanitation)
and sa&e transport>
$p% !n,o+rage pri'ate se,tor entities to partner *it" t"e p+bi, se,tor
and ,i'i so,iet3) in parti,+ar) organi7ations o& persons *it" disabiities) to
integrate) adopt and impement a disabiit3 perspe,ti'e in a,,ordan,e *it"
nationa pans) poi,ies and priorities in t"eir ,orporate so,ia responsibiit3
initiati'es>
$0% S+pport t"e ob?e,ti'es o& t"e United Nations =artners"ip to =romote
t"e 6ig"ts o& =ersons *it" Disabiities 8+ti4Donor Ar+st B+nd) in,+ding
t"ro+g" 'o+ntar3 ,ontrib+tions) and en,o+rage ot"er sta2e"oders to do so.
'''( /ollow-up of the outcome document of the high-level meeting of the
General Assembly on the reali!ation of the "illennium Development Goals
and other internationally agreed development goals for persons with
disabilities: the way forward, a disability-inclusive development agenda
towards #$%& and beyond
9. -e +rge t"e United Nations s3stem as *e as 8ember States to sta3
engaged in t"e reai7ation o& t"e 8ienni+m De'eopment /oas and ot"er
internationa3 agreed de'eopment goas &or persons *it" disabiities to*ards
2019 and be3ond) and en,o+rage t"e internationa ,omm+nit3 to sei7e e'er3
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opport+nit3 to in,+de disabiit3 as a ,ross4,+tting iss+e in t"e goba
de'eopment agenda) to gi'e d+e ,onsideration to disabiit3 in t"e emerging
post42019 United Nations de'eopment agenda *it" a 'ie* to en"an,ing
,ooperation) and to pro'ide ree'ant te,"ni,a assistan,e to 8ember States
+pon t"eir re0+est.
6. -e ,a +pon t"e !,onomi, and So,ia 5o+n,i to gi'e d+e ,onsideration
to t"e iss+e o& disabiit3 and de'eopment) in,+ding *it"in t"e &rame*or2 o&
United Nations operationa a,ti'ities) in a,,ordan,e *it" ree'ant mandates) in
order to en"an,e a*areness and ,ooperation at a e'es) in,+ding t"e
parti,ipation) *"ere appropriate) o& United Nations agen,ies) m+tiatera
de'eopment ban2s and instit+tions) and ot"er ree'ant sta2e"oders) *"ie
ens+ring ,oordination and a'oiding possibe o'erapping.
7. -e note t"e in,+si'e preparator3 pro,ess &or t"is "ig"4e'e meeting)
in,+ding t"e onine and regiona ,ons+tations.
8. -e re0+est t"e Se,retar34/enera) in ,oordination *it" a t"e ree'ant
United Nations entities) to in,+de in&ormation on progress made in t"e
impementation o& t"e present o+t,ome do,+ment in "is e@isting and aread3
mandated periodi, reports on iss+es ,on,erning disabiit3 and de'eopment)
and to ma2e re,ommendations) as appropriate) &or ,on,rete and &+rt"er steps to
impement t"e present o+t,ome do,+ment *it"in t"e ,onte@t o& t"e
de'eopment agenda be3ond 2019.
;. -e +nderine t"e importan,e o& ,ose3 ,ons+ting *it" and a,ti'e3
in'o'ing) as appropriate) persons *it" disabiities) in,+ding t"ro+g" t"eir
representati'e organi7ations) as 2e3 a,tors and sta2e"oders in t"e eaboration)
impementation and monitoring o& t"e emerging post42019 de'eopment
agenda.
10. -e re0+est t"e /enera Assemb3 to in,+de in its &ina re'ie* on
progress made to*ards t"e a,"ie'ement o& t"e 8ienni+m De'eopment /oas
steps ta2en to impement t"e present o+t,ome do,+ment. -e aso re0+est t"e
=resident o& t"e /enera Assemb3 at its se'entiet" session to &oo* +p on t"e
stat+s and progress made to*ards t"e reai7ation o& t"e de'eopment goas &or
persons *it" disabiities.
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