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International Year of Disabled Persons

A/RES/33/170No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1979.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 1979–1982
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/36/77
  • 1982A/RES/36/77International Year of Disabled PersonsLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1981A/RES/35/133International Year of Disabled PersonsCompare with previous version
  • 1980A/RES/34/154International Year of Disabled PersonsCompare with previous version
  • 1979A/RES/33/170International Year of Disabled Persons

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 topics
Appointment of MembersInternational YearsMembersPersons with Disabilities

What does this mandate say?

2 operative paragraphs
1
Decides that the Advisory Committee for the International Year for Disabled Persons shall be composed of the representatives of twenty-three Member States to be appointed, on the basis of equitable geographical distribution, by the Chairman of the Third Committee, in concurrence with the regional groups;
2
Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the necessary information activities for the International Year for Disabled Persons are initiated, starting from 1 January 1979, and to make the requisite financial provisions.

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