Towards Full Integration of Persons with Disabilities in Society Implementation of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities and of the Long-Term Strategy to Implement the World Programme of Action Concerning Disabled Persons to the Year 2000 and Beyond

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1996.

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1996A/RES/50/144Towards full integration of persons with disabilities in society implementation of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities and of the Long-term Strategy to Implement the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons to the year 2000 and Beyond :LatestCompare with previous version
1995A/RES/49/153Towards full integration of persons with disabilities in society implementation of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, and of the Long-Term Strategy to Implement the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons to the year 2000 and Beyond :

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Equal Opportunity Information Dissemination Information Networks Persons with Disabilities Questionnaires Rules and Regulations Social Indicators Special Rapporteurs

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Recalls the recognition by the World Summit for Social Development of the need to promote the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities;

Urges all Governments and organizations to continue to strengthen their efforts to implement the Standard Rules by appropriate legal, administrative and other measures, taking into account the integrated social development strategy set out in the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development; 6/

Encourages Governments of Member States to respond to the questionnaire sent by the Special Rapporteur of the Commission for Social Development;

Encourages Member States to make contributions to the United Nations Voluntary Fund on Disability to support initiatives on disability, including the important work of the Special Rapporteur;

6 A/CONF.166/9, chap. I, resolution 1, annex II.

Calls upon Governments, when implementing the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons, 1/ to take into account the elements suggested in the Long-term Strategy to Implement the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons to the Year 2000 and Beyond; 8/

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure appropriate support for the effective functioning of the Long-term Strategy;

Encourages the use of communications networks for the dissemination to the general public of the Standard Rules, the World Programme of Action and the Long-term Strategy;

Encourages the Secretary-General, the Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development of the Secretariat and the United Nations organizations concerned, particularly the United Nations Development Programme, to continue their efforts to facilitate the collection and transmission of relevant data to be used to finalize, in consultation with Member States, the development of global disability indicators, and requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on this question to the General Assembly at its fifty-second session.

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