Resources
UN System
The Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD) falls within the Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA). It serves as a focal point on disability issues within the United Nations system.
The Statistics Division of UNDESA brings statistical information compiled by the entire UN system; see Disability Statistics by countries and by topics.
Documents
- United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy (2019)
- Secretary-General’s reports on the implementation of the UN Disability Inclusion Strategy
- Policy Brief: A Disability-Inclusive Response to COVID-19
- UN Flagship Report on Disability and Development – Realizing the SDGs by, for and with persons with disabilities (2018)
- Accessibility and the status of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto (A/74/146)
- Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities (WHO)
International Instruments
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006)
- Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (1993)
- Principles for the protection of persons with mental illness and the improvement of mental health care (1991)
- World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons (1982)
- Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (1975)
- Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons (1971)