UN Human Rights Treaties

United Nations E/CN.5/2002/L.5
Economic and Social Council Distr.: Limited
15 February 2002
Original: English
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Commission for Social Development
Fortieth session
11-21 February 2002
Agenda item 3 (b) (ii)
Follow-up to the World Summit for Social Development and
the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly:
review of the relevant United Nations plans and programmes
of action pertaining to the situation of social groups: report on
the Third Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Disability
Chile,* Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico: draft resolution
Comprehensive and integral international convention to promote
and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities
The Commission for Social Development,
Taking into account General Assembly resolution 56/168 of 19 December
2001, by which it decided to establish an Ad Hoc Committee open to the
participation of all Member States and observers of the United Nations to consider
proposal for a comprehensive and integral international convention to protect and
promote the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities, based on the holistic
approach in the work done in the field of social development, human rights and nondiscrimination
and taking into account the recommendations of the Commission on
Human Rights and the Commission for Social Development,
Bearing in mind the invitation made by the General Assembly in its resolution
56/168 to relevant bodies and organizations of the United Nations system, as well as
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations with an interest in the
matter, to make contributions to the work entrusted to the Ad Hoc Committee, based
on the practice of the United Nations,
Taking into account the report of the Special Rapporteur on Disability of the
Commission for Social Development1 in which he notes that with the adoption of
General Assembly resolution 56/168 the process of elaborating a convention on the
rights of persons with disabilities has been started,
* In accordance with rule 69 of the rules of procedure of the functional commissions of the
Economic and Social Council.
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1. Notes with appreciation the valuable work undertaken by the Special
Rapporteur on Disability and of his final report for the period 2000-2002,1 in
particular his recommendations relating to the preparatory process of elaborating the
international convention;
2. Invites the Special Rapporteur and the panel of experts to contribute to
the work entrusted to the Ad Hoc Committee by making recommendations regarding
the content and practical measures that should be considered in the international
convention;
3. Underlines the importance of receiving as soon as possible the
contributions request by the General Assembly of relevant bodies and organizations
of the United Nations system, as well as intergovernmental and non-governmental
organizations with an interest in the matter for the work of the Ad Hoc Committee,
based on the practice of the United Nations;
4. Requests the Secretary-General, with the support of the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Division for Social
Policy and Development of the Secretariat, to submit to the Ad Hoc Committee prior
to its first session a compilation of existing international legal instruments,
documents and programmes that directly or indirectly address the situation of
persons with disabilities, to include, inter alia, those of conferences, summits,
meetings or international or regional seminars convened by the United Nations and
intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations;
5. Invites Member States to provide adequate financial resources to ensure
the necessary expertise and the participation of international disability
organizations;
6. Decides to remain seized of this matter.