Human rights and disability.

1992/48.
Human rights and disability

1. Expresses its appreciation to the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Leandro Despouy, for his final report on human rights and disability (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1991/31);

2. Requests the Secretary-General to study the technical as well as financial feasibility of the recommendations contained in the final report of the Special Rapporteur, with a view to implementing, within existing resources, those that are within his competence;

3. Also requests the Secretary-General:

(a) To ensure better coordination among specialized agencies, the human rights bodies of the United Nations and other organs dealing with the human rights of disabled persons;

(b) To take the necessary steps to ensure that the final report on human rights and disability of the Special Rapporteur is issued as a United Nations publication in all the official languages and is given the widest possible circulation;

(c) To make available the appropriate computer diskettes to those organizations that might wish to reproduce the report in Braille, large print or on cassette;

(d) To transmit the final report of the Special Rapporteur to the Commission for Social Development for consideration;

4. Invites human rights treaty-monitoring bodies, notably the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Human Rights Committee, to monitor the compliance of States with their commitments under the relevant human rights instruments in order to ensure the full enjoyment of those rights by disabled persons;

5. Expresses its appreciation to the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat for its efforts to coordinate and supervise the implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons;

6. Invites the Secretary-General to request the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs, in cooperation with the Commission on Social Development and relevant United Nations human rights bodies:

(a) To continue its functions pertinent to paragraph 5 of the present resolution;

(b) To make available all of its documentary material in Braille and on cassette to those organizations that might want to publish it.