Mainstreaming disability in the development agenda

UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

Publication Date 

November 2007
10 p

This paper considers the background, practicalities, and resources related to mainstreaming disability in the development agenda, in the context of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It highlights the experiences and lessons learned from mainstreaming gender, HIV and AIDS and disability in development in different countries around the world. It would be a useful resource for people interested in mainstreaming disability in the development agenda using the CRPD

Document No:E/CN.5/2008/6 

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https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/issues/mainstreaming-disability-in-the-development-agenda-2.html#:~:text=Disability%20can%20cause%20poverty%20by,and%20accommodations%20are%20not%20available.

Keywords 

Cross-cutting; policy; Disability and social diversity; persons with disabilities; Human rights; rights; Inclusion; inclusion and mainstreaming

Language 

English

Type of material 

text

Content type 

research; paper

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Mainstreaming disability in the development agenda