tzippy@dasys1.uucp (Tzipporah BenAvraham) (05/31/90)
Index Number: 8522 RESOLUTION OF THE UN WOMEN'S WORLD CONFERENCE NAIROBI KENYA 1987 IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DISABLED WOMEN OF ALL AGES (document A/CONF. 116/C.2/L.8) The World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace. RECALLING General Assembly resolution 3447 (xxx) of December 1975, by which it proclaimed the Declaration of the Rights of Disabled Persons. RECALLING General Assembly resolution 31/123 of 16 December 1976, by which it proclaimed the year 1981 International Year of Disabled Persons, RECALLING General Assembly resolution 34/154 of 17 December 1979, of the International Year of Disabled Persons with the theme of full participation and equality. RECALLING resolution 2 adopted by the World Conference of the United Nations Decade for Women, held at Copenhagen in 1980, which called for the improvement of situations of disabled of all ages. RECALLING General Assembly resolution 37/52 of 3 December 1982, by which it adopted the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons, and 37/53 of 3 December 1982, by which it proclaimed the period 1983-1992 United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons as a long-term plan of action. NOTING WITH APPRECIATION the activities of Governments, United Nations organizations, the specilaized agencies and non-governmental organizations in connection with the implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons. RECOGNIZING that disabled women of all ages constitute a significant number of disabled persons and encounter particular difficulties in developing their individual abilities and skills as a consequence of their mental, physical or sensory impairment which affects their responsibilities and their rights to enjoy a decent life. 1. APPEALS to all governments to contribute to the implemen- tation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons and to explicity take into consideration, through the implementation of this Programme at the national level, the special needs of disabled women in order to facilitate their practical participation in daily life and to provide them with recreational activities. 2. URGES all states give special attention to the training programmes for the habilitation and rehabilitation of disabled women in order to give them more and better opportunities to participate in all aspects of life. 3. REQUESTS the specialized agencies, in particular the World Health Organization, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and and Cultural Organization and the International Labor Organization, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other United Nations bodies and programmes concerned to take into consideration in their activities and programmes the needs of disabled women of all ages and the necessity to improve their condition, through preventive and rehabilitation measures, and requests them to co-ordinate their activities in this area. 4. DECIDES that, in implementing the Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women for the period 1986 to the year 2000, the needs of disabled women of all ages should be taken fully into consideration at the international, regional and national levels.