ICT: Information and communication technologies ILO: International Labour Organization ISO: International Organization for Standardization IYDP: International Year of Disabled Persons MDG: Millennium Development Goals NGO: non-governmental organization ODA: Official Development Assistance SCRPD: Secretariat for Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities SDG: Sustainable Development Goals UN: United Nations UDHR: Universal Declaration of Human Rights UN DESA: Department of Economic and Social Affairs UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNICEF: United Nations Children’s Fund UNISDR: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction WHO: World Health Organization WPA: World Programme of Action Concerning Disabled Persons Introduction Context Disability is both a human rights issue and a development issue, a duality which has been recognized in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Addressing the importance of disability inclusion for development, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes several development targets for persons with disabilities and for accessible environments for them. In 2011, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the
ICT: Information and communication technologies ILO: International Labour Organization ISO: International Organization for Standardization IYDP: International Year of Disabled Persons MDG: Millennium Development Goals NGO: non-governmental organization ODA: Official Development Assistance SCRPD: Secretariat for Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities SDG: Sustainable Development Goals UN: United Nations UDHR: Universal Declaration of Human Rights UN DESA: Department of Economic and Social Affairs UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNICEF: United Nations Children’s Fund UNISDR: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction WHO: World Health Organization WPA: World Programme of Action Concerning Disabled Persons Introduction Context Disability is both a human rights issue and a development issue, a duality which has been recognized in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Addressing the importance of disability inclusion for development, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes several development targets for persons with disabilities and for accessible environments for them. In 2011, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the
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