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consultation with States and other relevant stakeholders, regional organizations, the Special
Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, civil society organizations, including
organizations of persons with disabilities, and national human rights institutions, requiring
contributions to be submitted in an accessible format, and requests that such stakeholder
contributions, and the study and an easy-to-read-version of it, be made available on the
website of the Office, in an accessible format, prior to the thirty-fourth and thirty-seventh
sessions of the Human Rights Council;
19.
Encourages the task force of the Human Rights Council on secretariat
services and accessibility for persons with disabilities to report orally to the Council on its
work;
20.
Urges States to consider further integrating and mainstreaming the
perspective and rights of persons with disabilities into the work of the Human Rights
Council;
21.
Encourages representative organizations of persons with disabilities, civil
society, national monitoring bodies and human rights institutions to participate actively in
the debates referred to in paragraphs 16 and 17 above, as well as in regular and special
sessions of the Human Rights Council and its working groups;
22.
Requests the Secretary-General, the High Commissioner and United Nations
entities to continue the progressive implementation of standards and guidelines for the
accessibility of facilities and services of the United Nations system, also taking into account
relevant provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and
underlines that the Human Rights Council, including its Internet resources, should be fully
accessible to persons with disabilities;
23.
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to ensure that the work of the
Office of the High Commissioner with respect to the rights of persons with disabilities and
the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities are adequately resourced for the
fulfilment of their tasks;
24.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.
62nd meeting
23 March 2016
[Adopted without a vote.]
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