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 October 2010

  New draft resolution on realizing the MDGs

  The Third Committee of the General Assembly deliberated and negotiated a draft resolution on “Realizing the Millennium Development Goals for Persons with Disabilities toward 2015 and beyond”, which will be presented to the General Assembly for adoption, shortly. The resolution will work to promote mainstreaming disability in the MDGs, encourage greater disability-inclusive international cooperation and enable further participation of persons with disabilities in development processes. The resolution also urges Governments and the UN system to strengthen data collection and statistics on disability. Furthermore, the resolution requests the Secretary-General to improve accessibility and the inclusion of persons with disability within the UN Secretariat. The final resolution will be posted on the SCRPD website when adopted.