Promoting Accessibility for the Full Enjoyment of All Human Rights by All

A/HRC/RES/57/16View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2024.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2024–2026

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/63/10

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/HRC/RES/63/10	Promoting accessibility for the full enjoyment of all human rights by all	1,605	—Compare
2024	A/HRC/RES/57/16	Promoting accessibility for the full enjoyment of all human rights by all	883	–

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 20	Human rights	433

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 20	Human rights	433	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Accessibility Capacity Building Human Rights Persons with Disabilities Technical Cooperation Technology Transfer

What’s in this document?

5 operative paragraphs

Recognizes the importance of promoting accessibility to fully enjoy all human rights for all, including persons with disabilities, older persons and other persons in vulnerable situations;

Encourages States to take into account the promotion of accessibility in national laws, development plans and policies, urban and rural planning and public service delivery and to take appropriate measures to raise awareness throughout society to create accessible environments for all;

Calls upon States, the United Nations system and other relevant stakeholders, including the private sector and civil society organizations, to promote and strengthen international cooperation and coordination, and to facilitate and support capacity-building initiatives aimed at, inter alia, fostering the exchange of technical knowledge, information and programmes at the regional and international levels relating to good practices in the implementation of measures on accessibility for all, particularly in the context of new and emerging digital technologies;

Invites the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue to provide technical assistance and capacity-building support to States upon their request in developing and implementing policies and programmes on accessibility, to continue to share its expertise with the relevant intergovernmental organizations and United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and to assist the relevant special procedure mandate holders and treaty bodies, especially those related to persons with disabilities, older persons and other persons in vulnerable situations, to integrate the view of accessibility for all from the perspective of the full enjoyment of all human rights into their work, including ongoing and future research and reports, in close consultation with the relevant stakeholders;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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