text: UNITED NATIONS General AssemblyDi str. GENERAL ^/40/728 11 October 1985 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Fortieth session Agenda iten 97 I. TNTRODUCTION II. IMPLE!4ENTATION OF THE WORLD PROGRAMME OF ACTION CONCERNING DISABLED PERSONS AND UNITED NATIONS DECADE OF DISABLED PERSONS A. Introduct ion B, Activities of national conrnittees c. Measures undertaken by tbe united Nations system ...... D. Activities of non-qove rnnenta I orqanizati,ons III. UNITED NATIONS TRUST FUND FOR THE IMERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSONS A. Achievenents and prospects of the Fund B. Continuation of the Trust Fund .. rv. coNclusroNs]MPLEII.IE}ITATION OF THE '{ORLD PROGRAMME OF ACTION CONCERNING DISABLED PERSONS AND UNTTED NATIONS DECADE OF DISABLED PERSONS ReDor! of the Sec retarv-Gene ra I CONIENTS Paragraphs Page 1-'7 ? 8 - 54 4 8-9 4 l0 - ls s t6-49 7 50 - 54 13 s5 - 82 14 56-74 14 't5 - 82 19 83 - 86 2r 85-28006 1732s (E) A/ 40 /7 28 Eng 1i sh Page 2 CONTENIS (cont inued ) Annexes Page I. PRO]ECTS SUPPORTED FROI4 JANUARY I98O TO JUNE 1985, BY REGION 23 II. FINANCIAL STATEII,IEIfTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR FOR DISABLED PERSONS ... 27 ITI. COMRIBUTIONS AND PLEDGES TO THE UNITED NATIONS TRUST FUND FOR TIIE UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSONS AS AT 31 JULY 198 5 28A/40/728 Eng Ii sh Paqe 3 . I. .INTRODUCTION t. The General Assernbly, in its resolut i,on 39/26 of 23 November 1984, inter alia, urged MenFer States t(Fnake every effort to attain the ol,jectives of the t{orld Proqramme of Accion in co-operation witb non-gove rnnental organizations concerned and to involve disabled persons in planning and decision-naking related to the implenentation of the Progrannei invited ttenber States as a natter of priority to
analysis: This text appears to be a report from the United Nations General Assembly on the implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons and the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons. It discusses the activities of national committees, the United Nations system, and non-governmental organizations, as well as the achievements and prospects of the United Nations Trust Fund for the International Year of Disabled Persons. The text highlights the importance of involving disabled persons in planning and decision-making processes. Given the focus on disabled persons and the international year of disabled persons, I hypothesize that the most fitting category is likely to be related to human rights and social issues.