A/HRC/31/30 mechanisms should give primary consideration to the affected population, 39 including to persons with disabilities and their representative organizations. Spain, for example, has legislation (Ley 17/2015, arts. 3 (2) and 7) recognizing the right to participation in humanitarian contexts. Equality and non-discrimination based on disability must inform all legislation, policies and procedures, including the provision of reasonable accommodation. The empowerment of persons with disabilities through, inter alia, awareness-raising, partnerships, capacity-building and the adequate allocation of resources is vital to enable their meaningful participation and to prevent violations of their rights. Lastly, law, policy and practice should be in line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other human rights standards (see paras. 5-13 above). A. Key elements of humanitarian response effectiveness from a disability perspective 24. In order to improve humanitarian response effectiveness with regard to persons with disabilities, it is crucial to foster collaboration between local, national and international organizations working on disability. To that end, ensuring a substantive dialogue and the dissemination of good practices among persons with disabilities and their representative organizations on the one hand, and those working on risk and humanitarian emergencies on the other, is imperative. Such practices serve to raise awareness of the human rights of persons with disabilities and of their relevance in strengthening the implementation of humanitarian emergency assistance.40 25. Data and coherent global indicators, as well as analysis of existing information, on persons with disabilities are generally lacking, even though they are an important element in the design of inclusive policies on humanitarian emergencies, as required by article 31 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Consequently, there is a need to strengthen the collection, management, disaggregation and analysis of information on persons with disabilities in order to foster inclusion and to address discrimination on the basis of disability, not to mention multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination. The existing frameworks established by the Security Council for the protection of civilians, women, girls and boys in conflict provide a platform that could be extended to include persons with disabilities. This mainstreaming process would provide the necessary data collection mechanisms at a low cost for humanitarian actors. The Council set a precedent in this direction when it decided, in its resolution 2217 (2015), that the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic would include the priority tasks of, inter alia, monitoring, helping to investigate and reporting on violations and abuses committed against children, women and persons with disabilities, which led to the latter group’s inclusion in data collection efforts. 26. It is equally important that persons with disabilities be identified in situations of risk and during the recovery phase. Lack of systematic identification can lead to the exclusion of persons with disabilities from programme assistance and resources, including water, shelter and clothing. When contingency plans are being designed, the ability to map the location of the target population and to compile information on their support needs can help to address them better.41 In Mexico, the National Centre on Prevention of Disasters 39 40 41 See “The Centrality of Protection in Humanitarian Action”, statement by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, p. 2. UNHCR, conclusion No. 110 (LXI) (see footnote 38), paras. (b), (d) and (e). BC Coalition of People with Disabilities, A Road Map to Emergency Planning for People with Disabilities (available from www.disabilityalliancebc.org/docs/emergpreproadmap.pdf), p. iii. See 9