A/HRC/31/30 also facilitate the dissemination of early warnings of disasters and evacuation 72 and the delivery of goods and services, including cash transfers and transportation vouchers, among others. In order to reach the full potential of such technologies, however, adequate testing, piloting and training of service providers and persons with disabilities are required. New technology can significantly improve humanitarian intervention; if, however, the technology is not inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities, or not affordable, it will only reproduce barriers and exclusion. Australia, Colombia, the Republic of Korea and Slovakia highlighted the relevance of new technologies in their contributions submitted to OHCHR for the preparation of the present report. 53. It is important to recall that innovation in humanitarian interventions requires more than improvements in management, programme delivery and reconstruction; it should also have a positive impact on the quality of the social outcomes attained. Quality control of successful innovations in humanitarian interventions, risk assessment and contingency planning should include, as part of the assessment criteria, accessibility, universal design, participation, accountability, non-discrimination, empowerment and compliance with international human rights standards, in particular the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. IV. Conclusions and recommendations 54. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities shifts the paradigm on disability from regarding persons with disabilities as objects of medical care and charity to recognizing them as subjects of rights. This human rights-based approach to disability demands a new understanding of international humanitarian law, refugee law and emergency frameworks as applied to persons with disabilities. States, nonState actors and humanitarian actors should reform their policies and practices in compliance with the Convention to address situations of risk and humanitarian emergency. 55. International humanitarian law and international human rights law should be viewed as complementary and mutually reinforcing with regard to the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergency. Standards demanding a total ban on the deprivation of liberty based on impairment and non-consensual detention in mental health facilities and other institutions, and the duty to provide reasonable accommodation to persons with disabilities deprived of their liberty, should inform the interpretation and implementation of international humanitarian law. 56. Adequate and timely delivery of accessible information is crucial in times of emergency. The use of multiple and innovative means of communication can improve accessibility and help to ensure that no constituency of persons with disabilities is excluded throughout the different stages of the emergency response, including recovery and reconstruction. States, non-State actors and other humanitarian actors should ensure the effective management and dissemination of accessible information at all stages of response. 57. Participation, accountability, non-discrimination and empowerment are fundamental principles of a human rights-based approach to disability. Ensuring these principles contributes to the enjoyment of human rights and is a proven, 72 16 The Danish Emergency Management Agency is developing a new, free and accessible early warning application for smartphones.