A/HRC/RES/43/23 Recognizing that participation, accountability, non-discrimination and empowerment are fundamental principles of a human rights-based approach to disability, and recalling article 3 of the Convention in that regard, Recalling that article 8 of the Convention calls upon States parties to adopt immediate, effective and appropriate measures to raise awareness throughout society, including at the family level, regarding persons with disabilities, and to foster respect for the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities, to combat stereotypes, prejudices and harmful practices relating to persons with disabilities, including those based on sex and age, in all areas of life, and to promote awareness of the capabilities and contributions of persons with disabilities, Stressing the importance of awareness-raising in tackling deeply rooted stereotypes, negative attitudes and stigma, which can lead to discrimination against persons with disabilities, and in this regard stressing the importance of addressing harmful practices and belief systems, including ableism, which is described as a value system that considers certain characteristics of body and mind as essential for living a life of value, Recalling in particular that article 26 of the Convention, on habilitation and rehabilitation, calls upon States parties to take effective and appropriate measures, including through peer support, to enable persons with disabilities to attain and maintain maximum independence, full physical, mental, social and vocational ability, and full inclusion and participation in all aspects of life, and also calls upon States parties to organize, strengthen and extend comprehensive habilitation and rehabilitation services and programmes, particularly in the areas of health, employment, education and social services, and to promote the availability, knowledge and use of assistive devices and technologies, including those designed for persons with disabilities, as they relate to habilitation and rehabilitation, Recognizing that habilitation and rehabilitation are a set of interventions that include community-based health and non-health interventions designed and tailored to optimize the function of individuals with impairments in context-specific situations and contribute to the independence of the individual, their full inclusion and participation in society and their full physical, mental, social and vocational ability, including where necessary early interventions for children with disabilities, Concerned that persons with disabilities also face restrictions in their access to habilitation and rehabilitation services owing to lack of accessibility of buildings, equipment and services, and that the distance to and from those facilities in rural and remote areas constitutes a significant barrier to persons with disabilities owing to poverty and the absence of accessible and affordable transport, Acknowledging the importance of taking measures to raise awareness of the rights of women and girls with disabilities in order to eliminate stereotypes, prejudices and violence, including harmful practices that seriously violate and impair or nullify the enjoyment by women and girls with disabilities of all human rights and fundamental freedoms and that constitute a major impediment to their full, equal and effective participation in society, the economy and political decision-making, and their access to health, including sexual and reproductive health, employment, education and social services, Noting the cross-cutting nature of equality and non-discrimination in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which has an impact on all the Sustainable Development Goals, noting in particular target 3.8, on achieving universal health coverage, and target 17.18, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by, inter alia, gender, age, disability and other characteristics relevant in national contexts, as a means to measure the advancement under the 2030 Agenda and to ensure that no one is left behind, Welcoming the progress made towards mainstreaming disability, including the rights of persons with disabilities, in the work of the United Nations, and welcoming also the launch of the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy and the leadership of the SecretaryGeneral to bring about transformative and systematic change on disability inclusion across the United Nations system, 2