A/HRC/34/69 public service quotas. Ms. Almeida stated that Governments as well as the private sector must do more to meaningfully implement the Convention. Ms. Lange emphasized the role of international organizations in supporting implementation and highlighted the need for governmental accountability. K. The future we want - Part II 66. The Chief Executive Officer of the National Forum of Women with Disabilities of Pakistan, Abia Akram, said it was critical to uphold human rights ethics and involve persons with disabilities in research processes. Recent research on disability from the human rights perspective of the Convention had influenced policy and practice at all levels. Organizations of persons with disabilities could lead discussions and decisions on topics and priorities for study. More research was needed on disability in contexts such as poverty reduction, non-discrimination, education and health. Good research would make a difference in the lives of all persons with disabilities and their communities. It was important to increase the number of researchers in the field of realizing the rights of persons with disabilities. 67. The Deputy Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Victor Arturo Cabrera Hidalgo, affirmed that the recognition of persons with disabilities within the 2030 Agenda enriched the efforts of States in the implementation of the Convention. He highlighted the efforts his country had made to promote a rights-based approach after ratifying the Convention, taking into account the full participation of civil society. Ecuador’s progress included the adoption in 2014 of a law on equality that focused on five specific groups, including people with disabilities. Although labour and inclusive education were challenges, the number of persons with disabilities who were studying had increased. Ecuador encouraged all States to ratify and implement the Convention and its Optional Protocol. 68. The Senior Adviser for Global Social Policy at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Eppu Mikkonen-Jeanneret, affirmed the need to ensure adequate resources to implement the rights of persons with disabilities, both by making available disabilityspecific funds and mainstreaming rights throughout international cooperation programmes. In Finland, a disability marker was included within data systems and was systematically monitored along with gender and human rights markers. That data system helped ensure a positive impact, meaningful participation and adequate support by allowing the Government to monitor all new projects that received federal funding on the basis of those markers. All new projects that received funding must have considered either a specific disability project, a distinct disability component, or take into account participation and accessibility issues. The objective was to better understand where disability funding went, with a view to evaluating strengths, weaknesses and possible synergies so as to allow strategic planning. 69. The President of the West African Federation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities, Alzouma Maiga Idriss, stressed that all legal, physical, administrative and communication barriers must be removed and persons with disabilities recognized as equal partners in the development agenda. States should consult persons with disabilities and their representative organizations on what affected them. Financing for sustainable development needed to reach out to the most marginalized groups and include requirements related to disability. All data should be disaggregated to account for disability. United Nations mechanisms must respect, promote and protect the rights of all persons with disabilities, especially the full exercise of their legal capacity and their full and effective participation. 70. During the interactive dialogue, statements were made by representatives of Mexico, Pakistan, Dementia Alliance International, Indigenous Persons with Disabilities Global 17