A/HRC/16/38 Disabilities, and to promote disability-inclusive development24. The meeting further recognized the need to strengthen collaboration between the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) and the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD), promising stronger international cooperation between multiple actors to implement the Convention25. The key role of the private sector to promote a “socially inclusive business development” during the next disability decade (2013-2022) was highlighted at the meeting on South-South cooperation, indicating that non-State stakeholders are gaining importance in implementing the Convention through international cooperation. 20. With a view to promoting international cooperation that conforms to the standards and principles of the Convention, several States have issued guidelines on how to design and implement disability-inclusive and accessible development programmes and policies. An example is New Zealand’s aid programme, which advocates for the active participation of persons with disabilities in public policy dialogue, development and implementation in all relevant areas. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has produced a policy paper setting out the principles of a human rights-based approach to disability in development and promotion of a “twin-track approach” to development stipulating the need both for specific projects and cross-sectoral inclusion of persons with disabilities in development cooperation. The Austrian Development Agency (ADA) developed internal guidelines to recognize the rights of persons with disabilities in its programming. The Austrian Development Agency (ADA) has developed internal guidelines to recognize the rights of persons with disabilities in its programming. 21. The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) began a process of international consultation with organizations of persons with disabilities (DPOs) in 2008 following intense lobbying by disability aid organizations and national DPOs. The consultations actively sought the views and opinions of DPOs from around the world. In 2002 Italy issued guidelines – updated in 2010 – on disability in development cooperation which are based on the social model of disability. Norway is preparing a regulation requiring that all non-governmental development projects receiving government support must be disability inclusive. A similar regulation for bilateral government aid is also under consideration. B. Cooperation in partnership with international organizations 22. The Convention also recognizes the role of international and regional intergovernmental organizations in cooperating to promote the Convention. Intergovernmental organizations at the international and regional level have a role in gathering and disseminating information on the Convention, in providing States and civil society with guidance, expertise and experience on practical implementation of the Convention through technical and development cooperation and humanitarian assistance. Furthermore, regional and international organizations play a role in the transfer of knowledge, harmonization of terminology and concepts, consensus building, dissemination of good practice, and promotion and coordination of research. Such organizations can also formulate recommendations and develop standards related to international cooperation. At both the international and regional levels, these organizations have the role of providing forums for States and civil society organizations to share experiences of international 24 25 8 See http://publication.apcdfoundation.org/publications/StS_Report.pdf. Idem.