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relating to the realization of the rights of persons with disabilities and their participation as
equal members of society. In this spirit, she is committed to building a mandate based on
participation, dialogue and consultation.
(b)
Facilitating cooperation and building bridges. Even though considerable
advances have been made at the global, regional, national and local levels on advancing the
rights of persons with disabilities, projects or initiatives often take place in isolation. To
address this challenge, the Special Rapporteur sees her role as facilitating cooperation
among stakeholders and building bridges between projects, initiatives and stakeholders, and
countries and continents, with a view to creating platforms for the exchange of good
practices and lessons learned. She also aims to serve as a catalyst for unified action to
strengthen impact.
(c)
Technical assistance and knowledge development. In accordance with
Council resolution 26/20, the Special Rapporteur will conduct, facilitate and support the
provision of advisory services, technical assistance, capacity-building and international
cooperation to support national efforts aimed at the effective realization of the rights of
persons with disabilities. Furthermore, whenever relevant and with a view to informing her
technical advisory role, she aims to contribute to the development of knowledge and
standards on the rights of persons with disabilities, focusing on thematic issues which have
emerged as a priority in discussions with stakeholders. The Special Rapporteur also aims to
convene expert meetings in order to be informed of the latest developments with regard to
specific thematic issues and relevant laws, policies and practices.
(d)
Disability-inclusive perspective. The Special Rapporteur aims to support and
promote disability-specific efforts on the one hand, and to an important extent, to ensure an
inclusive perspective in efforts and processes with a general scope on the other. This dual
approach in the advancement of the rights of persons with disabilities is of particular
importance since, despite various efforts made to achieve inclusion, persons with
disabilities have often remained invisible and excluded from non-disability-specific
discussions and processes.
(e)
Building ownership. The Special Rapporteur believes that efforts that are
fully owned by the concerned societies are the only ones that bring about sustainable
change. There is no single model that fits all; responses that are successful in one part of the
world may be detrimental in another. For this reason, it will be important to build on
ownership and culturally tailored responses at the national level in the advancement of the
rights of persons with disabilities. In her work, the Special Rapporteur will thus aim to
promote efforts compliant with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
and solutions related to advancing the implementation of the rights of persons with
disabilities that at the same time take into account cultural and national contexts and
particularities.
V. Promoting the inclusion of the rights of persons with
disabilities in international processes and national agendas
22.
In the light of the mandate entrusted to the Special Rapporteur by the Human Rights
Council in its resolution 26/20, the mandate holder aims to put particular emphasis on
promoting the inclusion of the rights of persons with disabilities in a set of national and
international processes which she regards as priorities.
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