A/HRC/4/75 page 14 44. Children with disabilities: In a similar vein, the Convention recognizes the particularly vulnerable position that children with disabilities often face. The Convention therefore obliges States to take all necessary measures to ensure the full enjoyment by children of their rights on an equal basis with others. The reference recalls the only other express reference to “disabilities” in any of the core human rights instruments, which appears in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The CRC recognizes “disability” as a category of discrimination (art. 2) and that children with disabilities should enjoy a full and decent life (art. 23). The present Convention therefore builds on the CRC through the identification of comprehensive obligations on States to protect the rights of children with disabilities. 45. Responsibilities of the private sector: While the obligations under the Convention rest on the future States parties, the private sector has an important role to play in combating discrimination and in providing opportunities for persons with disabilities to participate actively in the public sphere. In this regard, the role of the private sector is expressly recognized in several instances in the Convention. Importantly, States parties have an obligation to take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability by any person, organization or private enterprise (art. 4). Further, States parties will have to ensure that private entities that offer facilities and services open to the public take into account all aspects of accessibility for persons with disabilities (art. 9). In protecting the freedom of expression of persons with disabilities, States parties have to urge private entities that provide services to the general public, including through the Internet, to provide information and services in accessible and usable formats (art. 21). States must also raise awareness of the human rights of persons with disabilities including through the promulgation of ethical standards for public and private health care (art. 25). Finally, States shall safeguard the right to work, including by promoting the employment of persons with disabilities in the private sector through appropriate policies and measures, which may include affirmative action programmes (art. 27). 46. In addition to issues explicitly addressed by its provisions, the Convention will be of particular relevance to a number of specific issues or groups facing particular human rights challenges. For example, the Convention may be particularly relevant when addressing the rights of victims of landmines. Disability can occur as a result of conflict, particularly due to unexploded ordnance. The Convention requires States parties to take all necessary measures to ensure the protection and safety of persons with disabilities in situations of risk, including situations of armed conflict and humanitarian emergencies. Moreover, a range of provisions of the Convention are relevant to assisting the victims of conflict who have become disabled as a result. For example, while victims of landmines are not explicitly mentioned, the promotion of emergency and continuing health care, the provision of habilitation and rehabilitation services, economic reintegration through the right to work and the requirement to introduce legislative and policy frameworks to combat discrimination on the basis of disability are all relevant to assisting the victims of landmines. In this way, the Convention can be considered to complement other international instruments such as the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction; Ottawa Convention on Landmines which promotes victim assistance in its article 6.