A/RES/67/82. Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, 2012

• Resolution Number: A/RES/67/82
• Year: 2012
• Session: 67th
• Issuer: General Assembly of the United Nation

United Nations A/RES/67/82

General Assembly Distr.: General

19 March 2013

Sixty-seventh session

Agenda item 127

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 12 December 2012

[without reference to a Main Committee (A/67/L.33 and Add.1)]

67/82. Addressing the socioeconomic needs of individuals,

families and societies affected by autism spectrum

disorders, developmental disorders and associated

disabilities

The General Assembly

,

Guided

by the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United

Nations,

Recalling

the 2005 World Summit Outcome

1

and the United Nations Millennium

Declaration,

2

as well as the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and

summits in the economic, social and related fields,

Recalling

the Declaration of Alma-Ata, the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion,

1986, and subsequent relevant resolutions of the World Health Assembly and

regional committees,

Recalling also

the Convention on the Rights of the Child

3

and the Convention

on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,

4

according to which individuals with

disabilities should enjoy a full and decent life, in conditions which ensure dignity,

promote self-reliance and facilitate the individual’s active participation in the

community, as well as the full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental

freedoms on an equal basis with other individuals,

Recognizing

the need to promote and protect the human rights of all persons

with disabilities, including all individuals with autism spectrum disorders, by, inter

alia, ensuring equal opportunities to achieve their optimal developmental potential

and to participate in society,

Recognizing also

the important contribution that non-governmental

organizations and other civil society actors can make in promoting human rights for

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1 Resolution 60/1.

2 Resolution 55/2.

3 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1577, No. 27531.

4 Ibid., vol. 2515, No. 44910.