17. WHO commits to continuing to pursue the goals of inclusion and empowerment of people with disability and their human rights, well-being, and perspectives, as well as to continuing to integrate disability across all programmatic areas of work. The Organization will ensure:
- The needs of people with disability are addressed in all WHO efforts to improve the health, functioning and well-being of all people, including through targeted actions.
- That the rights of people with disability are realized through the human rights-based approach of the Organization, guided by the CRPD.
- That people with disability in all their diversity are meaningfully participating in all levels of the Organization's workforce.
- That disability is recognised as a natural part of the human condition and disability is an integral part of all programmatic areas of work and the six core functions of WHO.[1]
[1] Providing leadership on matters critical to health and engaging in partnerships where joint action is needed; shaping the research agenda and stimulating the generation, translation and dissemination of valuable knowledge; setting norms and standards and promoting and monitoring their implementation; articulating ethical and evidence-based policy options; providing technical support, catalysing change, and building sustainable institutional capacity; and monitoring the health situation and assessing health trends.
