Open AccessTHE ROLE OF THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC IN PROMOTING REGIONAL COOPERATION IN PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Author(s) -
E.N. Yakovleva
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ûridičeskij vestnik dagestanskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2411-0299
pISSN - 2224-0241
DOI - 10.21779/2224-0241-2020-35-3-71-77
Subject(s) - commission , work (physics) , novelty , political science , face (sociological concept) , general assembly , economic growth , human rights , public administration , european commission , law , sociology , business , psychology , international trade , european union , social science , economics , social psychology , mechanical engineering , engineering
The article is devoted to the activities of the UN ESCAP in terms of promoting the improvement of life of persons with disabilities in the Asia-Pacific region. In general, the problem of protecting and ensuring the rights of persons with disabilities is acutely on the agenda of most states of the world. But the urgency of this problem is not lost: people with disabilities face many violations of their rights in all spheres of society. The scientific novelty of this work is justified by the lack of research into the activities of the UN regional commissions in addressing pressing economic and social issues. Using comparative legal and formal legal methods, the work analyzes the unique experience of ESCAP in organizing three regional decades of disabled people; the main documents of the commission which provide carrying out of program actions are considered; the basic content of these documents is revealed; their features are allocated. The study concludes that ESCAP has made a significant contribution to promoting international standards on the rights of persons with disabilities in national policies of States in the region.