Enhancing Protection and Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Peacebuilding

This report by William Pons emphasizes the active involvement of persons with disabilities in humanitarian actions, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding processes. It calls for the recognition and application of the CRPD across the entire peace continuum, avoiding fragmentation of international law. The recommendations cover conflict prevention, humanitarian action, disarmament, peacekeeping, and capacity-building. Future steps involve reporting to the UN General Assembly on hostilities and disability in 2022 and peacebuilding and disability in 2023.

• Disability Rights
• Peacebuilding
• CRPD
• Conflict Prevention
• Humanitarian Action

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1. Report on the Protection and Participation of Persons with Disabilities in the Context of the Peace Continuum William Pons Senior Legal Advisor & Researcher to UN SR on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

2. Process Literature Review & Background Document Call for Inputs Expert Consultation

3. Purpose Build on UN Security Council Resolution 2475 (2019) and reinforce the application of the CRPD via Article 11 along all phases of the peace- conflict continuum Reframe the concept of protection to include the active involvement of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action, conflict prevention, resolution, reconciliation, reconstruction, and peacebuilding Facilitate and inform a broader dialogue about the visibility of persons with disabilities along the peace-conflict continuum

4. Conclusions Fragmentation of international law must be avoided Protection must be grounded in active human agency and participation of persons with disabilities The CRPD must be recognized as relevant across the entire peace continuum

5. Recommendations Conflict Prevention Conduct of Hostilities International Criminal Law Humanitarian Action

6. Recommendations Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration Peacekeeping Peacebuilding Capacity-Building

7. Next Steps Report to the UN General Assembly in 2022 on the conduct of hostilities and disability Report to the UN General Assembly in 2023 on peacebuilding and disability

8. Contact Please feel free to reach out: ohchr-sr.disability@un.org wpons@law.gwu.edu janetelord@gmail.com