*Notes:

1. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its related resources are listed in its dedicated page.
2. Resources linked are in English and pdf or webpage format, unless stated otherwise.

 

Relevant UN Human Rights Conventions

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) – Available in English and Chinese

⇒ Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) – Available in English and Chinese

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT) – Available in English and Chinese

⇒ Note: Malaysia is not a signatory to the Convention against Torture

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) – Available in English and Chinese

⇒ Note: Malaysia is not a signatory to the ICERD

Status of Malaysia's Ratification of UN Human Rights Treaties – UN Treaty Body Database: Malaysia

 

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Take Action for the Sustainable Development Goals – UN webpage with information about each SDG

Transforming our world: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – Available as webpage and in pdf and word format in English and Chinese

Sustainable Development Goals and Disability – UN DESA resource page

#Envision2030: 17 goals to transform the world for persons with disabilities, Imagine the world in 2030, fully inclusive of persons with disabilities 

 

Disability-Related International Commitments and Agreements

Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled – Available in English and Chinese language in pdf and word format, Braille, and Full Audio and Daisy Format

The Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action on Special Needs Education (1994) 

 

ASEAN and Asia Pacific Commitments

ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025 – pdf format in English and Bahasa Malaysia

Incheon Strategy to Make the Right Real for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific – Available in English, Chinese and Bahasa Indonesia

• Mid-point review of the implementation of Incheon Strategy
• Beijing Declaration, including the Action Plan to Accelerate the Implementation of the Incheon Strategy
• Incheon Strategy and Beijing Declaration

Education 2030 Incheon Declaration and Framework for Action for the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning for all 

 

Related Reports

UN Flagship Report on Disability and Sustainable Development Goals – Available in English (pdf) and Easy Read (Executive Summary)

UN in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam Country Results Report 2021 

UN in Malaysia Country Results Report 2020 

 

Publications by UN ESCAP on Disability-Inclusion

*UN ESCAP = United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Accessibility for All: Good practices of accessibility in Asia and the Pacific to promote disabilityinclusive development

Disability at a Glance 2019: Investing in Accessibility in Asia and the Pacific — Strategic Approaches to Achieving Disability-inclusive Sustainable Development

Disability at a glance 2021: The Shaping of Disability-Inclusive Employment in Asia and the Pacific

A Three-Decade Journey towards Inclusion: Assessing the State of Disability-inclusive Development in Asia and the Pacific (2022)