A/RES/37/53

3 December 1982

Implementation of the World Programme of Action
concerning Disabled Persons

The General Assembly,

Recalling its resolutions 31/123 of 16 December 1976, by which it
proclaimed the year 1981 International Year of Disabled Persons, 32/133
of 16 December 1977, by which it established the Advisory Committee for
the International Year of Disabled Persons, 33/170 of 20 December 1978,
34/158 of 17 December 1979, in which it, inter alia, decided to expand
the theme of the International Year of Disabled Persons to "Full
participation and equality", 35/133 of 13 December 1980, 36/77 of 8
December 1981 and 37/52 of 3 December 1982, in which it adopted the World
Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons,

11. Proclaims the period 1983-1992 United Nations Decade of
Disabled Persons as a long-term plan of action, on the understanding that
no additional resources from the United Nations system will be needed for
this purpose, and encourages Member States to utilize this period as one
of the means to implement the World Programme of Action concerning
Disabled Persons;