What will be the role of the Special Rapporteur on Disability?
The Special Rapporteur on Disability is tasked with monitoring the implementation of the Standard Rules on Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, and reports to the United Nations Commission for Social Development, which is a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. Though the mandate of the Special Rapporteur is specific to the Standard Rules, not the Convention, the work of the Special Rapporteur will have direct significance to the implementation of the Convention due to the degree of overlap between the content of the Standard Rules and the Convention. The Standard Rules, however, is not a legally binding instrument.
