New Publication: “Mental Health, Well-being and Disability: A New Global Priority, Key UN Resolutions and Documents” (2015)

• Joint efforts by UNU, UN, WBG, WHO & Univ. of Tokyo• Overview of the history of mental health, well-being and

disability in the UN• List of key UN resolutions and practical tools/guidelines• Reference for policy/programme development/implimentation

Councils Number

GA

Human Rights Conventions 18Key Outcome Documents of Major UN Global Conferences 10

GA (others) 275Human Rights Council 54

SC and ECOSOC

Security Council 7Economic and Social Council 7

Total 371

Number of UN Resolutions

UN Official Document System (ODS)

Key ConventionsTitle Year

1 UDHR: Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948

2 CERD: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1965

3 ICCPR: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights + 2 OP 1966

4 ICESCR: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights + OP 1966

5 CEDAW: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women + OP 1979

6 CAT: Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment + OP 1984

7 CRC: Convention on the Rights of the Child + 2OP 1989

8 ICRMW: International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990

9 CRPD: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities + OP 2006

10 CPED: International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006

Key Outcome Documents of Major UN Global Conferences Title Year

1 Vienna Declaration and Progamme of Action 1993

2 Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and development 1994

3 Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development 1995

4 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995

5 Istanbul Declaration on human settlements and the Habitat Agenda 1996

6 Key actions for the further implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 1999

7 Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002

8 Hyogo Declaration and Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters 2005

9 Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 2015

10 Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2015

Thank you very much

Atsuro Tsutsumi, Ph.D.United Nations University