Summary

In the present report the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Gerard Quinn, highlights the moral agency of persons with disabilities in rebuilding broken societies in the post-conflict context. The report uses concepts such as moral repair and transitional justice in the context of peacebuilding and points to the missing voices of persons with disabilities. Building on the nexus between peace and security, development and human rights, the report focuses on the receptiveness of the existing United Nations peacebuilding architecture to the active engagement of persons with disabilities. The report also points to practical ways to make the peacebuilding process more receptive to the voices of persons with disabilities in order to do justice to their rights and to help assure a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable peace for all.