October 19 (Saigon), December 3, 1982, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons.

1982, the thirty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly formally adopted the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons. The Programme is divided into three parts. Identified in the first part of the effective measures to promote the implementation of the disability prevention and disability rehabilitation and equality of persons with disabilities in the prevention of disability, disability rehabilitation and opportunities aspects of the task; analysis of the conditions precedent to the completion of the goals of the Programme. The second part lists the status of persons with disabilities in developing countries pointed out that the cause of the disability, and hinder participation of persons with disabilities in social fetters. The last part is the core - the implementation of the Programme of the full text of the proposal, it is clear that the World Programme of Action is for all countries to develop. Governments were requested to set up a coordination center or the national committee to investigate the tasks Programme under the supervision of subordinate agencies and non-governmental organizations.
United Nations declared 1983-1992 the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons. Specially designed to symbolize peace and the disabled, able-bodied people work and mutual assistance emblem. General Assembly in decades will meet annually to consider disability issues, and urge Member States to establish a coordination center or the National Commission for investigation, to understand and evaluate the implementation of the Programme, the General Assembly also set up an advisory body to the exchange of technical communication between countries cooperation, provide a variety of services.