Progress has continued in 2011 toward promoting the rights of persons with disabilities in society and development.   STATUS OF THE CONVENTION (CRPD)   108 ratifications of the Convention 153 signatories to the Convention   Optional Protocol to the…

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Progress has continued in 2011 toward promoting the rights of persons with disabilities in society and development.
 
STATUS OF THE CONVENTION (CRPD)
 
108 ratifications of the Convention
153 signatories to the Convention
 
Optional Protocol to the Convention
 
63 ratifications of the Optional Protocol
90 signatories to the Optional Protocol

FIFTH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES
The
fifth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) will be held from 12 to 14 September 2012.

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