Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities comes into force
10 April 2008 9:13 am

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the entry into force of the first international treaty on the rights of persons with disabilities, after the required 20th country ratified the landmark convention today.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the entry into force of the first international treaty on the rights of persons with disabilities, after the required 20th country ratified the landmark convention today.

“It is a historic moment in our quest for realization of the universal human rights for all persons, creating a fully inclusive society for all,” Mr. Ban's spokesperson Marie Okabe said in a statement celebrating the rapid progress of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was adopted in December 2006.

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