Enable Newsletter - January 2010
Our deepest condolences go out to all who have suffered loss from the
recent earthquake in Haiti (see section on the Emergency situation in
Haiti).
The Enable Newsletter is prepared by the United Nations Secretariat for
the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD) hosted
by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Input
has been received from by UN offices, agencies, funds and programmes, as
well as from civil society. It can also be read on-line at:
http://www.un.org/disabilities.
In this issue:
* Update on the Convention
* Emergency situation in Haiti
* Highlights from the UN system
* Upcoming events
* Other news
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UPDATE ON THE CONVENTION
143 signatories to the Convention
88 signatories to the Optional Protocol
77 ratifications of the Convention
48 ratifications of the Optional Protocol
Recent news:
Mauritius ratified the Convention on 8 January 2010
Latvia signed the Optional Protocol on 22 January 2010.