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Statements made at Opening for Signature Ceremony - 30 March 2007

Statements made at Opening for Signature Ceremony - 30 March 2007

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Statement by Mr. György Könczei
Remarks by Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs on the occasion of the 20th Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Discurso del Embajador Luis Gallegos
Statement by Mr. William Rowland
Statement by Mr. Juan Carlos Ramiro (Spain)
Report of the second meeting of the Inter-Agency Support Group for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (IASG)
Discurso del Gilberto Rincón Gallardo
Statement by Mrs. Jeannette Sánchez, Minister of Economic and Social Inclusion, Ecuador
Statement by Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO
Declarations and Reservations: European Union
Information for Non-Governmental Organization and Contributions received from civil society
Statement by Ms. Kyung-wha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
Statement by Mr. Lex Grandia, Chair of International Disability Alliance CRPD Forum
The Statement of the Millennium Development Goals and Disability Africa Regional Conference, held at the Panafric Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya 15th to 17th September, 2008
Statement by H.E.Mrs. Rosemary Banks
Message from the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon
Statement by Ms. Susan Van der Merwe, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Africa
Statement by Mr. Robert Gray
Statement by H.R.H. Prince Raad bin Zeid
Message from the UN Special Rapporteur on Disability, Hissa Al Thani
Statements made at Opening for Signature Ceremony - 30 March 2007
Statement by Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs

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