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Democratic People's Republic of Korea ratified the Convention on 9 December 2016, bringing the total number of States Parties to the CRPD to 172.
Working towards universal ratification and implementation of the CRPD:
- Ratifications and Signatories of the Convention and its Optional Protocol
- Map of Signatures and Ratifications
Ratifications/Accessions: 172
Signatories*: 160
Optional Protocol
Ratification/Accessions: 92
Signatories*: 92
(* Signatories include countries or regional integration organizations that have signed the Convention and its Optional Protocol)