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DPR of Korea ratifies CRPD, total ratifications 172

Flag_of_North_KoreaDemocratic 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/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)

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General Assembly Adopts Resolution on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Women and Girls

On 26 November 2025, the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution on the International Day for Indigenous Women and Girls (A/80/L.11), to be commemorated every 5 September.This decision reflects the shared understanding that symbolic and practical…
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Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress

The United Nations will commemorate the 2025 International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on Wednesday, 3 December 2025, with a global virtual event at the UN Headquarters in New York, from 10 to 11:30am (EST) under the theme “Fostering…
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Doha: World Summit ends with renewed pledge to leave no one behind

The Second World Summit for Social Development wrapped up on Thursday with nations warning that global progress on poverty and inequality will stall unless countries move faster from promises to implementation.The Summit took place 30 years after…