Fiji Ratifies CRPD on 07 June 2017, (total: 174) | Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD)

08 June 2017

Fiji ratified the Convention on 07 June 2017, bringing the total number of States Parties to the CRPD to 174.

Working towards universal ratification and implementation of the CRPD:

Ratifications/Accessions: 174
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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