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The Netherlands ratifies CRPD (total: 166)

crpdenablemapThe Netherlands ratified the Convention on 13 July 2016, bringing the total number of States Parties to the CRPD to 166.

Working towards universal ratification and implementation of the CRPD:

Ratifications/Accessions: 166
Signatories*: 160

Optional Protocol
Ratification/Accessions: 89
Signatories*: 92

(* Signatories include countries or regional integration organizations that have signed the Convention and its Optional Protocol)

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