Comunicado sobre la violencia suscitada en la comunidad Shuar de Nankints, Ecuador, por el Sr. Álvaro Pop Ac, Presidente del Foro Permanente para las Cuestiones Indígenas

22 de diciembre de 2016

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4 January: World Braille Day*

8 February: International Epilepsy Day*

Holiday Greetings from the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD)!

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:

On 10 February 2015, the Commission for Social Development adopted resolution 53/1 on policies and programmes involving youth, in which it requested the Secretary-General to submit to the Commission at its fifty-fifth session, a comprehensive report on the implementation of the resolution, including progress on the achievements and challenges in the implementation of the World Programme of Action for Youth, in consultation with Member States, as well as with the relevant specialized agencies, funds and programmes and the regional commissions, taking into account the work done by the United

Micronesia (Federated States of) ratified the Convention on 7 December 2016, bringing the total number of States Parties to the CRPD to 171.

Working towards universal ratification and implementation of the CRPD:

The Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues invites all Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations and institutions to complete the following questionnaire on any&

Samoa ratified the Convention on 2 December 2016, bringing the total number of States Parties to the CRPD to 170.

Working towards universal ratification and implementation of the CRPD:

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