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The significance of the CRPD

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When the United Nations General Assembly adopted the CRPD in 2006, this was the culmination of many years of effort by organizations of persons with disabilities. The CRPD’s significance was noted by Kofi Annan, the United Nations Secretary-General at the time:

Photo of the printed CBR Guidelines

“…for people around the world living with disabilities, today promises to be the dawn of a new era – an era in which disabled people will no longer have to endure the discriminatory practices and attitudes that have been permitted to prevail for all too long.”

Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary-General