FYI.
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From: Dspd Enable
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Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:29 AM
Subject: Enable Newsletter and Commemorative Event
April 2008
Thank you for your interest in the Enable Newsletter. The Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has decided to issue the Newsletter quarterly instead of monthly. We expect to issue the next Newsletter in June.
UPDATE ON THE CONVENTION:
On 3 April 2008 the Convention received its 20th ratification, triggering the entry into force of the Convention and the Optional Protocol 30 days later. Currently, there are 24 ratifications of the Convention, 14 ratifications of the Optional Protocol, 127 signatories to the Convention, and 71 signatories to the Optional Protocol. For more information on the Convention, go to www.un.org/disabilities.
COMMEMORATIVE EVENT FOR THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE CONVENTION
A commemorative event for the entry into force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol will be held on 12 May 2008 from 1:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters. For those outside of New York, the event will be available via webcast on the UN webcast site http://www.un.org/webcast
If you would like to attend, please register for the event by Friday 25 April on our website: http://www.un.org/disabilities as it is very important that we have an accurate count of the expected crowd.
Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Please visit the NEW UN Enable Website at:
http://www.un.org/disabilities
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