April 26, 2024
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North Korea to ratify disability convention: state media

SPA approves ratification, no official data yet present on UN database

UPDATE: UN Treaty Collection website confirms North Korea as a ratifying state as of December 6, 2016. 

North Korea has decided to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), state media reported on Friday.

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