The UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities aims to secure the rights of some 650 million persons with disabilities around the world. Click on one of the headlines below to read the full text of the Convention in English or French. You can also read regular convention updates on new developments.

The International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

The Convention is intended as a human rights instrument with an explicit, social development dimension.

The Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities.

 

La Convention internationale pour la protection des droits des personnes handicapées

Simplified Text of the UN convention

This document includes 15 articles of the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities that have been simplfied for easier reading and better understanding.

Conference of State Parties (COSP) and Experts Committee

Nominees to the committee of experts in Africa

IDA CRPD Forum

Steering committee member organisations

First committee of experts on disability rights Convention elected

The list of 12 committee members elected to the UNCRPD