Leprosy Mailing List – December 15th, 2006
Ref.: Convention
on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
From: Brakel W. van, Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
Dear Salvatore,
The message and link below regarding the new UN Convention are
extremely significant, also for the future of people affected by
leprosy. Can you please post them on the list?
With best wishes for Christmas and the New Year!
Wim
-----Original Message-----
From: World Report on Disability and Rehabilitation
[mailto:WRDR@ecs.edgeof.net] On Behalf Of Maria Martinho
Sent: donderdag 14 december 2006 9:34
To: Brakel, Wim van
Subject: [World Report on Disability and Rehabilitation: Discussion]
UN
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Dear all,
This morning, 13 December, 2006, the UN General Assembly adopted by
consensus the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. More details and full text are
available at:
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/
Best wishes,
Maria
Maria Martinho
Statistics Division
United Nations
New York, N.Y. 10017
Tel (212) 963 4947
Fax (212) 963 9851
Email martinho@un.org
