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What is Make the Right Real!?

Make the Right Real! is the regional campaign launched by the United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) at
the second session of the ESCAP Social Development Committee held in
October 2010.
The campaign aims to accelerate the ratification and the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in Asia-Pacific.

Why Make the Right Real!?

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is the first international human rights treaty to promote and protect the rights of persons with disabilities.
There are some 650 million persons with disabilities in the Asia-Pacific region, the majority of whom live in poverty.
Only 23/50 goverments in the Asia-Pacific region have ratified the CRPD.
Many governments that have ratified have yet to fully harmonize their domestic legislation with the CRPD.
It is time for all of us to support efforts to ensure equal rights and opportunities for all persons with disabilities.

How Many Countries Have Ratified the CRPD in Asia and the Pacific?

As of 12 December 2011, 23 Governments in Asia-Pacific had ratified the CRPD. Myanmar is the most recent ESCAP member State to join in ratifying the CRPD.
The table shows the status of the ratifications and signatures updated as of 12 December 2011.

Full information: www.un.org/disabilities/countries.asp?navid=12&pid=166

CRDP Ratification and Signature (Enter numbers between 0 and 100 without percentage sign)
Region	Signed	Ratified
ESCAP	60	40
ESCWA	70	65
ECE	90	45
ECLAC	70	65
ECA	70	50

Make the Right Real! webpage has been developed in close collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD), APCD website: www.apcdfoundation.org

Our Response

Thailand:
3 Dec 2010

Asia-Pacific Regional Commemoration of the 2010 International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Bangladesh:
21-22 Sep 2011

Regional Leadership Conference of Persons with Disabilities in South Asia

India:
18-21 Aug 2011

Workshop to Accelerate the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in India

Papua New Guinea:
28-29 Mar 2011

Stakeholders Meeting on Reviewing the Implementation of the Second Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (2003-2012) in Papua New Guinea

Pakistan:
29-30 Jan 2011

Stakeholders Meeting on Reviewing the Implementation of the Second Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (2003-2012) in Pakistan

Philippines:
2 Dec 2011

Walk to Make the Right Real! for Persons with Disabilities and 2011 International Day of Persons with Disabilities

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