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UN disability rights committee to review Burkina Faso, Benin, Netherlands, Ghana, Belarus, Belgium, Denmark, Mauritius, and Ukraine

09 August 2024

GENEVA (9 August 2024) – The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) will review Burkina Faso, Benin, the Netherlands, Ghana, Belarus, Belgium, Denmark, Mauritius, and Ukraine in its latest session from 12 August to 5 September.

The nine countries are among the 191 States parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. They are required to undergo regular reviews by the Committee of 18 independent international experts on how they are implementing the Convention and the Committee's previous recommendations.

The CRPD, which has received respective country reports as well as other submissions from non-governmental organisations, will discuss a range of issues with the nine State delegations through public dialogues on the following dates at Geneva time.

Burkina Faso
12 August 15:00 – 18:00
13 August 10:00 – 13:00

Benin
14 August 10:00 – 13:00
14 August 15:00 – 18:00

The Netherlands
15 August 10:00 – 13:00
15 August 15:00 – 18:00

Ghana
19 August 15:00 – 18:00
20 August 10:00 – 13:00

Belarus
20 August 15:00 – 18:00
21 August 10:00 – 13:00

Belgium
22 August 10:00 – 13:00
22 August 15:00 – 18:00

Denmark
23 August 10:00 – 13:00
23 August 15:00 – 18:00

Mauritius
26 August 15:00 – 18:00
27 August 10:00 – 13:00

Ukraine
27 August 15:00 – 18:00
28 August 10:00 – 13:00

The above public dialogues will be held in Room XVII at Palais des Nations, Geneva. All public meetings are open to accredited journalists and livecast on UN Web TV. More information about the session, including reports submitted by the States and the full schedule of meetings, is available on the session webpage.

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For more information and media requests in Geneva, please contact:

Vivian Kwok at vivian.kwok@un.org 
UN Human Rights Office Media Section at ohchr-media@un.org

Background

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities monitors States parties’ compliance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which to date has 191 States parties. The Committee is made up of 18 members who are independent human rights experts drawn from around the world, who serve in their personal capacity and not as representatives of States parties.

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