The harpist Myra Kovary, a member of the disability community started off the celebration of the entry into force of the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities in the UN General Assembly hall. The convention was adopted by the General Assembly in December 2006 and its negotiation is considered one of the fastest for international treaties, even though it involved extensive consultations with civil society groups representing the disabled. Lex Grandia chairs the International Disability Alliance Forum on the convention, which he says is taking over the advocacy work of the disability caucus that worked on formulating the convention.
Produced by Bissera Kostova.
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