Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities The
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities came into
force on 3 May 2008. The Convention outlines the civil,
cultural, political, social and economic rights of people with
disabilities. Member States which have signed the Convention
agree to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal
enjoyment of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of people
with disabilities and prompt respect for their inherent dignity.
WHO welcomes this historic human rights treaty which provides a
moral compass for action at national and international levels,
and which underpins WHO's disability work. For example: - WHO is
participating in the UN Inter-Agency Support Group (IASG) to
promote and implement the Convention; - WHO launched the World
Report on Disability on 9 June 2011, which provides the evidence
and highlights priorities relevant to operationalizing the
Convention; - WHO has set up a Task Force on Disability to
ensure that the Organization itself i