Chapter 4: Becoming a party to the Convention and Optional Protocol
- Main page: Handbook for Parliamentarians
- Joining the Convention
- Reservations to the Convention and Optional Protocol
- Declarations to the Convention and Optional Protocol
- Relevance of the Convention to non-parties
THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT THAT SUPPORTS THE CONVENTION
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will be supported by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, based in Geneva, Switzerland. The Conference of States parties will be supported by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, based in New York.
Contact information:
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
UNOG-OHCHR
1211 Geneva 10
SWITZERLAND
E-mail: crpd@ohchr.org
(Please type “Request for information” in the subject line)
Conference of States parties
Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Two United Nations Plaza
New York, NY, 10017
United States of America
Fax: +1-212-963-0111
E-mail: enable@un.org
