DPR of Korea ratifies CRPD, total ratifications 172

Flag_of_North_KoreaDemocratic People's Republic of Korea ratified the Convention on 9 December 2016, bringing the total number of States Parties to the CRPD to 172.

Working towards universal ratification and implementation of the CRPD:

Ratifications/Accessions: 172
Signatories*: 160

Optional Protocol
Ratification/Accessions: 92
Signatories*: 92

(* Signatories include countries or regional integration organizations that have signed the Convention and its Optional Protocol)

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