The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities entered into force today, one month after the required twentieth country ratified the landmark treaty which guarantees the rights of some 650 million people worldwide. The Convention – which Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called "a powerful tool to eradicate the obstacles faced by persons with disabilities" – was adopted by the General Assembly on 13 December 2006, and was opened for signature and ratification on 30 March 2007.
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