<div dir="ltr">Congratulations to Fiji.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Wallace Peter<br>Secretary<br>Ministry of Internal Affairs<br>18 Uliga Road<br>Majuro, MH 96960<br><br>Office Tel: (692) 625-8240/8718</div><div>Direct Line: (692) 625-4131<br>Cell: (692) 455-5659<br></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 2:44 PM, Setareki Macanawai <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:CEO@pacificdisability.org" target="_blank">CEO@pacificdisability.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings All<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Yet another Pacific Island country taking the important step of ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). After signing this international human rights treaty for persons with disabilities on 02 June
2010, Fiji ratified CRPD on 07 June 2017!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Congratulations to the Fiji DPOs and their partners, civil society groups and of course the Government of Fiji and its partners for achieving this yet another important milestone towards the protection, promotion and fulfilment of all human
rights by all persons with disabilities in Fiji!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">According to the United Nations Treaty Collection (UNTC) page, the status of CRPD and its Optional Protocol ratification/accession and signatories as of 22 June 2017:
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<p class="MsoNormal">CRPD:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">•Ratifications/Accessions: 174<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">•Signatories*: 160<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Optional Protocol:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">•Ratifications/Accessions: 92<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">•Signatories*: 92<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are now eagerly awaiting Solomon Islands and Tonga to do the same, that is, to ratify the CRPD although they are currently signatories. Not sure though about the status of Niue?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Otherwise, looking good for our beloved Pacific!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Seta<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Setareki S. Macanawai</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Chief Executive Officer</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Pacific Disability Forum</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade | GPO Box 18458 | Suva, Fiji
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Phone: <a href="tel:+679%20331%202008" value="+6793312008" target="_blank">(+679) 3312008</a> | <a href="tel:+679%20330%207530" value="+6793307530" target="_blank">(+679) 3307530</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Mobile: <a href="tel:+679%20992%201486" value="+6799921486" target="_blank">(+679) 9921486</a> (Vodaphone) | <a href="tel:+679%20708%202891" value="+6797082891" target="_blank">(+679) 7082891</a>(Digicel)</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Fax: <a href="tel:+679%20331%200469" value="+6793310469" target="_blank">(+679) 3310469</a></span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Skype: setareki.macanawai
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