1 icon goal 1 Poverty reduction & employment
2 icon goal 2 Political participation
3 icon goal 3 Accessibility
4 icon goal 4 Social protection
5 icon goal 5 Early intervention & education
6 icon goal 6 Gender equality
7 icon goal 7 Disaster risk reduction
8 icon goal 8 Disability data
9 icon goal 9 CRPD ratification & harmonization
10 icon goal 10 Cooperation

Incheon Strategy goal 9: Accelerate the ratification and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and harmonization of national legislation with the Convention

Indicator 9.1 Ratification of and accession to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Country and territory Signature of CRPD Ratification of or accession to CRPD Signature of the Optional Protocol Ratification of or accession to the Optional Protocol
Afghanistan - 18-Sep-2012 - 18-Sep-2012
Armenia 30-Mar-2007 22-Sep-2010 30-Mar-2007 -
Australia 30-Mar-2007 17-Jul-2008 - 21-Aug-2009
Azerbaijan 09-Jan-2008 28-Jan-2009 09-Jan-2008 28-Jan-2009
Bangladesh 09-May-2007 30-Nov-2007 - 12-May-2008
Bhutan 21-Sep-2010 - - -
Brunei Darussalam 18-Dec-2007 11-Apr-2016 - -
Cambodia 01-Oct-2007 20-Dec-2012 01-Oct-2007 -
China 30-Mar-2007 01-Aug-2008 - -
Cook Islands - 08-May-2009 - 08-May-2009
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 03-Jul-2013 06-Dec-2016 - -
Fiji 02-Jun-2010 07-Jun-2017 02-Jun-2010 -
Georgia 10-Jul-2009 13-Mar-2014 10-Jul-2009 12-Apr-2021
India 30-Mar-2007 01-Oct-2007 - -
Indonesia 30-Mar-2007 30-Nov-2011 - -
Iran (Islamic Republic of) - 23-Oct-2009 - -
Japan 28-Sep-2007 20-Jan-2014 - -
Kazakhstan 11-Dec-2008 21-Apr-2015 11-Dec-2008 -
Kiribati - 27-Sep-2013 - -
Kyrgyzstan 21-Sep-2011 16-May-2019 - -
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 15-Jan-2008 25-Sep-2009 - -
Malaysia 08-Apr-2008 19-Jul-2010 - -
Maldives 02-Oct-2007 05-Apr-2010 - -
Marshall Islands - 17-Mar-2015 - -
Micronesia (Federated States of) 23-Sep-2011 07-Dec-2016 - -
Mongolia - 13-May-2009 - 13-May-2009
Myanmar - 07-Dec-2011 - -
Nauru - 27-Jun-2012 - -
Nepal 03-Jan-2008 07-May-2010 03-Jan-2008 07-May-2010
New Zealand 30-Mar-2007 25-Sep-2008 - 04-Oct-2016
Niue - - - -
Pakistan 25-Sep-2008 05-Jul-2011 - -
Palau 20-Sep-2011 11-Jun-2013 - 11-Jun-2013
Papua New Guinea 02-Jun-2011 26-Sep-2013 - -
Philippines 25-Sep-2007 15-Apr-2008 - -
Republic of Korea 30-Mar-2007 11-Dec-2008 - -
Russian Federation 24-Sep-2008 25-Sep-2012 - -
Samoa 24-Sep-2014 02-Dec-2016 - -
Singapore 30-Nov-2012 18-Jul-2013 - -
Solomon Islands 23-Sep-2008 - 24-Sep-2009 -
Sri Lanka 30-Mar-2007 08-Feb-2016 - -
Tajikistan 22-Mar-2018 - - -
Thailand 30-Mar-2007 29-Jul-2008 - 02-Sep-2016
Timor-Leste - - - -
Tonga 15-Nov-2007 - - -
Türkiye 30-Mar-2007 28-Sep-2009 28-Sep-2009 26-Mar-2015
Turkmenistan - 04-Sep-2008 - 10-Nov-2010
Tuvalu - 18-Dec-2013 - -
Uzbekistan 27-Feb-2009 28-Jun-2021 - -
Vanuatu 17-May-2007 23-Oct-2008 - -
Viet Nam 22-Oct-2007 05-Feb-2015 - -
Data source:

UN Treaty Collection, “Status of treaties, chap. IV.15, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”, web page. Available at https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-15&chapter=4&clang=_en (accessed on 31 July 2022).

Indicator 9.2 National anti-discrimination legislation

The following countries and territories reported the availability of national anti-discrimination legislation to uphold the rights of persons with disabilities:

  • Azerbaijan
  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Fiji
  • French Polynesia
  • Hong Kong, China
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mongolia
  • Philippines
  • Republic of Korea
  • Russian Federation
  • Thailand
  • Türkiye
  • Uzbekistan
Data source:

Responses to the ESCAP government survey.