1.0South Africa Journalhttps://southafricajournal.comsjadminhttps://southafricajournal.com/author/sjadmin-s/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="XcqvbS5fSV"><a href="https://southafricajournal.com/statement-to-the-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/">STATEMENT TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://southafricajournal.com/statement-to-the-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/embed/#?secret=XcqvbS5fSV" width="600" height="338" title="“STATEMENT TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES” — South Africa Journal" data-secret="XcqvbS5fSV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Mr President, My delegation and I wish to thank the President of the Conference for convening the Ninth Session of the Conference of States Parties.  2016 is particularly important as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It is befitting that the Conference ... Read more