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PROPOSED UN CONVENTION ON DISABLED RIGHTS CLOSE TO FRUITION AS NEGOTIATIONS RESUME
New York, Aug 14 2006 6:00PM
A new United Nations convention to protect the rights of persons with disabilities is within reach and could be adopted later this year, the chairman of the negotiations said today as he opened what may be the final round of talks.

Don MacKay, New Zealand’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, told delegates to the talks and representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that a successful conclusion would mark a “significant outcome for the UN.”