Saturday, June 7, 2025
  • Contact Us
  • About BBS
  • Privacy & Policy
ENG
DZO
BBSCL Logo
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Education
  • More
    • Announcement
    • Audience Survey Report
    • Programme
    • Radio Dzo-Channel Schedule
    • Radio Mix-Channel Schedule
Radio Live
No Result
View All Result
BBSCL logo
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Education
  • More
    • Announcement
    • Audience Survey Report
    • Programme
    • Radio Dzo-Channel Schedule
    • Radio Mix-Channel Schedule
No Result
View All Result
BBSCL logo
Radio LIVE

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities introduced at NA

June 10, 2023
in Other Stories
Reading Time: 1 min read
0
0
SHARES
1
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

After over a decade of keeping it on hold, the National Assembly yesterday, unanimously decided to deliberate on the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Bhutan signed the convention in September 2010. The minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Dr Tandi Dorji, introduced the Convention on The Rights of Persons Living with Disabilities to the National Assembly yesterday.

The minister said the convention is a human rights instrument with special emphasis on the rights of persons with disabilities.

“The main purpose of the convention is to promote and ensure full and equal enjoyment of all human rights by persons with disabilities. This includes accessibility, participation, equality, employment, education, training, social protection, and health,” said Dr Tandi Dorji.

According to the minister, Bhutan could not ratify the convention so far, as there were concerns regarding the considerable investments required in developing expertise and improving the current infrastructure as per the convention.

“In the past years, when we talked about adopting the convention, many members expressed concerns about budget constraints and other requirements like infrastructure. Although many countries have now adopted the convention, it is not necessary to implement it immediately. We can take time and work on the requirements. Moreover, when the ministry consulted the relevant agencies, they expressed full support.”

Several members of the House also expressed their support for the ratification of the convention.

Today, Bhutan is one of the twelve countries in the world that has not ratified the convention. 186 countries have ratified the convention

Tashi Dekar & Kinley Dem

Edited by Sherub Dorji

Previous Post

BIMSTEC Charter introduced for ratification at NA

Next Post

Agreement on Movement of Traffic-in-Transit between Bangladesh and Bhutan introduced at NA

Next Post
Agreement on Movement of Traffic-in-Transit between Bangladesh and Bhutan introduced at NA

Agreement on Movement of Traffic-in-Transit between Bangladesh and Bhutan introduced at NA

Monpa community initiates research project to preserve cultural heritage

Monpa community initiates research project to preserve cultural heritage

Pakhadura Lake’s eco-park hopes to empower locals and boost ecotourism in Samtse

Pakhadura Lake's eco-park hopes to empower locals and boost ecotourism in Samtse

Please login to join discussion

RECOMMENDED NEWS

Traditional house catches fire in Paro

Traditional house catches fire in Paro

9 years ago
2
Rinchengang farmers prepare for paddy cultivation with abundant irrigation water, Wangdue Phodrang

Rinchengang farmers prepare for paddy cultivation with abundant irrigation water, Wangdue Phodrang

1 year ago
27
Fuel transportation resumes after BOD raises freight charges

Fuel transportation resumes after BOD raises freight charges

3 years ago
1
ECB releases over Nu 7.6 M in campaign fund to 51 NA candidates

Election petition ends, only one complaint received

7 years ago
4

BROWSE BY CATEGORIES

  • Accidents (14)
  • Agriculture (426)
  • Announcement (174)
  • Audience Survey Report (1)
  • Business (744)
  • Crime/Legal (367)
  • Culture (47)
  • Development (51)
  • Disaster (57)
  • Economy (277)
  • Education (412)
  • Entertainment (13)
  • Environment (60)
  • Feature (65)
  • Featured (6)
  • Festival (78)
  • GMC (14)
  • Headlines (6)
  • Health (622)
  • Legal (52)
  • Literature (9)
  • Livestock (75)
  • Media (25)
  • Other Stories (5,574)
  • Politics (419)
  • RCSC (1)
  • Recent stories (5)
  • Religion (45)
  • Sci/Tech (709)
  • Social (515)
  • Sports (449)
  • Technology (190)
  • Tourism (19)
  • Uncategorized (13,866)
  • Video (136)
  • Video Story (249)
  • Wildlife (42)

BROWSE BY TOPICS

Tender Announcement Vacancy Announcement

POPULAR NEWS

  • BPC’s investigation rules out transformer short circuit as Damchhu forest fire cause

    Viral video of Bhutanese man assaulted by locals and police in Jaigaon sparks safety concerns

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Gelephu Mindfulness City opens recruitment drive for Bhutanese professionals

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Newspaper accuses DPT candidate of political ploy

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • A centenarian’s recipe to longevity

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 40 companies risk closure over failure to submit financial reports

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
BBSCL

Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) is Bhutan’s primary national broadcaster, delivering diverse news and entertainment in multiple languages, fostering cultural understanding and public knowledge.

Follow us on social media:

Recent News

  • RMA to roll out seven new measures for loan repayment support
  • National Housing Strategy to be ready by September
  • Bhutan begins NFT sales, to preserve heritage
  • City bus viability raised in parliament, MoIT minister cites past privatisation failures
  • Paro MP questions airport expansion impact on affected landowners

News Category

  • Accidents
  • Agriculture
  • Announcement
  • Audience Survey Report
  • Business
  • Crime/Legal
  • Culture
  • Development
  • Disaster
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Feature
  • Featured
  • Festival
  • GMC
  • Headlines
  • Health
  • Legal
  • Literature
  • Livestock
  • Media
  • Other Stories
  • Politics
  • RCSC
  • Recent stories
  • Religion
  • Sci/Tech
  • Social
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Tourism
  • Uncategorized
  • Video
  • Video Story
  • Wildlife
  • Contact Us
  • About BBS
  • Privacy & Policy

© 2024 BBSCL. All rights reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Education
  • More
    • Announcement
    • Audience Survey Report
    • Programme
    • Radio Dzo-Channel Schedule
    • Radio Mix-Channel Schedule

© 2024 BBSCL. All rights reserved.