The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has elected nine new members to support its work in the review process of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCPRD). During this election, the European Union, acting as a regional integration body, presented a candidate to the UN’s human rights treaty body. Inmaculada Placencia-Porrero is a Senior Expert on Disability at the European Commission and has led work on the rights of persons with disabilities, including the development of several policies and legislation, such as the European Accessibility Act. Ms Placencia-Porrero was elected to the Committee and will serve her term, along with the other members, between 1 January 2025 and run until the end of 2028. Further details on the new members are available at:
https://www.ohchr.org/en/events/events/2024/seventeenth-conference-states-parties-and-2024-elections