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Introduction

The information contained on this page was updated in December 2011 and is also maintained by our country team.

Country: Latvia
Name: Daina Calite-Bordane
Address: 38, Kr.Valdemara str., Riga, LV-1010

E-mail: dainapo@inbox.lv; daina@apeirons.lv
Website: www.apeirons.lv

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Policy contacts

The main contact point for co-ordination of disability policy at the national level is:

Ministry of Welfare - is responsible for disability policies and provides coordination between ministries. Ministry of Welfare is the focal point for matters relating to the implementation of CRPD in Latvia.

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Law and policy

More details of national policy instruments, and with relevance to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of persons with Disabilities, are provided in ANED’s online policy mapping tool.

Latvia signed CRPD on 18 July 2008 and ratified it on 1 March 2010. Latvia signed OP CRPD on 22 January 2010 and ratified it on 31 August 2010.

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Facts and figures

More details are available from ANED’s Indicators of Disability Equality in Europe. The following key points are summarised from data sources at European or national level, with particular relevance to the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 and Europe 2020 targets.

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Data and research

Enquiries about official data on disability issues can be directed to:

Ministry of Welfare - http://www.lm.gov.lv/

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Disabled people’s organisations

The national assembly representing disabled people’s organisations is:

The Latvian Umbrella Body for Disability Organisations (SUSTENTO) founded in 2002. At the moment it has 32 national member organisations representing about 50 000 people with disabilities.

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