Juodkaitė elected to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

On 9 June, Lithuanian expert Dovilė Juodkaitė was elected to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the elections in New York to serve from 2027 to 2030.

Juodkaitė is an internationally recognised defender of the rights of persons with disabilities. She has actively worked in the field of equal opportunities for more than two decades and has contributed to the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Her election is an important achievement of Lithuania and a significant contribution of our country to the strengthening of the UN policy on the rights of persons with disabilities.

The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a body composed of 18 independent experts that monitors states parties' compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and issues recommendations to them.
Committee members are elected by the 193 states parties which have ratified the Convention via secret ballot with consideration given to the experience of the candidates, equitable geographical distribution, and balanced gender representation.