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Following a year of an international diplomatic campaign jointly led by the Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Israeli Mission to the United Nations, Odelia Fitoussi was elected on Monday to represent Israel at the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).The CRPD is the leading UN body responsible for formulating a global policy for the 182 signatory states to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Israel was one of the leading nations to take part in drafting the convention, joining it in 2012.In the election held on Monday at the UN headquarters in New York, representatives from 27 countries competed for nine slots on the committee. Israel won in the first round, receiving support from 109 countries.I feel privileged to be a member of the CRPD, said Fitoussi, the place where Israel was a partner in creating a new language for people with disabilities: a language of rights, of pride in who you are; in our uniqueness as people with disabilities who enrich society with all the good we have built.Fitoussi, 43, born with muscular dystrophy (SMA2), will become the first Israeli selected to serve on this prestigious committee.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Fitoussi on Tuesday night to congratulate her on being elected. He wished her success and told her that the people of Israel are proud of her.Israels Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan congratulated Fitoussi on her victory. Odelia is a tremendous source of pride for Israel, he said.

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Israeli Odelia Fitoussi elected to UN panel for persons with disabilities - The Jerusalem Post

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