A/HRC/4/105 Page 6 10. The High Commissioner welcomes the adoption by the General Assembly, in December 2005, of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol which, inter alia, obliges future States parties to “take, in accordance with their obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law, all necessary measures to ensure the protection and safety of persons with disabilities in situations of risk, including situations of armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies and the occurrence of natural disasters”. The specific obligations of States in this regard are set up in the other provisions of the treaty, which refer notably to the rights to life, health, social protection and non-discrimination. This provision is of particular relevance to refugees and displaced persons with disabilities. 11. Moreover, in the humanitarian law field, a number of States have acceded to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and to their Additional Protocols relating to the protection of victims of international and non-international armed conflicts.7 The Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions relating to the adoption of an additional distinctive emblem was adopted on 8 December 2005. Nine States have ratified this third Additional Protocol at the time of drafting this report.8 II. ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS 12. During the last two years, and in line with the report of the Secretary-General “In larger freedom” (A/59/2005), OHCHR has been undergoing the most far-reaching reform process in the history of the institution. The first Strategic Management Plan was issued, providing a • The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR): • The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR): Andorra, Bahrain, Indonesia and Montenegro (2006) • The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT): Nicaragua (2005) and Andorra (2006) • The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: Bolivia (2005) and Andorra (2006) • The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW): Brunei Darussalam and Oman (2006) • The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD): Andorra, Montenegro, Saint Kitts and Nevis (2006) • The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC): Montenegro (2006) The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict: Armenia, Benin, Colombia, Eritrea, India, Israel, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Nicaragua, Poland, Sudan, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine (2005) and Australia, Belarus, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Slovakia, Thailand (2006). 7 In 2006, Montenegro acceded to the Geneva Conventions and to the two Additional Protocols and that same year, Haiti acceded to Additional Protocols 1 and 2. http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/CONVPRES?OpenView 8 Bulgaria, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, and Switzerland. http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/CONVPRES?OpenView