Sri Lanka has become the 24th country to accede to the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise print disabled.

Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha, handed over the instrument of accession to the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization Dr. Francis Gurry, during the ongoing 56th Series of Meetings of Assemblies of the Member States held in Geneva.

More than 75 member states have signed the Treaty, which entered into force on 30th of last month, three months following the ratification of the 20th country. The Marrakesh Treaty is envisaged to facilitate the availability of published works in accessible formats for the people who are blind, visually impaired, and print disabled.