The second day of the Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (#COSP16) saw the action move to the General Assembly Hall, where the opening session was held and general debate for the conference started. We heard remarks from: António Guterres (Secretary-General of the United Nations) Csaba Kőrösi…
Today was the first day of the 16th Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) otherwise known as COSP16 – and what a first day it was! DPO Australia members have sent 10 delegates, including two youth delegates, to #COSP16. The first order of business was to…
Find the rest of our messages from this year’s COSP in this tag.
This was the final day of the formal conference, although side events will continue tomorrow. Our delegates attended morning side events including a very compelling one on assisted dying which brought forth many questions. Roundtables continued with repeated themes around climate change and disaster risk management, the impact (or lack thereof) of digital technology and…
Roundtables began today, covering all the themes of the conference. Damian Griffis from FPDN made a compelling case for First Nations Australians with disability in his statement to the UN. We attended many side events, including an event from the Disability Rights Fund about the impacts of climate change on women and girls. The effects…
The Australian Civil Society Delegation is currently in New York attending the 15th Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Overnight, the delegation has learned that the opening statement from Public Hearing 24 on inclusive education has been released by the DRC. In this comment, Chair…
