18th Session Of The Conference Of States Parties To The CRPD (COSP18)

The Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP to the CRPD or COSP) established pursuant to article 40 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2008. Since then, seventeen sessions have been convened at the United Nations Headquarters, New York.

The 18th session of the COSP, per decided by States Parties at the 17th session of the Conference of States Parties on 13 June 2024, in line with the article 40 of the CRPD and Rules of the Procedure of the COSP (CRPD/CSP/2008/3) will be scheduled to take place at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, from 10 to 12 June 2025.

Bureau

• President-elect: Sri Lanka (Asia-Pacific Group)
   
• Vice-Presidents-elect:  Poland (Eastern European Group), Peru (Latin American and Caribbean Group), Canada (Western European and Others Group) and a membership to be confirmed by (African Group).

Themes and Subthemes

Overarching theme: Enhancing public awareness of the rights and contributions of persons with disabilities for social development leading up to the World Social Summit. 

Sub-theme for Roundtable 1: Empowering persons with disabilities and enhancing social development policies through innovative financing.

Sub-theme for Roundtable 2: Leaving no one behind: using AI as a tool for supporting inclusivity to strengthen the participation of persons with disabilities.

Sub-theme for Roundtable 3: Recognising and addressing the rights of Indigenous persons with disabilities and their role in advancing disability inclusion.

Provisional agenda and Tentative programme

more information will be provided soon...