16th Session Of The Conference Of States Parties To The CRPD

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Theme and sub-themes of the Conference

Overarching theme: Harmonizing national policies and strategies with the CRPD: achievements and challenges

Sub theme 1: Ensuring equal access to and accessibility of sexual and reproductive health services for persons with disabilities
Sub theme 2: Digital accessibility for persons with disabilities
Sub theme 3: Reaching the under-represented groups of persons with disabilities

Provisional agenda and program

• Provisional Agenda English | Français | Español | Русский | عربي | 汉语
• COSP16 Draft Program (as of 7 June 2023)
• Easy Read version of the COSP16 Draft Program (as of 23 May 2023)

Informal Briefings to States Parties and Civil Society

An Informal briefing took place on 12 May 2023 in Conference Room 11 at the UN Headquarters in New York from 3pm to 6pm to States Parties and stakeholders, co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Tunisia and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA).

Documentation

• Ensuring equal access to and accessibility of sexual and reproductive health services for persons with disabilities (CRPD/CSP/2023/2)  English | Français | Español | Русский | عربي | 汉语
   
• Digital accessibility for persons with disabilities (CRPD/CSP/2023/3)
  English | Français | Español | Русский | عربي | 汉语
   
• Reaching the under-represented groups of persons with disabilities (CRPD/CSP/2023/4)
  English | Français | Español | Русский | عربي | 汉语

Practical Information for COSP Participants 

• UN Ground Passes (Not for Delegations and UN Agencies) ONLY for registered and approved ECOSOC and Accredited NGOs to COSP, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), Intergovernmental Organization (IGOs), CRPD Members and Panelists speaking at the conference: Please note the registration desk will be located at the UN Pass and ID office at 320 E 45th St, between 1st and 2nd Avenues. The desk will be open during the following dates and times:
  
  • Sunday 11 June | 1pm-4pm
  • Monday 12 June| 8am-1pm
  • Tuesday 13 June | 8am-1pm
  • Wednesday 14 June | 9am-1pm​
     
• The Conference will be held as an in-person meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 13 to 15 June 2023 in the GA Hall and CR.4. In the general debate and roundtable discussions, speakers from the audience are required to send a copy of their intervention in MS WORD and PDF format via emailing to estatements@un.org no later than 3 hours before the respective meeting but preferable earlier for accessibility. 
   
• The United Nations Accessibility Centre offers assistive information and communications technology to support those with auditory, visual or physical impairments. The assistive devices are available on-site or as a loan to participants with disabilities. The Accessibility Centre is located in the Conference Building (first basement level, by the Secretariat Building escalators). Please contact accessibilitycentre@un.org for enquiries regarding available assistive tools and other accessibility accommodations related requests. For more information, please visit https://www.un.org/dgacm/en/content/accessibility
   
• The Meetings Support Section also offers print-on-demand service for meeting participants requiring braille copies of official documents. Please send braille requests to accessibilitycentre@un.org at least 24hrs in advance of the meeting date for processing. The printouts can be collected at the Accessibility Centre located on the first basement of the Secretariat building at Office number S-1B032. For further enquiries please contact +1 212 963 7348 / 9 or by email accessibilitycentre@un.org.