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COSP19: UN gathering to mark CRPD20 and reflect on progress and future action for disability rights and inclusion

Start Date: June 09, 2026

End Date: June 11, 2026

Location: New York

Venue: United Nations HQ

Overview:

The nineteenth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP19) will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 9 to 11 June 2026. This year, the session comes at a significant moment as the global community marks the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It will also be linked to broader global efforts to advance inclusive social development, including the outcomes of the Second World Social Summit held in Doha in 2025.

Overarching Theme:

CRPD at 20: celebrating and consolidating achievements and shaping the next phase of implementation in a changing world

COSP19 will provide a key opportunity to reflect on progress achieved over the past two decades and to shape the next phase of implementation of the Convention in a rapidly evolving global context.

The session will feature three round tables aligned with this theme:

  • Creating a world free from exploitation, violence and abuse for all persons with disabilities
  • Resilient societies: strengthening care and support systems to ensure the empowerment, autonomy and independence of all persons with disabilities
  • From participation to representation: enhancing accessible civic engagement, leadership and advocacy in political and public life

Together, these discussions will focus on strengthening protection, advancing autonomy and independent living, and ensuring meaningful participation and leadership of persons with disabilities in public life.

The opening meeting on 9 June will be held in the General Assembly Hall, with meetings on 10 and 11 June in Conference Room 4.

As Member States, United Nations entities and civil society gather in New York, COSP19 will reaffirm the commitment to fully implement the Convention and to ensure that persons with disabilities are at the centre of inclusive and resilient societies worldwide.