CNDH participates in the 11th Conference of States Parties to CRPD
The National Human Rights Council (CNDH) participates in the 11th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP11) from 12 to 14 June 2018 at the UN Headquarters, in New York. This year’s overarching theme is “Leaving no one behind through the full implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)”.
At the opening session of this event, the CNDH will present, before States Parties, a statement in the name of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI).
As part of the COSP11, the CNDH will also co-organize, with the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and UN Population Fund (UNFPA), a side event on the political participation of persons with disabilities.
The Council will also participate in a side event on “Strengthening cooperation and partnerships in monitoring the rights of persons with disabilities: experiences and way forward”, co-organized by GANHRI, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, IDA and UN Development Programme (UNDP).
Within the same framework, the Council will also take part, on 11 June 2018, in a general debate on the CRPD.