The Civil Society Coordination Mechanism, facilitated by the International Disability Alliance (IDA) hosted a Civil Society Forum on 14 June 2021
This forum precedes the COSP, which starts in about 12 hours.
We quote here from one of the the opening speeches, in particular from the Chair of the International Disability Alliance, Ms Anna Lucia. In her keynote address, she said:
"There is no such thing as a good institution."
Another important point made by one of the other speakers, as without access, there is no inclusion:
"Access is crucial for equal inclusion and participation"
You can access the draft agenda for CoSP 14, and below is the list of side events with IDA Participation during COSP14, from Monday 14 to Friday 18 June 2021.
Watch LIVE the COSP14 from 15 to 17 June
Theme and sub-themes
Overarching theme: Building back better: COVID-19 response and recovery; Meeting the needs, Realizing the rights, and Addressing the socio-economic impacts on persons with disabilities
Sub-theme 1: Protecting the rights of persons with disabilities in armed conflict and humanitarian emergencies
Sub-theme 2: Living Independently, being included in the community
Sub-theme 3: Right to education; challenges with inclusive education and accessibility during COVID-19
Side Events with IDA Participation
Time: 8:30 am – 9:45 am
Title: Protecting the Rights of Persons with Disabilities during Pandemics and Crises”
Organised by: League of Arab States, Arab Organisation of Persons with Disabilities
Link to join here
Link to concept note
Time: 3.00 PM - 4.15 PM EDT
Title: Digital Accessibility: Strategies Towards Ensuring the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Post-Pandemic Building Better Efforts
Organized by: G3ICT
Link to Register
Link to Concept Note
Time: 8.30 AM - 9.45 AM EDT
Title: Wethe15 Campaign
Organized by: International Paralympic Committee
Link to Register
Link to Concept Note
Time: 8.30 AM - 9.45 AM EDT
Title: Barriers, Enablers, and Solutions for Disability inclusive education during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Organized by: UNESCO
Link to Register
Link to Concept Note
Time: 8.30 AM - 9.45 AM EDT
Title: COVID-19 Response in Humanitarian Settings - How are Persons with Disabilities Included?
Organized by: UNHCR
Link to Register
Link to Concept Note
Time: 8.30 AM - 9.45 AM EDT
Title: Transforming our Communities: from Segregation to Inclusion
Organized by: Inclusion International
Link to Register
Link to Concept Note
Time: 8:30 AM - 9:45AM EDT
Title: Bridging COVID-19 Response and Recovery: Learning from the Inclusive Futures Programme
Organized by: Inclusive Futures, Sightsavers
Link to Register
Time: 10.00 AM – 11.15 AM EDT
Title: The Situation of Indigenous Women and Girls with Disabilities in the Recovery Efforts from the Pandemic of COVID-19
Organized by: RIADIS
Link to Register
Link to Concept Note
Link to Flyer
Time: 1.15 PM – 2.30 PM EDT
Title: Access to Justice: For an Inclusive and Quality Police Service for Persons with Disabilities
Organized by: Special Envoy UNSG on Disability and Accessibility
Link to Register
Link to Program
Link to Invitation
Time: 6.00 PM -7:15 PM EDT
Title: Leave No One Behind in Education: Rights to Education of Persons with Disabilities during the COVID 19 Pandemic
Organized by: DPI Korea
Link to Concept Note
Time: 8.30 AM - 9.45 AM EDT
Title: Disability-Inclusive Climate Action: Why and How?
Organized by: IDA
Link to Register
Link to Concept Note
Time: 8.30 AM - 9.45 AM EDT
Title: One Pandemic, Different Realities: Evidence on the Experience of the Diversity of Persons with Disabilities and their Representative Organisations in Dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic and Preparing to Build Back Inclusively
Organized by: IDDC
Link to Register
Link to Concept Note
Time: 8.30 AM - 9.45 AM EDT
Title: Enabling Social Support Systems: Preparing Grassroots Communities for Inclusion of Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities
Organized by: TCI
Link to Connect
Link to Concept Note
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Link to Flyer
Time: 8.30 AM - 9.45 AM EDT
Title: Towards Meaningful Inclusion: Participation of Youth with Disabilities from Commitment to Call to Action and Compliance
Organized by: Office of the Secretary General's Envoy on Youth in Partnership with WHO
Link to Register
Link to Concept Note
Link to Flyer
Time: 8:30 AM – 9:45 EDT
Title: Representation Matters! Deaf Members in the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Organized by: Permanent Mission of Austria (to the United Nations of New York), WFD, Light for the World
Link to Register
Link to Flyer
Time: 10.00 AM – 11.15 AM EDT
Title: Global Disability Summit 2022: Where are We Going?
Organized by: the Co-Chairs of the Global Action on Disability (GLAD) Network
Link to Register
Link to the event
Time: 10.00 AM – 11.15 AM EDT
Title: Show-casing Success of Commonwealth Disabled People's Forum Online Disability Equality Training
Organized by: Commonwealth Disabled People's Forum (CDPF)
Link to Connect
Link to Concept Note
Time: 10.00 AM – 11.15 AM EDT
Title: Taking a Step Back Before Moving Forward: What Have We Learned to Support Inclusive Recovery?
Organized by: UNPRPD
Link to Register
Link to Concept Note
Time: 1.15 PM -2.30 PM EDT
Title: Impact of Armed Conflict and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) on Persons with Disabilities - Prioritizing Mental Illness or PTSD in the Socio-Economic Recovery Strategies
Organized by: CADUS
Link to Register
Link to Concept Note
Time: 8.30 AM - 9.45 AM EDT
Title: The Most Active Advocates, the Last to be Included: Women with Disabilities Affected by Armed Conflict
Organized by: Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN
Link to Concept note
Time: 8.30 AM - 9.45 AM EDT
Title: WE DON’T WANT TO REMAIN STUCK AT HOME: Towards Inclusive and Responsive Social Protection Systems
Organized by: UNPRPD, ILO, UNICEF, IDA, FCDO
Link to Register
Link to Concept Note
Time: 8.30 AM - 9.45 AM EDT
Title: Promoting the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Just Transition Towards a Sustainable Economy
Organized by: ILO
Link to Concept Note
Time: 9.45 AM – 10:45 AM EDT
Title: Inclusive Recovery from COVID19 Pandemic - Ensuring Organizations of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and their Families are Consulted and Involved with Development Organizations and Governments in Building Back Better
Organized by: Inclusion International
Link to Concept Note
Time: 10.00 AM – 11.15 AM EDT
Title: Freedom to Live: Malta's Path to 2030
Organized by: Malta
Time: 10.00 AM – 11.15 AM EDT
Title: Implementing Art. 11 of the CRPD in Armed Conflict: Making Persons with Disabilities More Visible
Organized by: ICRC
Link to Connect
Link to Concept Note
Time: 11.30 AM – 12.45 AM EDT
Title: Youth with Disabilities: Opportunities in COVID-19 Recovery and Onwards to the Youth with Disabilities Summit
Organized by: ULAC
Link to Register
Link to Concept Note
Time: 1.15 PM -2.30 PM EDT
Title: Gender-Responsive Disability Inclusion in Conflict and Post-Conflict Contexts
Organized by: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (UN Women)
Link to Concept Note
Time: 8.30 AM - 9.45 AM EDT
Title: Disability Inclusion in the Health Sector
Organized by: WHO
Link to Concept Note
Time: 10.00 AM – 11.15 AM EDT
Title: Nothing About Us, Without Us: Amplifying the Priorities of Women and Girls with Disabilities to the CRPD and CEDAW Committees in the Post-COVID Recovery Process
Organized by: ADF
Link to Register
Link to Concept Note
Time: 10.00 AM – 11.15 AM EDT
Title: How COVID-19 - Affected SPED Teachers & How the Use of Technology Saved Students with Special Needs
Organized by: Athena Fund
Link to Register
Link to Invitation