High-Level meeting of women with disabilities in political and public leadership: Towards Beijing+25
The 12th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP) will take place from 11-13 June 2019 at the UN Headquarters in New York.
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) will co-host on 12 June the "High-Level Meeting of Women with Disabilities in Political and Public Leadership: Towards Beijing+25."
Speakers will include:
H.E. Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa, President of the General Assembly
H.E. Ambassador Mr. Luis Gallegos, President of the twelfth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
H.E. Ms. Gabriela Michetti, Vice-President of Argentina
Ms. Åsa Regnér, Deputy Executive Director and Assistant Secretary-General, UN Women