Lessons from 20 years of CRPD Advocacy: How do we rethink partnerships between international organisations, governments and advocates to achieve change? (COSP19 Side Event)

After 20 years of the CRPD, we have learnt important lessons about leadership and advocacy of persons with disabilities. There have been many successes - including the establishment of the CRPD itself - but there have also been failures. However, what we learn from these moments - as international organisations, governments and advocates - is not always shared and used as an opportunity to grow.

What have we learnt from these experiences that would allow us to shape the next 20 years of the CRPD, so that rethought partnerships between international organisations, governments and advocates could facilitate the implementation of the Convention?

Objectives: The side event will explore what has worked and what has not worked from the perspectives of international organisations, governments and advocates, in different countries, and in specific regions.

We want to learn lessons from both successes and failures that could allow us to rethink our international organisation-government-advocate partnerships across different countries and regions.