GENEVA - The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) will review Lesotho, Pakistan, Samoa, Marshall Islands, and Liberia in its latest session from 9 to 26 March 2026.
The five countries* are among the 193 States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. They are required to undergo regular reviews by the Committee of 18 independent international experts on how they are implementing the Convention and the Committee's previous recommendations.
The CRPD, which has received respective country reports as well as other submissions from non-governmental organisations, will discuss a range of issues with the five State delegations through public dialogues on the following dates at Geneva time.
Lesotho
9 March 15:00 - 18:00
19 March 10:00 - 13:00
Pakistan
11 March 15:00 - 18:00
12 March 15:00 - 18:00
Samoa
12 March 10:00 - 13:00
13 March 10:00 - 13:00
Marshall Islands
16 March 10:00 - 13:00
17 March 10:00 - 13:00
Liberia
16 March 15:00 - 18:00
17 March 15:00 - 18:00
The above public dialogues will be held in TEMPUS conference facility at Palais des Nations, Geneva. All public meetings are open to accredited journalists and livecast on UN Web TV
