United Nations A/HRC/WG.14/16/1 Distr.: General 13 January 2015 Original: English General Assembly Human Rights Council Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent Sixteenth session 30 March ­ 2 April 2015 Provisional agenda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Opening of the session. Election of the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group. Adoption of the agenda. Organization of work. Briefings with regard to: (a) (b) (c) (d) 6. Reports submitted to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly; Visits to the Netherlands and Sweden by the Working Group; Internal meeting of the Working Group; Other activities. Thematic discussion on people of African descent, with a focus on the theme "Development": (a) (b) (c) Keynote address; Other presentations; Interactive discussion with participants. 7. Adoption of the conclusions and recommendations of the Working Group made at its sixteenth session. GE.15-00401 (E)