WORKING GROUP OF EXPERTS ON PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT Eleventh session, Geneva,
30 April – 4 May 2012, Palais des Nations in room XXVI
Draft timetable for the consideration of agenda items
 Monday 
30 April 2012 Tuesday 
1 May 2012 Wednesday
2 May 2012 Thursday
3 May 2012 Friday
4 May 2012
MORNING:  10.00 h. to  13.00 h. Internal meeting of WGPAD members

  Item 7: Presentation and discussion of the draft programme of action for the Decade for People of African Descent based on contributions, including answers to the questionnaire.
-Contribution CERD Mr. Pastor Murillo, Member of CERD
-Global situation of People of African Descent, Ms. Verene Shepherd, Member of the WGPAD
-Normative basis for the Decade and general guiding principles, Ms. Mireille Fanon-Mendes France, member of the WGPAD

Interactive discussion with participants
 Item 7: Presentation and discussion of the draft programme of action for the decade for People of African Descent based on contributions, including answers to the questionnaire.
-Mr. Mutuma Ruteere, Special Rapporteur on Contemporary forms of Racism
-Target groups and structure for coordination and implementation, 
Ms. Mirjana Najcevska,  Member of the WGPAD

Interactive discussion with participants Internal meeting of WGPAD members

 Item 8: Presentation of the proposal program of action

Interactive discussion with participants


AFTERNOON:  15.00 h. to  18.00 h.

 Item 1: Opening of the session
High Commissioner for Human Rights
Item 2: Election of the Chairperson-Rapporteur
Item 3: Adoption of the agenda
Item 4: Organization of work
Item 5: Achievement and challenges in the promotion of protection of the rights of people of African descent
-Ms. Mireille Fanon-Mendes France, member of the WGPAD
Item 6: Briefings by the Working Group members
a)  Visit to Portugal and other activities undertaken by the Working Group.
Ms. Mirjana Najcevska and Ms. Maya Sahli, Members of the WGPAD
b) Retrospective look at the activities related to the International Year for People of African Descent and the 10th anniversary of the DDPA, 
Ms. Verene Shepherd, Member of the WGPAD

Interactive discussion with participants Item 7: Presentation and discussion of the draft programme of action for the decade for People of African Descent based on contributions, including answers to the questionnaire.
-Ms. Belle Antoine, Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Afro-descendants and against Racism of the Inter American Commission on Human Rights
-Objectives and principal actors 
Ms. Maya Sahli, Member of the WGPAD
- Basic components of the Programme of Action, Ms. Monorama Biswa,  Member of the WGPAD

Interactive discussion with participants

 Item 7: Presentation and discussion of the draft programme of action for the decade for People of African Descent based on contributions, including answers to the questionnaire.
-Mr. Doudou Diene, Former Special Rapporteur on Contemporary forms of Racism
-Mr http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/about-us/the-commissioners/simon-woolley/ Simon Woolley, Commissioner, Equality and Human Rights Commission of Great Britain 
-Presentation of the answers to the questionnaire, Ms. Mirjana Najcevska, Member of the WGPAD

Interactive discussion with participants Internal meeting of WGPAD members

 Item 8: Adoption of the report of the Eleventh session









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