DRAFT programMe of work

Regional conference for AFRICA preparatory to the Durban Review Conference
24-26 August 2008, Abuja, Nigeria


 Sunday 
24 August 2008 Monday 
25 August 2008 Tuesday
26 August 2008
Morning





10.00 a.m. to 
1.00 p.m. Item 1: Opening of the session.
Item 2: Election of officers.
Item 3: Adoption of the agenda.

Item 4: Organization of work and other matters:
Establishment of the Main Committee (plenary);
Establishment of the Drafting Committee;
Other matters.

Item 5: Issues arising from the objectives of the Review Conference: 

(a)  Revision of progress and assessment of implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action by all stakeholders at the national, regional and international levels, including assessing contemporary manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, through an inclusive, transparent and collaborative process and identifying concrete measures and initiatives for combating and eliminating all manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in order to foster the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.
 
Item 5 (continued):

(b)  Assessment of the effectiveness of the existing Durban follow-up mechanisms and other relevant United Nations mechanisms dealing with the issue of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in order to enhance them.

(c)  Promotion of the universal ratification and implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and proper consideration of the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.


 

Finalization of the draft final document.

Preparation of the draft report of the Regional Preparatory Meeting by the Secretariat.





Afternoon

3.00 p.m. to 
6.00 p.m.


 

 
Item 5 (continued):

(a)  Revision of progress and assessment of implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action by all stakeholders at the national, regional and international levels, including assessing contemporary manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, through an inclusive, transparent and collaborative process and identifying concrete measures and initiatives for combating and eliminating all manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in order to foster the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.
 
Item 5 (continued):

(d)  Identification and sharing of good practices achieved in the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
  
 
Item 6:  Adoption of the final document.


Item 7:  Adoption of the report of the Regional Preparatory Meeting.











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