Programme of work of the intersessional open-ended working group to continue and finalize the process of negotiations on and drafting of the outcome document (ISWG) 19 ­ 23 January 2009 MONDAY, 19-1-09 10:00 ­ 1:00 - Opening of the session - Adoption programme of work - Section 2 3:00 ­ 6:00 - Section 3 3:00 ­ 6:00 - Section 1 and Section 5 (continued) 3:00 ­ 6:00 - Section 1 and Section 5 (continued) 3:00 ­ 6:00 - Section 5 (continued) 3:00 ­ 6:00 - Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 - Organizational matters TUESDAY, 20-1-09 10:00 ­ 1:00 - Section 1 and Section 5 WEDNESDAY, 21-1-09 10:00 ­ 1:00 - Section 1 and Section 5 (continued) THURSDAY, 22-1-09 10:00 ­ 1:00 - Section 1 and Section 5 (continued) FRIDAY, 23-1-09 10:00 ­ 1:00 - Section 4

Section 1: Review 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 the assessment of contemporary manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance Section 2: Assessment of the effectiveness of the existing Durban follow-up mechanisms and other United Nations mechanisms dealing with the issue of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in order to enhance them. Section 3: Promotion of the universal ratification and implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) and proper consideration of the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Section 4: Identification and sharing of best practices achieved at the national, regional and international levels in the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. Section 5: Identification of further concrete measures and initiatives at all levels for combating and eliminating all manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in order to foster the implementation of the DDPA and to address challenges and impediments thereto, including in the light of developments since the adoption of the DDPA in 2001.

Observers will be granted up to 45 minutes at the end of each day to speak on the discussion of the day, depending on the number of speakers.