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A/HRC/4/WG.3/3
13 August 2007

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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Intergovernmental Working Group
on the effective implementation of the 
Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
Second part of fifth session
Geneva, 3-7 September 2007 



Provisional agenda 
1.	Opening of the session.
2.	Election of the Chairperson-Rapporteur.
3.	Adoption of the agenda.
4.	Organization of work.
5.	General statements: exchange of information on participants’ implementation activities and debate on issues of general interest to the implementation process.
6.	Thematic analysis: the Study on complementary international standards.

	A.	Study of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on possible measures to strengthen implementation through optional recommendations or the update of its monitoring procedures:
1.	Current procedures and obstacles to the effectiveness of the monitoring role 
of the Committee.
2.	Recommendations to States and proposals for increased effectiveness of the Committee’s monitoring procedures.
	B.	Study by the five experts on the content and scope of substantive gaps in the existing international instruments to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance:
1.	Complementary international standards with regard to positive obligations of States 
2. 	Complementary international standards with regard to groups requiring special protection against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
3.	Complementary international standards with regard to manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
7.	Follow-up to the recommendations of the fourth session.
8.	Recommendations for future work.
9.	Adoption of conclusions and recommendations.
10.	Adoption of the report.
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