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GENERAL

A/HRC/4/WG.3/2
23 February 2007

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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
Intergovernmental Working Group
   on the effective implementation of the 
   Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
First part of fifth session
Geneva, 5-9 March 2007 







Draft programme of work
Intergovernmental Working Group on the
effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action 
Geneva, 5-9 March 2007  

Draft programme of work 

Time   Monday
5 March 2007 Tuesday
6 March 2007
 Wednesday
7 March 2007
 Thursday
8  March 2007
 Friday
9 March 2007


Morning

 
Item 1  Opening of the session.

Item 2  Election of the Chairperson- Rapporteur.

Item 3  Adoption of the agenda. 

Item 4  Organization of work.
Item 5  General statements: exchange of information on participants’ implementation activities and debate on issues of general interest for the implementation process.
 
Item 6   
Panel 1 
Thematic analysis: on the role of national plans of action in combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
-   Introduction
by the Chair
- Presentations by panelists.

 
Item 6   
 (continued) 

Debate 

Secretariat to make presentation on experience in providing technical assistance toward elaboration of national plans of action.

 
Item 7 
Panel 2
Complementary international standards: preliminary exchange of views with the five experts to produce a base document and to make concrete recommendations on the means and avenues to bridge these gaps

Introduction by the Chair
Presentation by the Experts
Discussion with the experts.
 
Item 8  
Follow-up to the recommendations of the fourth session.
 




Afternoon
 Item 5   
(continued) 
Item 6   
(continued)

 
Item 6
(continued) 
 
Debate on preliminary recommendations.
 
Item 7 
(continued) 

Debate

Debate on preliminary recommendations. Item 9  Recommendations for future work. 

Item 10  
Adoption of conclusions and recommendations.

Item 11  
Adoption of the report.


 Meeting hours are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the morning and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the afternoon.













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