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27 August 2018 to 21 September 2018
Palais des Nations
Europe/Zurich timezone

Tentative programme of work

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

20th session (Monday 27 August a.m. - Friday 21 September p.m. 2018)

  • Concluding Observations:  Algeria, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Malta, Philippines, Poland, South Africa.
  • List of issues prior to reporting: Austria, Azerbaijan, Germany, Mongolia, Sweden.
  • List of issues: Iraq

First week

Monday 27 August 2018

396th meeting, a.m.:    Opening of the session

397th meeting, 3pm.:   General comment No 7 (public)

397th meeting, 4pm.:   Closed meeting

Tuesday 28 August 2018

398th meeting, a.m.:    Private meeting (country briefing – DPOs/IMFs/NHRIs Algeria and South Africa)

399th meeting, p.m.:    Dialogue with South Africa

Wednesday 29 August 2018

400th meeting, a.m.:    Dialogue with South Africa

401th meeting, p.m.:    Dialogue with Algeria

Thursday 30 August 2018

402nd meeting, a.m.:    Dialogue with Algeria

403st meeting, 3pm.:    Private meeting (country briefing – DPOs/IMFs/NHRIs Sweden)

403st meeting, 4pm.:    Closed meeting

Friday 31 August 2018

404th meeting, 10am.:   Private meeting (country briefing – DPOs/IMFs/NHRIs Mongolia)

404th meeting, 11am.:   Closed meeting

405th meeting, 3pm.:    Closed meeting

405th meeting, 5pm.:    10th years of activities of the Committee (public)

Second week

Monday 3 September 2018

406th meeting, a.m.:    Private meeting (country briefing – DPOs/IMFs/NHRIs Bulgaria and Poland)

407th meeting, p.m.:    Dialogue with Bulgaria

Tuesday 4 September 2018

408th meeting, a.m.:    Dialogue with Bulgaria

409th meeting, p.m.:    Dialogue with Poland

Wednesday 5 September 2018

410th meeting, a.m.:   Dialogue with Poland

411st meeting, 3pm.:    General comment No 7 (public)

411st meeting, 4pm.:    Closed meeting

Thursday 6 September 2018

Public Holidays

Friday 7 September 2018

412nd meeting, 10am.:   Private meeting (country briefing – DPOs/IMFs/NHRIs Austria)

412nd meeting, 11am.:   Closed meeting

413rd meeting, p.m.:      Closed meeting

Third week

Monday 10 September 2018

414th meeting, a.m.:    Private meeting (country briefing – DPOs/IMFs/NHRIs FYR of Macedonia, Malta and the Philippines)

415th meeting, p.m.:    Dialogue with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Tuesday 11 September 2018

416th meeting, a.m.:    Dialogue with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

417th meeting, p.m.:    Dialogue with Malta

Wednesday 12 September 2018

418th meeting, a.m.:    Dialogue with Malta

419th  meeting, p.m.:    Dialogue with Philippines

Thursday 13 September 2018

420th meeting, a.m.:    Dialogue with Philippines

421st meeting, 3pm.:    International Day of Sign Languages (public)

421st meeting, 5pm.:   Closed meeting

Friday 14 September 2018

422nd meeting, a.m.:   Closed meeting

423rd meeting, 3pm.:   Closed meeting

Fourth week

Monday 17 September 2018

424th meeting, a.m.:   Closed meeting

425th meeting, p.m.:   Closed meeting

Tuesday 18 September 2018

426th meeting, a.m.:    Closed meeting

427th meeting, p.m.:    Closed meeting

Wednesday 19 September 2018

428th meeting, a.m.:    Closed meeting

429th meeting, 3pm.:    Private meeting (country briefing – DPOs/IMFs/NHRIs Azerbaijan)

429th meeting, 4pm.:    Closed meeting

Thursday 20 September 2018

430th  meeting, 10am.:   Private meeting (country briefing – DPOs/IMFs/NHRIs Iraq)

430th meeting, 11am.:    Closed meeting

431st meeting, p.m.:      Closed meeting

Friday 21 September 2018

432nd meeting, 10am.:   Private meeting (country briefing – DPOs/IMFs/NHRIs germany)

432nd meeting, 11am.:   Closed meeting

433rd meeting, 3pm.:     Closed meeting

433rd meeting, 4pm.:     Adoption of general comment No7 (public)

                                  Public closing