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Documents of the Eighth Session

 

 

PROPOSED PROGRAMME OF WORK

 

Chair’s Indicative Order of Work for AHC 8

(Issued to assist delegations in preparing for the Session)

 

Monday, 14 August, morning

International monitoring, including report back on open-ended informal intersessional consultations (if necessary, informal consultations will continue during the AHC)

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Monday, 14 August, afternoon

International Cooperation

 

Tuesday, 15 August, morning

Definition of “Disability”/ “Persons with disabilities
Definition of “Discrimination”
“National laws of general application”/ national laws and customs (Articles 23, 27(1)(c), 29(a))

 

Tuesday, 15 August, afternoon

Equal recognition before the law
Protecting the integrity of the person

 

Wednesday, 16 August, morning

Women and children

 

Wednesday, 16 August, afternoon

Education (Article 24(2)(d))
Health (Article 25(a))
Family (final Preambular paragraph)
Respect for Home and the Family ((Article 23(1)(a))

 

Thursday, 17 August, morning

Final Clauses, including report back on intersessional work

 

Thursday, 17 August, afternoon

Situations of risk (Preambular paragraph (s), Article 11)

 

Friday, 18 August, morning

Any unresolved issues from earlier in the week

 

Friday, 18 August, afternoon

Any unresolved issues from earlier in the week

 

Monday, 21 August, morning

Any unresolved issues from first week

 

Monday, 21 August, afternoon

Any outstanding substantive issues relating to Preamble, Articles 1 to 5

 

Tuesday, 22 August, morning

Any outstanding substantive issues relating to Articles 6 to 14

 

Tuesday, 22 august, afternoon

Any outstanding substantive issues relating to Articles 15 to 20

 

Wednesday, 23 August, morning

Any outstanding substantive issues relating to Articles 21 to 27

 

Wednesday, 23 August, afternoon

Any outstanding substantive issues relating to Articles 28 to 33

 

Thursday, 24 August, morning

Return to any still outstanding substantive issues

 

Thursday, 24 August, afternoon

Finalisation of Draft Convention for referral to Drafting Committee

 

Friday, 25 August

Informal adoption of Draft Convention for referral to Drafting Committee after AHC8

Adoption of Report

                                                                                

 

 

 

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