Durban Review Conference, 20-24 April 2009, Geneva
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Sessions of the Preparatory Committee and meetings of the Intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working groups

15 - 17 April 2009: Preparatory Committee third substantive session

• Report of the intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group (Advance unedited version)
• Draft Outcome Document Rev 1
• Provisional Agenda of the Preparatory Committee third substantive session
• Annotations to the Provisional Agenda
• Report of the High Commissioner
• Note on NGO accreditation
• Contribtion by the Council of Europe to the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
• Contribution by ILO
• Contribution by UNESCO (advance unedited version)
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6 - 9 April 2009: Intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group to continue and finalize the process of negotiations on and drafting of the outcome document, second session

• Rolling text prepared by the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the working group 17-03-2009 (edited version)
  
  

16 - 19 and 26 February 2009: Intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group to continue and finalize the process of negotiations on and drafting of the outcome document, informal open-ended consultations

• For the version of the draft outcome document that resulted from these informal consultations, please consult the OHCHR Durban Review Conference Extranet.

19 - 23 January 2009: Intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group to continue and finalize the process of negotiations on and drafting of the outcome document, first session

• Revised version of CRP.2 on 23-1-2009 at 6:00 pm This is the latest version of the document accepted by the working group as the basis for negotiations towards an outcome document for the Durban Review Conference.
  
  

27 November 2008: Intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group to continue and finalize the process of negotiations on and drafting of the outcome document, first meeting

• Provisional agenda and annotations
• Compilation of proposals (CRP.1)
• Technically reviewed version of the compilation of proposals (CRP.2)
  
  

6 - 17 October 2008: Preparatory Committee second substantive session

Documentation

• Contribution by the OIC
  
• Draft provisional agenda
• Annotations to the provisional agenda
• Note by the Secretariat on NGO accreditation
• Addendum 1 to the Note by the Secretariat on NGO accreditation
• Addendum 2 to the Note by the Secretariat on NGO accreditation
• Report of the Regional Preparatory Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean
• Addendum (Good Practices) to the Report of the Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (In Spanish)
  
• Contribution from Guyana on best practices
• Contribution from Romania
• Report of the Regional Preparatory Conference for Africa
• Response to the questionnaire by the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
• Reports of Preparatory Meetings and Activities at the International, Regional and National levels
• Contribution by the ILO
• Contribution by the Committee on Migrant Workers
• Contribution from the European Union
• Contribution by the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• Contribution by the Asian Region to the Durban Review Conference
• Joint contribution of Special Procedures
• Report of the Inter-sessional Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group to follow up the work of the Preparatory Committee
• Compilation of proposals
• Report of The Preparatory Committee on its second substantive session
• Corrigendum
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5 September 2008: Intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group to follow up the work of the Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference, second session

• Agenda and annotations
  
• Additional contributions from States
• Addendum to summary of replies
• Working document submitted by the Chairperson-Rapporteur
  
  

26 - 30 May 2008: Intersessional open-ended intergovernmental working group to follow up the work of the Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference, first session

• Provisional agenda and annotations
  
  

21 April - 2 May 2008: Preparatory Committee first substantive session

• Report
  
• Documentation
  
  • Provisional agenda
  • Annotations to the provisional agenda
  • Orders of the day :
    • April 2008: 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30
    • May 2008: 02
      
  • Questionnaire to Member States
  • Replies from Member States
  • Proposals of the Bureau of the Preparatory Committee and proposals of the Chairperson
  • Addendum
  • Note by the Secretariat on NGO accreditation
  • Questionnaire addressed to other stakeholders
  • Contributions from other stakeholders:
    
    1. Contribution submitted by CERD
    2. Contribution submitted by IGWG
    3. Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
    4. Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief
    5. Special Rapporteur Right to education
    6. Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
  • Summary of replies to the questionnaire by States
    
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27 - 31 August 2007: Preparatory Committee organizational session

• Report
  
• Agenda
  
• Annotations to the Agenda
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