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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 14 August 2017 8:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:IDA_CRPD_Forum@yahoogroups.com">IDA_CRPD_Forum@yahoogroups.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [I_D_A] CRPD Committee opens its 18th session today! It will review Latvia, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, Panama and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">INFORMATION NOTE</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#500050"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx%3fSessionID%3d1158%26Lang%3den&c=E,1,RMqTDe3sqONGuEAw-2eib43jee2HsvfNcnKo50siwhuOefj17kGIDxXmc0v_AEsqAaDyUeb0cPHgGC3AUY_ABV-4dJkAq6mzjEIynP45Fg,,&typo=1">Opening
of the 18th Session of the CRPD Committee (14 August – 01 September 2017)</a></span></b><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">Geneva, 14 August 2017 – The<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#500050"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/CRPDIndex.aspx&c=E,1,n_33VMxrnnTlxxiAb83pryWkDPKSL8UOyrlZBp741i-j28IIny4Iu3_MyBLgjfPcgIX12IbEIHQodR11Z9EGWg2UBYaECwcOe4hkZHo,&typo=1" target="_blank"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#103CC0">UN Committee on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities</span></b></a></span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">opens its<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#500050"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx%3fSessionID%3d1158%26Lang%3den&c=E,1,G6JiPYmiLLYALEhc2Y-jq-IR6LBdJ9_hs5AzuErNtQ62MOMMidCEPy-6NWQGOlgIOjjJ4zAQz-Y6WkLPrHPRilkzVHWjg98IkDt9oag,&typo=1">18<sup>th</sup>session
today </a></span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">at 10.00 hours (CET) during which it will review Latvia, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, Panama and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It will also initiate
the second cycle of review under the simplified reporting procedure by adopting list of issues prior to reporting on Argentina, Australia, Ecuador and Tunisia.</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">The </span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#500050"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/CRPDIndex.aspx&c=E,1,FnKgdaARUG9XuBcipJvhlI8LPOPWUw_MCzfsxYgu7fsLHLbx-RAmv8ughUXnC8C7zOFjgPA-AfG-0hmISPNkkPcUA2Wz3RwEVE0OSF_-LyGz0T3oG9I,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1A1A1A">Committee</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#103CC0"> on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A"> (CRPD Committee) is the body of independent experts which monitors implementation of the </span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#500050"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/ConventionRightsPersonsWithDisabilities.aspx&c=E,1,l3Lx7l7e9k-GIlg_d2RmEb-LoAuusjwYkBPdWR2i7QLlqna8g5Fan8e7cr3m3eKdIjjMDbeQ9blrWXBuyODgDxe6e-7RQD7DVepmEp23TAwsrqtD5qvXc9A,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#103CC0">Convention
on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A"> (CRPD) by the States Parties. All States Parties are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the rights of persons with
disabilities are being implemented. The Committee examines each report, holds an interactive dialogue with the State delegation in a public session and makes recommendations on the steps which should be taken to improve CRPD implementation. </span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">During this session, the Committee will review Latvia, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, Panama and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; and initiate the second cycle of review under the
simplified reporting procedure by adopting list of issues prior to reporting on Argentina, Australia, Ecuador and Tunisia.</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">The Committee also plans to make advances with the draft General Comment on Article 19.</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">This 18th session immediately will be followed the CRPD Committee’s<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#500050"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx%3fSessionID%3d1159%26Lang%3den&c=E,1,rEERY3jT_hkm_MnQN6dQaKCR7xvrEP9hs6-sQE5IE5THsMMUhYEvQIyRWdAdTHoI9__TZ9kciAssziHFjDxc7MsGSmBWlI0JPP_QSEk,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#103CC0">8<sup>th</sup></span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#103CC0;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#103CC0">pre-session</span></a></span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">which
took place from 04 to 08 September 2017 during which it will adopt the list of issues on Bulgaria, Nepal, Oman, Russian Federation, Seychelles, Slovenia and Sudan.</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">All States reports and <b>
public written contributions by organizations of persons with disabilities</b>, and other documents relevant to States review processes are available at the
<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx%3fSessionID%3d1158%26Lang%3den&c=E,1,Da1_3-SAAj-xnCtClxgh4F1H2Y4WqXHoxw--uwBG0ChrIvwVZo6P7teqDvjwMxQxIabL9H6pV5TPxbkDVUz68n-wQgzQ6hoK_fGcKi87WDxKR7f_Ub0ycQ,,&typo=1">
website of the Committee on its 18<sup>th</sup> session</a> and on its </span><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#500050"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx%3fSessionID%3d1159%26Lang%3den&c=E,1,51IhPpkNOATvJ806zTrlEpLx-aQ-vfaukT-_u6b48Bde3LXRuSmEdaC9ssiKPChG_gBuH4yRqPdN0c1mbIMdudeA-i_eSE5Cf-9olGWy6lvcIIzd&typo=1" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#103CC0">8<sup>th</sup></span><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#103CC0;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#103CC0">pre-session</span></a></span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#500050">.</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#103CC0">Programme of Work </span></u></b><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">The following public sessions of the CRPD Committee, including State party reviews of Latvia, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, Panama and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, will be<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><b><u>webcast
live</u></b><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span>by the United Nations Office of Geneva on UNTV at<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#500050"> <a href="http://webtv.un.org/live-now/watch/18th-session-committee-on-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/5365960861001">http://webtv.un.org/live-now/watch/18th-session-committee-on-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/5365960861001</a></span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#500050"> </span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Webcast will be provided in
<b>ENGLISH</b>, <b>International Sign</b> and <b>national languages</b> of the countries (ensured when language is a UN language).</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A"> <b>National Sign language</b> will be provided for dialogues between States delegations and the Committee and it will be webcasted in the following links:</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Week of August 14th -August 18th Link-
<a href="http://bit.ly/2vRK6jd">http://bit.ly/2vRK6jd</a></span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Week of August 21st -August 25th Link-
<a href="http://bit.ly/2wFTrIB">http://bit.ly/2wFTrIB</a></span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">All times indicated are Geneva local time- CET:</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">Tuesday 15 August 2017 <span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">15.00 - Panama</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">Wednesday 16 August 2017<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">10.00 - Panama</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">15.00 - Morocco</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A"> Thursday 17 August 2017 <span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">10:00 - Morocco</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">15:00 - Montenegro</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">Friday 18 August 2017<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">10:00 - Montenegro</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">Monday 21 August</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">15:00 - Latvia</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">Tuesday 22 August</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1A1A1A">10:00 – Latvia</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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