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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> IDA_CRPD_Forum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:IDA_CRPD_Forum@yahoogroups.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 15 February 2018 2:35 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> IDA_CRPD_Forum@yahoogroups.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [IDA_CRPD_Forum] Opening of the 19th Session of the CRPD Committee (14 Feb 2018 - 09 Mar 2018, Geneva)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">INFORMATION NOTE</span></b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">: </span><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1155CC"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx%3fSessionID%3d1204%26Lang%3den&c=E,1,-ePQhUjR_FUHKDTkLN7WtMQ7m-FU_UvkzVixcuXYMw9y3cVc9w7ddYaFy_rHZ4mcceMyoW3zV_J1ThrvMXk62tpuQjVh5TFaXh8e_nLFvIgdYavAXq7Hp75K-ys,&typo=1">Opening of
 the 19th Session of the CRPD Committee (14 Feb 2018 - 09 Mar 2018)</a></span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">Geneva, 14 February 2018 – The </span></b><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/CRPDIndex.aspx&c=E,1,frZr2gi0FVfiHQ1LQzhTeZ5Kc6UNikV4vbiP9Fih7TDa1YUbSxepo07U9O6DYe5HYVcjd6ZY1PVVn35wB_vSTZU2j5PshxNO6-QlrTpfbw,,&typo=1"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#103CC0">UN Committee on the Rights
 of Persons with Disabilities</span></b></a><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A"> opens its </span></b><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx%3fSessionID%3d1204%26Lang%3den&c=E,1,mA6JLrBiq-nUPkCQSuNtETO0AoLFkv45NetZBcr8VQBqnmcjUMAE28awysFfiFRjA_bJ9kOGU8qRTk446NFNXm9SIsEBJf27id8QgS5rHVrING4U4gOd5Hn9oA,,&typo=1"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt">19<sup>th</sup>session
 today</span></b></a><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1155CC"> </span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">at 15.00 hours (CET) during which it will review Haiti, Nepal, Oman, Sudan, Slovenia, Seychelles
 and the Russian Federation. It will also initiate the second cycle of review under the simplified reporting procedure by adopting list of issues prior to reporting on Costa Rica, New Zealand, Paraguay and Republic of Korea.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">The </span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/CRPDIndex.aspx&c=E,1,b4DgciyexF3D0y_zauZS9UtT6Bt_sHr-AJUgyZrpXApdvxy1p6OvXRlYz2cizM1CRQmOQ6YGe0O7PQ07XNi_ziaMySCWx5EucnFyMs4dHd9Qqs6OUDjOV3nm&typo=1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt">Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities </span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">(CRPD Committee)
 is the body of independent experts which monitors implementation of the </span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/ConventionRightsPersonsWithDisabilities.aspx&c=E,1,njGVgFcdCEK8IR1mAHm7SHxUG7Q0rhaT4G2hswXzsPqikE7s-abJJoEbkvmNjiZX_141BVElxq9eZugErVD9JnahLe3NV_6AR1jpEp9qyqV-5u91K0BaP8TTKQ,,&typo=1" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#103CC0">Convention
 on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;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><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">During this session, the Committee will review Haiti, Nepal, Oman, Sudan, Slovenia, Seychelles and the Russian Federation; and initiate the second cycle of review under the simplified reporting procedure
 by adopting list of issues prior to reporting on Costa Rica, New Zealand, Paraguay and Republic of Korea.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">The Committee also plans to make advances with the draft General Comment on Article 5.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">This 19th session  immediately will be followed the CRPD Committee’s </span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx%3fSessionID%3d1206%26Lang%3den&c=E,1,HpA0IFf70mmtcf8ifsTLW9Wj1PXaH_UkSy1PCR7iYDuLnGcd5BqwXVBrc0lBlx00Y3pk4DLzF2BocYk13L6jKUNqVuaGBb2AVJdb5GmZRAWVRpGYfU2ZUR5WZkOj&typo=1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#103CC0">9<sup>th</sup></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#103CC0;text-decoration:none"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#103CC0">pre-session</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A"> which
 took place from 04 to 08 September 2017 during which it will adopt the list of issues on Algeria, Cuba, Malta, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;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 </span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx%3fSessionID%3d1204%26Lang%3den&c=E,1,3WXkdBktBdYegOGaErWtRjJKROOEFiVTIV4YlZD3aY26gABeEOTb1WrnNLNnk_4fSP9STjkCC0O7lGaPxwLRKqrkrQxPD5ojhBORTeTAkSPzFQ,,&typo=1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt">website
 of the Committee on its 19<sup>th</sup> session </span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">and on its </span><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/SessionDetails1.aspx%3fSessionID%3d1206%26Lang%3den&c=E,1,KyBRfPLzFRNhLmPrmfYVE9eoeO0bnI5X2hOHywcJoZEt9vaSBkyoWJn9s3tuUujPFRUNrTQMz47cXEr5em92nyoJhKHNJ0iiLozDiyQ7vTQECky3l9EBjOpuJ_c,&typo=1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#103CC0">9<sup>th</sup></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#103CC0;text-decoration:none"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#103CC0">pre-session</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#500050">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#103CC0">Programme of Work</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">The following public sessions of the CRPD Committee, including State party reviews of Haiti, Nepal, Oman, Sudan, Slovenia, Seychelles and the Russian Federation, will be <b><u>webcast live</u></b> by
 the United Nations Office of Geneva on UNTV at </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#500050"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt"><a href="http://webtv.un.org/live-now/watch/19th-session-committee-on-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/5723886491001">http://webtv.un.org/live-now/watch/19th-session-committee-on-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/5723886491001</a></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#500050"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt">Webcast will be provided in <b>ENGLISH</b>, <b>International Sign,
</b></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">National Sign language</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A"> </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt">and <b>national language</b> of the countries (ensured when
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">All times indicated are Geneva local time- CET:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">Thursday 15 February 2017      </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">15.00 - Haiti</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">Friday 16 February 2017 </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">15.00 - Haiti</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">Monday 19 February</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">15:00 - Nepal</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">Tuesday 20 February</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">10:00 – Nepal</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">15:00 - Oman</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#500050">​</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#1A1A1A">Wednesday 21 February</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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