Date/time

Agenda item

Documentation/programme

Monday , 20 October 2008

851 st meeting

10-11 a.m.

1

Opening of the session

2

Adoption of the agenda and organization of work

3

Report of the Chairperson on activities undertaken between the forty-first and forty-second sessions of the Committee

4

Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: report of the pre‑session working group

5

Implementation of article 21 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: introductory statement

6

Ways and means of expediting the work of the Committee: introductory statement

11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Informal meeting with the United Nations bodies and the specialized agencies (closed)

3-4.15 p.m.

Informal meeting with non-governmental organizations

4.15-5.15 p.m.

Informal meeting with national human rights institutions

5.15-6 p.m.

5, 6 and 7

Working Group of the Whole (closed)

Tuesday , 21 October 2008

852 nd meeting

Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention

Chamber A

Belgium, combined fifth and sixth periodic reports (CEDAW/C/BEL/6)

10-10.30 a.m.

4

Introduction by the representative of the State party

10.30 a.m.-1 p.m.

4 (continued)

Questions by experts and dialogue with the Committee

Chamber B

Cameroon, combined second and third periodic reports (CEDAW/C/CMR/3)

10-10.30 a.m.

4 (continued)

Introduction by the representative of the State party

10.30 a.m.-1 p.m.

4 (continued)

Questions by experts and dialogue with the Committee

853 rd meeting

Chamber A

3-5 p.m.

4 (continued)

Belgium (continued)

5-6 p.m.

4 (continued)

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Chamber B

3-5 p.m.

4 (continued)

Cameroon (continued)

5-6 p.m.

4 (continued)

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Wednesday , 22 October 2008

854 th meeting

Chamber A

Canada, combined sixth and seventh periodic reports (CEDAW/C/CAN/7)

10-10.30 a.m.

4 (continued)

Introduction by the representative of the State party

10.30 a.m.-1 p.m.

4 (continued)

Questions by experts and dialogue with the Committee

Chamber B

Ecuador, combined sixth and seventh periodic reports (CEDAW/C/ECU/7)

10-10.30 a.m.

4 (continued)

Introduction by the representative of the State party

10.30 a.m.-1 p.m.

4 (continued)

Questions by experts and dialogue with the Committee

855 th meeting

Chamber A

3-5 p.m.

4 (continued)

Canada (continued)

5-6 p.m.

4 (continued)

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Chamber B

3-5 p.m.

4 (continued)

Ecuador (continued)

5-6 p.m.

4 (continued)

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Thursday , 23 October 2008

856 th meeting

Chamber A

Uruguay, seventh periodic report (CEDAW/C/URY/7)

10-10.30 a.m.

4 (continued)

Introduction by the representative of the State party

10.30 a.m.-1 p.m.

4 (continued)

Questions by experts and dialogue with the Committee

Chamber B

Kyrgyzstan, third periodic report (CEDAW/C/KGZ/3)

10-10.30 a.m.

4 (continued)

Introduction by the representative of the State party

10.30 a.m.-1 p.m.

4 (continued)

Questions by experts and dialogue with the Committee

857 th meeting

Chamber A

3-5 p.m.

4 (continued)

Uruguay (continued)

5-6 p.m.

4 (continued)

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Chamber B

3-5 p.m.

4 (continued)

Kyrgyzstan (continued)

5-6 p.m.

4 (continued)

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Friday , 24 October 2008

858 th meeting

Chamber A

Slovenia, fourth periodic report (CEDAW/C/SVN/4)

10-10.30 a.m.

4 (continued)

Introduction by the representative of the State party

10.30 a.m.-1 p.m.

4 (continued)

Questions by experts and dialogue with the Committee

Chamber B

Mongolia, combined fifth, sixth and seventh periodic reports (CEDAW/C/MNG/7)

10-10.30 a.m.

4 (continued)

Introduction by the representative of the State party

10.30 a.m.-1 p.m.

4 (continued)

Questions by experts and dialogue with the Committee

859 th meeting

Chamber A

3-5 p.m.

4 (continued)

Slovenia (continued)

5-6 p.m.

4 (continued)

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Chamber B

3-5 p.m.

4 (continued)

Mongolia (continued)

5-6 p.m.

4 (continued)

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Monday , 27 October 2008

10 a.m.-1 p.m.

7

Activities of the Committee under the Optional Protocol(closed)

3-4.15 p.m.

Informal meeting with non-governmental organizations

4.15-5.15 p.m.

Informal meeting with national human rights institutions

5.15-6 p.m.

5, 6 and 7(continued)

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Tuesday , 28 October 2008

10 a.m.-1 p.m.

5, 6 and 7

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

3-6 p.m.

5, 6 and 7 (continued)

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Wednesday , 29 October 2008

10 a.m.-1 p.m.

5, 6 and 7

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

3-6 p.m.

5, 6 and 7 (continued)

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Thursday , 30 October 2008

860 th meeting

Bahrain, combined initial and second periodic reports (CEDAW/C/BHR/2)

10-10.30 a.m.

4

Introduction by the representative of the State party

10.30 a.m.-1 p.m.

4 (continued)

Questions by experts and dialogue with the Committee

861 st meeting

3-5 p.m.

4 (continued)

Bahrain (continued)

5-6 p.m.

4 (continued)

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Friday , 31 October 2008

862 nd meeting

Chamber A

El Salvador, seventh periodic report (CEDAW/C/SLV/7)

10-10.30 a.m.

4 (continued)

Introduction by the representative of the State party

10.30 a.m.-1 p.m.

4 (continued)

Questions by experts and dialogue with the Committee

Chamber B

Madagascar, combined second to fifth periodic reports (CEDAW/C/MDG/5)

10-10.30 a.m.

4 (continued)

Introduction by the representative of the State party

10.30 a.m.-1 p.m.

4 (continued)

Questions by experts and dialogue with the Committee

863 rd meeting

Chamber A

3-5 p.m.

4 (continued)

El Salvador (continued)

5-6 p.m.

4 (continued)

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Chamber B

3-5 p.m.

4 (continued)

Madagascar (continued)

5-6 p.m.

4 (continued)

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Monday , 3 November 2008

864 th meeting

Chamber A

Myanmar, combined second and third periodic reports (CEDAW/C/MMR/3)

10-10.30 a.m.

4 (continued)

Introduction by the representative of the State party

10.30 a.m.-1 p.m.

4 (continued)

Questions by experts and dialogue with the Committee

Chamber B

Portugal, combined sixth and seventh periodic reports (CEDAW/C/PRT/7)

10-10.30 a.m.

4 (continued)

Introduction by the representative of the State party

10.30 a.m.-1 p.m.

4 (continued)

Questions by experts and dialogue with the Committee

865 th meeting

Chamber A

3-5 p.m.

4 (continued)

Myanmar (continued)

5-6 p.m.

4 (continued)

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Chamber B

3-5 p.m.

4 (continued)

Portugal (continued)

5-6 p.m.

4 (continued)

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Tuesday , 4 November 2008

10 a.m.-1 p.m.

4, 5, 6 and 7

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

3-6 p.m.

4, 5, 6 and 7

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Wednesday , 5 November 2008

10 a.m.-1 p.m.

4, 5, 6 and 7

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

3-6 p.m.

4, 5, 6 and 7

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Thursday , 6 November 2008

10 a.m.-1 p.m.

4, 5, 6 and 7

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

3-6 p.m.

4, 5, 6 and 7

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

Friday , 7 November 2008

10 a.m.-1 p.m.

4, 5, 6 and 7

Working Group of the Whole(closed)

3-4 p.m.

4, 5, 6 and 7

Adoption of the report of the Working Group of the Whole(closed)

866 th meeting

4-6 p.m.

8

Provisional agenda for the forty-third session

9

Adoption of the report of the Committee on its forty-second session