Strasbourg, 29 May 2015CDDECS (2015)RAP 1
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL COHESION,
HUMAN DIGNITY AND EQUALITY
(CDDECS)
Abridged Report
3RD MEETING
27-29 May 2015
Council of Europe, Strasbourg
Palais de l’Europe, Room 11
Avenue de l’Europe
Introduction
Election of the Chair, Vice-chair and one Member of the Bureau
Roundtable discussion on “Social inclusion of all persons and in particular of all persons in vulnerable situations and effectiveness of rights”
Exchange of views with the Deputy Secretary General, Ms Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni
Review of the Social Cohesion Strategy and Action Plan
Work of the other CDDECS ad hoc –working groups
Gender Equality Commission (DECS-GEC)
Committee of Experts on the Rights of People with Disabilities (DECS-RPD)
Committee of Experts on the Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child (DECS-ENF)
Recent conferences, seminars and developments in member States
(http://www.coe.int/en/web/cddecs/home)
Recent developments concerning some of the relevant Council of Europe Conventions and monitoring mechanisms
Recent developments in relevant Council of Europe bodies
Recent developments in the European Union and/or in International Organisations
Next meetings
Appendix 1
Draft Order of BUSINESS
Wednesday 27 May 2015 |
Thursday 28 May 2015 |
Friday 29 May 2015 |
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9.00-9.30 |
Registration |
9.30 |
Continuation of the session |
9.30 |
Continuation of the session |
9.30-10.00
10.00-13.00
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Items 1 and 2
Item 4 4.1. Roundtable discussion on “Social inclusion of all persons and in particular of all persons in vulnerable situations and effectiveness of rights”
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9.30-12.00
12.00-13.00
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Item 5 Gender Equality Commission (DECS-GEC)
Item 6 Committee of Experts on the CoE strategy for the rights of the child (DECS-ENF)
Item 7 Committee of Experts on the Rights of People with Disabilities (DECS-RPD)
Item 8 Presentation of recent conferences, seminars and developments in MS
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9.30-10.30
10.30-11.30
11.30-13.00 |
Item 9 Recent developments concerning some of the relevant Council of Europe Conventions and monitoring mechanisms
Item 10 Recent developments in relevant Council of Europe bodies
Item 11 Recent developments in the European Union and/or in International Organisations
Item 12 Dates of the next meeting
Item 13 Any other business
Item 14 Adoption of the abridged report
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13.00-14.30 |
Lunch |
13.00-14.30 |
Lunch |
13.00 |
End of the meeting |
14.30-16.00
16.00-17.00
17.00-18.00
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Item 4 continued 4.1. Roundtable discussion continued
4.4. Working group D - Hearing on social inclusion of all persons, and in particular of all persons in vulnerable situations
Item 3 Election of the chair/vice-chair of the CDDECS and election of one member of the Bureau
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14.30-17.30
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Item 4 continued 4.2. Working group B - Review of the Social Cohesion Strategy and Action Plan
4.3. Working group C - Exchange of good practices against discrimination and stereotypes on any ground.
4.5. Working group E - Roundtable discussion on the role of equality bodies, national human rights institutions, and ombudsmen in promoting equality.
4.6. Working group F - Concept paper on feasibility study/green book on existing materials for awareness on equality/discrimination and human rights |
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Draft Annotated agenda
Administration FOR DECISION
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Item 1
Opening of the meeting
Item 2
Adoption of the draft annotated agenda and the draft order of Business
CDDECS (2015) OJA 1 rev
Item 3
Election or reappointment of the chair and vice-chair of the CDDECS and election or consensus decision on the one member of the Bureau
CDDECS (2015) 7
Work of the CDDECS Ad Hoc Working Groups FOR DISCUSSION and DECISION
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Item 4
4.1. Working group A – Roundtable discussion on “Social inclusion of all persons and in particular of all persons in vulnerable situations and effectiveness of rights”
CDDECS(2015)10
4.2. Working group B – Review of the Social Cohesion Strategy and Action Plan
CDDECS(2015)8
CDDECS(2015)9
Compilation of concept papers for the working groups A-F
CDDECS(2015)3rev
4.3. Working group C - Exchange of good practices against discrimination and stereotypes on any ground.
4.4. Working group D - Hearing on social inclusion of all persons, and in particular of all persons in vulnerable situations
4.5. Working group E - Roundtable discussion on the role of equality bodies, national human rights institutions, and ombudsmen in promoting equality.
4.6. Working group F - Concept paper on feasibility study/green book on existing materials for awareness on equality/discrimination and human rights for social workers, police, health sector professionals and legal professionals etc.
Work of the subordinate bodies of the CDDECS FOR INFORMATION/DISCUSSION/DECISION
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Item 5
Gender Equality Commission (DECS-GEC)
5.1. Recent activities with regard to gender equality
ToR doc xxxxx
Item 6
Committee of Experts on the Council of Europe strategy for the rights of the child 2016-2019 (DECS-ENF)
6.1. Recent activities with regard to rights of the child
Item 7
Committee of Experts on the rights of people with disabilities (DECS-RPD)
7.1. Recent activities with regard to rights of people with disabilities
TOR doc xxxxx
Recent developments related to the work of the CDDECS FOR INFORMATION/DISCUSSION
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Item 8
Recent conferences, seminars and developments in member States
8.1. Conference report and video “Sami - the people, their culture and languages and Council of Europe”, 27-29 November 2014, Inari, Finland.
Publication
8.2. Conference report "The future of the protection of social rights in Europe" - 12-13 February 2015, Brussels, Belgium
8.3. Working group report “54th meeting of the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ) and 32nd meeting of the Joint Council on Youth (CMJ)”, 13-15 April 2015 in Budapest, Hungary
8.4. Recent developments in member States
Item 9
Recent developments concerning some of the relevant Council of Europe Conventions and monitoring mechanisms
9.1. CoE Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
9.2. CoE Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention)
9.3. Review of the Council of Europe Conventions under the responsibility of the CDDECS
CDDECS (2015)4
Item 10
Recent developments in relevant Council of Europe bodies
10.1. Secretary General’s 2nd report on the State of Democracy, Human Rights and Rule of Law in Europe
Other issues FOR INFORMATION
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Item 11
Recent developments in the European Union and/or in International Organisations
11.1. Recent developments in the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency
11.2. UN – Commission on the Status of Women CSW 59
11.3. UN-COE side event on implementing linguistic minority rights, Geneva
Item 12
Dates of the next meeting
Bureau meeting – Paris 22-23 October 2015
4th meeting of CDDECS – Strasbourg, 9-11 December 2015
Item 13
Any other business
Item 14
Adoption of the abridged report
APPENDIX 2
Roundtable discussion “Social inclusion of all persons and in particular of all persons in vulnerable situations and the effectiveness of rights” Wednesday 27 May 2015 |
Ensuring social inclusion by reducing poverty |
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European Commission ‘s work against discrimination and the new Report on Youth Discrimination In The European Union
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Mr. Massimo Serpieri |
Example - Austria Services to reduce youth unemployment and lack of occupation – NEET
(NEET - Not in education, employment or training) |
Mr. Franz Svehla, Department for Bilateral Relations and International Organizations, Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection, Austria |
Example – Belgium Service to fight against poverty, insecurity and social exclusion on the local and federal level |
Ms. Francoise De Boe, |
Measures required to make rights effectively accessible to vulnerable persons
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Example - Italy Prevention of institutionalization of children from vulnerable families – P.I.P.P.I. |
Prof. Paola Milani, National scientific coordinator for the project, Padua University, Italy |
Example - Netherlands Effective inclusion of transgender persons in the society
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Mr Sjoerd Warmerdam, Policy Advisor, Directorate for Gender and LGBT Equality, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, The Netherlands
Ms. Julia Ehrt, |
Inclusion of vulnerable groups in the drafting of legislation and policies
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Inclusion of individuals/ groups of individuals via the work of INGO to the work of CoE
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Ms. Anna Rurka President of the Conference of the INGOs of the Council of Europe |
Example - Bulgaria
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Ms. Nadejda Harizanova, Bulgaria |
Example – Finland
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Ms. Martina Törnkvist,
Ms. Aija Salo, |