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EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR SOCIAL COHESION,

HUMAN DIGNITY AND EQUALITY

(CDDECS)

Preliminary

Draft Annotated Agenda

2ND MEETING

18-20 November 2014

9.30 a.m. – 5.30 p.m.

Council of Europe, Strasbourg

Palais de l’Europe, Room 11 (2nd floor)

Avenue de l’Europe

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Tuesday 18 November 2014

18:00Reception offered by Ambassador Onno ELDERENBOSCH,

Permanent Representative of the Netherlands

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Wednesday 19 November 2014

16:00Meeting of the CDDECS Bureau

Preliminary draft annotated agenda

Item 1

Opening of the meeting by the chairperson

Item 2

Adoption of the draft annotated agenda and the draft order of Business

The committee is invited to adopt the draft annotated agenda and the draft order of business.

CDDECS(2014) OJA2 - Draft annotated agenda

CDDECS(2014) OB2 - Draft order of business

Work programme of the CDDECS

Item 3

Implementation of the CDDECS work programme

3.1. Work programme activities and priorities – results of the Survey and the next steps

 The committee is invited to discuss the proposals made by the Member States for the short term and long term activities, based on the survey results, and to decide which priority activities will be implemented.

CDDECS(2014) 15 - Survey: compilation of national replies

CDDECS(2014) 16 - Draft Programme of actions 2014-2015

CDDECS(2014) 18 - Proposals made by the member States

in the CDDECS survey on Activities

CDDECS(2014) 4 - CDDECS Work Programme

CDDECS Terms of reference

3.2. Report from the Conference “Social Cohesion – achievements and challenges in times of crisis”, held in Baku in September 2014

 The Chair and Vice-Chair will report about this event and the committee is invited to take note on the conference documents.

CDDECS(2014) 17-

Compilation of speeches and written contributions

3.3. Secretary General’s report on state of Democracy, Human Rights and Rule of Law in Europe

The committee is invited to take note of the report and the recommendations made by the Secretary General in his follow-up document.

SG(2014)1-Final –

Report by the Secretary General on the State of democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Europe

SG/Inf(2014)28 –

Follow-up to the Report by the Secretary General on the State of democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Europe

3.4. Exchange of views with the chairpersons of subordinate bodies of the CDDECS

 The committee is invited to discuss with the chairpersons of DECS-GEC, DECS-ENF and DECS-RPD the priority activities selected by the CDDECS.

Work of the subordinate bodies of the CDDECS

Item 4

Gender Equality

Gender Equality Commission (DECS-GEC)

4.1. Exchange of views with the Gender Equality Commission will take place on Thursday 20 November 2014 in the afternoon with the participation of Catherine BIJ DE VAATE, Policy Adviser, Institute on Gender Equality and Women’s History (ATRIA)

The committee is invited to discuss jointly the work of the DECS-GEC and CDDECS.

4.2. GEC’s Annual Report on the implementation of the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2014-2017

The committee is invited to take note of GEC’s Annual Report on the implementation of the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2014-2017 and forward it to the Committee of Ministers.

GEC (2014) 12 –

Annual Report on the implementation of Gender Equality Strategy 2014-2017

Item 5

Rights of the child

5.1. Work done by the Committee of Experts on the CoE strategy for the rights of the child 2016-19 (DECS-ENF)

 The committee is invited to take note of the work done by the DECS-ENF at its first meeting on 13-14 November 2014.

5.2. Draft Questionnaires on child friendly social services and child friendly health care

 The committee is invited to discuss the draft questionnaires with the consultant Ms Ana Isabel GUERREIRO who prepared questionnaires.

CDDECS-ENF(2014)3 - Survey on child- friendly healthcare

CDDECS-ENF(2014)4 - Survey on child-friendly social services

5.3. Latest developments within the children’s rights division of the CoE

The Secretariat will inform the CDDECS about the follow-up to Recommendation Rec(2006)19 on policy to support positive parenting and other children’s rights related developments.

Item 6

Rights of people with disabilities

6.1. Work done by the Committee of Experts on the Rights of People with Disabilities (DECS-RPD)

The committee is invited to take note of the work done by the DECS-RPD at its first meeting on 1-3 October 2014 and other recent disability related developments.

DECS-RPD(2014)8 LOD - Abridged Report

6.2. Recommendation 361 (2014) – “Promoting equal opportunities for people with disabilities and their participation at local and regional levels”

The committee is invited to prepare a reply to the CM on the Recommendation 361 (2014) – “Promoting equal opportunities for people with disabilities and their participation at local and regional levels”.

Recommendation 361 (2014)

Exchanges of views with specific Council of Europe sectors

Item 7

Exchanges of views

7.1. European Social Charter (ESC)

Exchange of views with Mr Regis BRILLAT, Head of Department and Executive Secretary of the European Committee of Social Rights. Focus will be on the High-level Conference on the European Social Charter in Turin on 17-18 October 2014 and the “Turin Process”.

The exchange will take place on Wednesday 19 November 2014 at 9.30 a.m.

7.2. European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment (CPT)

Exchange of views with Mr Lətif HÜSEYNOV, President of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment of Punishment (CPT).

The exchange will take place on Thursday 20 November 2014 at 9.30 a.m.

7.3. Council of Europe Youth Department

Exchange of views with Mr André-Jacques DODIN, Head of the Intergovernmental Division and Mr Rui GOMES, Head of the Education and Training Division on the “No Hate Speech”-campaign and the current work on young people’s access for fundamental rights

The exchange will take place on Wednesday 19 November 2014 in the afternoon.

Recent developments related to the work of the CDDECS

Item 8

Recent relevant developments in Member States

Item 9

Recent developments concerning some of the relevant Council of Europe Conventions and monitoring mechanisms

9.1.The Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (Lanzarote Convention)

T-ES(2014)21 – 9th meeting report

9.2.Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention)

9.3.The Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings

Item 10

Recent developments in relevant Council of Europe bodies