GENEVA (6 April 2023) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) will hold its upcoming session from 11 to 28 April, during which it will review the Russian Federation, Niger, Argentina, Portugal, the Philippines and Tajikistan.

The six countries are among the 182 States parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. They are required to undergo regular reviews by the Committee of 18 independent international experts on how they are implementing the Convention.

The Committee, which has received respective country reports and other submissions from non-governmental organisations and national human rights institutions, will discuss and address a range of issues with the six State delegations through public dialogues on the following dates at Geneva time:

Russian Federation
12 April 15:00-18:00
13 April 10:00-13:00

Niger
13 April 15:00-18:00
14 April 10:00-13:00

Argentina
17 April 15:00-18:00
18 April 10:00-13:00

Portugal
18 April 15:00-18:00
19 April 10:00-13:00

The Philippines
19 April 15:00-18:00
20 April 10:00-13:00

Tajikistan
20 April 15:00-18:00
21 April 10:00-13:00

The above reviews will be held in the Ground Floor Conference Room of Palais Wilson in Geneva. All public meetings are open to the accredited press and livecast on UN Web TV. More information about the session, including reports submitted by the States and full schedule of meetings, is available on the session page.

ENDS