Non-Governmental Organisations
WINTER SESSION
Committee on Democracy, Social cohesion
and Global Challenges
CONF/DEM(2013)A1
Strasbourg, 10 January 2013
Draft Agenda
Tuesday 22 January 2013
14:30 - 18:00
Room G03, Agora
1. Opening of the meeting and adoption of the agenda
2. Adoption of the synopsis of the 26 June 2012 meeting [CONF/DEM(2012)SYN2]
3. Adoption of the 2012 activity report
4. Restructuring of the Directorate General of Democracy, impact on the Council of Europe activities
Exchange of views with
Eladio FERNANDEZ-GALIANO, Head of the Democratic Initiatives Department
Alfonso ZARDI, Head of the Democratic Structures Department (tbc)
5. Adoption of the draft Declaration on Genuine Democracy
Presentation by Giuseppe GUARNERI, Head of the ad hoc Working group
6. European Conference on « Poverty and Inequality in Societies of Human Rights: the paradox of democracies - Proposals for an inclusive society» - 21- 23 February 2013 – Strasbourg
Gilda FARRELL, Head of the Social Cohesion, Research and Early Warning Department
Daniel ZIELINSKI, President of Honour of the Conference of INGOS, representative of the European local Inclusion and Social Action Network (ELISAN),
Discussion
7. Global Challenges
7.1. Climate Change : what after Doha ?
Followings of the United Nations 18th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCC Qatar (26 November – 7 December 2012) - Edith WENGER, Head of the Working Group on Climate Change and Human Rights
7.2. Women expectations in MENA Countries by Anje WIERSINGA, Head of the Working group Women's participation in political and democratic processes, particularly dealing with conflicts
Break
8. Committee participation to the 2012 ministerial activity of the Council of Europe
8.1. Twelfth Council of Europe Meeting of the Workshops for the implementation of the European Landscape Convention (and 16th International CEMAT Symposium) on “Vision for the future of Europe on territorial democracy: Landscape as a new strategy for spatial planning” (Thessalonica, Greece, 2-3 October 2012)
Patrice COLLIGNON, Director of RED, Gerhard ERMISHER, Head of the Working group on Landscape and Social Cohesion, Secretary general of CIVILSCAPE
8.2. 9th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Youth (23-25 September 2012, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation)
Israël MENSAH, (OIEC) vice-president of the Committee
9. Partnership with other Council of Europe bodies
9.1. Migrations and democracy : presentation of the framework settled with the PACE Committee on Migrations, Refugees and Displaced Persons.
Silvano MARSEGLIA, President, and Jean-Claude GONON, Secretary General of the Association européenne des enseignants (AEDE), Head of the ad hoc Working group
Agnès NOLLINGER, Head of the Secretariat of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons.
9.2. European democracy Week coordinated by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
Renate ZIKMUND, Head of the Communication and Election Observation Department of the Congress.
9.3 Council of Europe Advisory Council on Youth
Israël MENSAH
Maria PASCHOU, President of the Advisory Council
10. Information on the working groups’ activity
10.1. Creation of a new Working group on “Governance and Major Risks” – Philippe GROLLEAU (Pax Romana) and Anne-Marie CHAVANON, International Federation for Housing and Planning (IFHP)
10.2. Other Working groups
European Citizenship Hélène PICHON, Head of the ad hoc Working group
Housing and Health, Bernard AUBERT, Head of the ad hoc Working group
Landscape, a social cohesion took at threat, Gerhard ERMISCHER, Head of the ad hoc Working group
Relations with EU, Claude-Laurent GENTY, Head of the ad hoc Working group
11. Council of Europe and external activities
Presentation of internal and external relevant activities to the Committee by Vera JOHN-MIKOLAJEWSKI, Vice-president of the Committee
12. Other business
13. Next Meeting