Non-Governmental Organisations
WINTER SESSION
SOCIAL COHESION AND ERADICATION OF POVERTY COMMITTEE
CONF/SOC(2009)OJ1
Strasbourg, 16 January 2009
AGENDA
Tuesday 27 January 2009 from 9.15 am to 12.30 am
room 2, Palais de l’Europe
1. Agenda of the meeting
Action: add points if needed and adopt the agenda
2. Report of the meeting of the Social Cohesion and Eradication of Poverty Committee held on 2 October 2008 [CONF/SOC(2008)SYN1]
Action: discussion and adoption
3. Presentation of the Guidelines for reporting, format and standards
Action: exchange of views
4. Appointment of Rapporteur
5. Feedback on consultation of members on the priorities for the Committee
6. Participations of the primary stakeholders (poor and excluded): methods, strategies, concrete proposals
Action: discussion and decision on next steps
7. Proposal for a Joint NGO campaign : ‘Europe say no to poverty’ ,
Action: discussion, decision on framework of activities, vote and appointment of responsibilities to take the project forward
8. The EU and Council of Europe action in the field of Social Cohesion
Action: Briefing, discussion and decision on future steps
9. Debate on the preparation for EU 2010 Year against poverty and social exclusion
a. Discussion and decision on next steps and action plan, appointment of a co-ordinator
b. What role for the Conference of INGOs ?
10. Update on the advocacy in the Council of Europe on the UN Guidelines on Human Rights and Poverty
Action: presentation of UN report, distribution of report, briefing on state of play, discussion and decision on further steps
Message from the Deputy Secretary General to CDCS
Recommendation of the Conference of INGOs
Norms and standards in the context of fight against extreme poverty
11. Update on the debate on the report on Health Prevention, appointment of a rapporteur on Health issues
12. Work-plan :
- Social Cohesion and Disability
What role for the Committee on Social Cohesion? Appointment of a taskforce and of a rapporteur
Social Cohesion and Human Rights, cooperation with the Human Rights Committee, Appointment of a Rapporteur
The Social Charter and social cohesion: ongoing activities
Migration: latest developments and opportunities for the Committee
13. Reporting of past events and forthcoming meetings
- Report on the meeting of Chairs of the Committees and Transversal Groups and the meeting with the Social Cohesion Committee of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (24 November 2008)
Forthcoming event: First Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Social Cohesion, 26-27 February 2009 – Moscow
14. Any other business