GENEVA (11 August 2023) - The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) will review Malawi, Andorra, Mongolia, Austria, Israel, Mauritania, Germany and Paraguay in its latest session from 14 August to 8 September.

The eight countries are among the 187 States parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. They are required to undergo regular reviews by the Committee of 18 independent international experts on how they are implementing the Convention and the Committee's previous recommendations.

The CRPD, which has received respective country reports as well as other submissions from non-governmental organisations, will discuss a range of issues with the eight State delegations through public dialogues on the following dates at Geneva time.

Malawi
15 August 15:00 - 18:00
16 August 10:00 - 13:00

Andorra
16 August 15:00 - 18:00
17 August 10:00 - 13:00

Mongolia
17 August 15:00 - 18:00
18 August 10:00 - 13:00

Austria
22 August 15:00 - 18:00
23 August 10:00 - 13:00

Israel
23 August 15:00 - 18:00
24 August 10:00 - 13:00

Mauritania
24 August 15:00 - 18:00
25 August 10:00 - 13:00

Germany
29 August 15:00 - 18:00
30 August 10:00 - 13:00

Paraguay
30 August 15:00 - 18:00
31 August 10:00 - 13:00

The above public dialogues will be held in Room XVII at Palais des Nations, Geneva. All public meetings are open to accredited journalists and livecast on UN Web TV. More information about the session, including reports submitted by the States and the full schedule of meetings, is available on the session webpage.