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. For media accreditation: Please apply online or contact press_geneva@un.org For more information and media requests in Geneva, please contact: Vivian Kwok at vivian.kwok@un.org or UN Human Rights Office Media Section at ohchr-media@un.org Background The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities monitors States parties’ compliance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which to date has 187 States parties. The Committee is made up of 18 members who are independent human rights experts drawn from around the world, who serve in their personal capacity and not as representatives of States parties. Learn more with our animations on the Treaty Body system and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities! Follow the UN Treaty Bodies on social media! We are on Twitter @UNTreatyBodies