Location: Geneva, Switzerland

Start Date: 17 Nov 2014    End Date: 18 Nov 2014

The Second Session of the Preparatory Committee, 17-18 November 2014, mandated the co-Chairs to convene further open-ended negotiation meetings in Geneva to continue its work on the draft. The dates of those meetings are 8 to 10 December 2014 and 12 to 16 January 2015, with the possibility of additional meetings as appropriate. The aim is to finalise the draft by 31 January 2015, upon which the draft will be submitted for consideration by the Preparatory Committee at its third session on 13 March 2015, in Sendai. An advanced unedited version will be made public through the World Conference website once agreed by States.