As per paragraph 28 of the Procedures and rules, the pairing of States for the review process should be carried out by a drawing of lots at the beginning of the review process.
In line with operative paragraph six of resolution 10/1, the Secretariat convened two joint intersessional meetings of the working groups, held on 23 November and 14 December 2020 respectively (drawing and redraws meetings).
Following subsequent States parties' requests for a repetition of the drawing of lots, in accordance with subparagraphs 28 (d) and (f) of the Procedures and rules, the following joint intersessional meetings have been organized for the purpose:
