Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Fo urth sessionGeneva, 4-8October 2010

Provisional agenda and annotations

Note by the Secretary-General

1. The fourth session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 4 to 8 October 2010. The first meeting of the session will be convened on Monday 4 October at 10 a.m.

2. In accordance with rule 8 of the rules of procedure and in consultation with the Chairperson of the Committee, the Secretary-General has prepared the attached provisional agenda for the fourth session. Annotations to the provisional agenda are also attached.

3. Pursuant to rule 29 of the rules of procedure, the meetings of the Committee shall be held in public, unless otherwise decided by the Committee.

Provisional agenda

Adoption of the agenda.

Organizational matters.

Adoption of the report of the third session of the Committee.

Submission of reports by States parties.

Adoption of lists of issues on State party reports.

Cooperation with other United Nations bodies, specialized agencies and othercompetent bodies.

Methods of work of the Committee.

Day of general discussion.

Future meetings.

Other matters.

Annotations

1. Adoption of the agenda

Under rule 9 of the Committee’s rules of procedure (CRPD/C/3), the first item on the agenda of any session shall be the adoption of the agenda, unless the election of officers is required under rule 20. In accordance with rule 10, the Committee may revise the agenda during a session and may, as appropriate, defer or delete items.

2. Organizational matters

Under this item, the Committee shall consider matters concerning the organization of the current session, in particular the adoption of its programme of work.

3. Adoption of the report of the third session of the Committee

Under this item, the Committee will adopt the report of the third session of the Committee.

4. Submission of reports by States parties

The Committee has received the following initial reports which are pending consideration by the Committee:

State party	Due	Date received	Symbol
Spain	2010	3 May 2010	CRPD/C/ESP/1
Tunisia	2010	1 July 2010	CRPD/C/TUN/1
Peru	2010	8 July 2010	CRPD/C/PER/1
China	2010	30 August 2010	CRPD/C/CHN/1

5. Adoption of lists of issues on State party reports

Under this item, the Committee will adopt a list of issues on the initial report submitted by Tunisia.

6. Cooperation with other United Nations bodies, specialized agencies and othercompetent bodies

Under this item, the Committee will pursue its discussion on how existing cooperation with various relevant bodies could be further strengthened to enhance the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities.

7. Methods of work of the Committee

Under this item, the Committee will pursue its discussion concerning the organization of its future work, as well as the procedure to be followed in considering reports by States parties and their follow-up, including, where necessary, areas identified for technical assistance. The Committee will also discuss the recommendations emanating from the twenty-second meeting of chairpersons of the human rights treaty bodies (1–2 July 2010) and the eleventh inter-committee meeting (28–30 June 2010).

8. Day of general discussion

Under this item, the Committee will hold a day of general discussion on article 9 of the Convention concerning accessibility.

9. Future meetings

Under this item, the Committee will be informed of any developments relating to its future meetings.

10. Other matters

Under this item, the Committee will discuss such other matters relating to the work of the Committee as may be necessary.

Tentative Programme of Work

Monday, 4 October 2010	34th meeting 10 a.m. (public)	Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 10 Item 4 Item 6		Adoption of the agenda Organizational matters Adoption of the report of the third session of the Committee Other matters Submission of reports by States parties Cooperation with other United Nations bodies, specialized agencies and other competent bodies
35th meeting 3 p.m. (closed)	Item 2 Item 10 Item 7		Organizational matters Other matters Methods of work of the Committee
Tuesday, 5 October	36th meeting 10 a.m. (closed)	Item 7		Methods of work of the Committee
37th meeting 3 p.m. (closed)	Item 5		Adoption of lists of issues on State party reports
Wednesday, 6 October	38th meeting 10 a.m. (closed)	Item 5		Adoption of lists of issues on State party reports
39th meeting 3 p.m. (closed)	Item 5		Adoption of lists of issues on State party reports
Thursday, 7 October	40th meeting 10 a.m. (public)	Item 8		Day of general discussion
41st meeting 3 p.m. (public)	Item 8		Day of general discussion
Friday, 8 October	42nd meeting 10 a.m. (closed)	Item 2 Item 7		Organizational matters Methods of work of the Committee
	43rd meeting 3 p.m. (closed)	Item 10 Item 9		Other matters Future meetings

The Committee will meet at Palais des Nations, Room VII (Building E).