COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTSThirty-first sessionGeneva, 10-28 November 2003Item 2 of the provisional agenda
ORGANIZATION OF WORK
Draft programme of work
Note by the Secretary-General
The following draft programme of work for the thirty-first session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has been prepared by the Secretary-General in consultation with the Chairperson of the Committee and in accordance with established practice, taking into account the relevant rules of procedure of the Committee. In accordance with rule 61, paragraph 2, of the rules of procedure, the reports submitted by States parties under article 16 of the Covenant are scheduled for consideration in the order in which they have been received by the Secretary-General.
The agenda and annotations relating to the thirty-first session of the Committee are contained in document E/C.12/2003/5.
GE.03-42579 (E) 040703
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First week: 10-14 November 2003 |
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Monday, 10 November 2003 |
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28th meeting |
Item 1 |
Adoption of the agenda |
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Item 2 |
Organization of work |
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Item 4 |
Follow-up to the Committee’s consideration of States parties’ reports |
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Item 5 |
Relations with United Nations organs and other treaty bodies |
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Item 7 |
Submission of reports by States parties in accordance with articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant |
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29th meeting |
Item 3 |
Substantive issues arising in the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsNGO submissions |
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Tuesday, 11 November 2003 |
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30th and 31st meetings |
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Consideration of reportsInitial reportsRepublic of Moldova (E/1990/5/Add.52) |
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Wednesday, 12 November 2003 |
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32nd and |
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Consideration of reportsInitial reportsRepublic of Moldova (continued) |
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33rd meetings |
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Consideration of reportsInitial reportsYemen (E/C.12/4/Add.54) |
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Thursday, 13 November 2003 |
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34th and 35th meetings |
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Consideration of reportsInitial reportsYemen (continued) |
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First week: 10-14 November 2003 (continued) |
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Friday, 14 November 2003 |
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36th and 37th meetings |
Item 6 |
Consideration of reportsSecond periodic reportsGuatemala (E/1990/6/Add.34/Rev.1) |
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Second week: 17-21 November 2003 |
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Monday, 17 November 2003 |
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38th meeting |
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Consideration of reportsSecond periodic reportsGuatemala (continued)Consideration of reportsFourth periodic reportsRussian Federation (E/C.12/4/Add.10) |
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Tuesday, 18 November 2003 |
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40th and 41st meetings |
Item 6 |
Consideration of reportsFourth periodic reportsRussian Federation (continued) |
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Wednesday, 19 November 2003 |
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42nd and 43rd meetings |
Item 6 |
Consideration of reportsSecond periodic reportsDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea (E/1990/6/Add.35) |
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Thursday, 20 November 2003 |
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44th meeting |
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Consideration of reportsSecond periodic reportsDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea (continued) |
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45th meeting |
Item 6 |
Consideration of reportsAdoption of concluding observations(closed meeting) |
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Second week: 17-21 November 2003 (continued) |
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Friday, 21 November 2003 |
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46th and 47th meetings |
Item 3 |
Substantive issues arising in the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Adoption of a general comment on article 3 of the Covenant (equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights set forth in the Covenant) |
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Third week: 24-28 November 2003 |
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Monday, 24 November 2003 |
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48th and 49th meetings |
Item 3 |
Substantive issues arising in the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: day of general discussion on the right to work (article 6 of the Covenant) |
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Tuesday, 25 November 2003 |
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50th and 51st meetings |
Item 6 |
Consideration of reportsAdoption of concluding observations (closed meeting) |
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Wednesday, 26 November 2003 |
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52nd and 53rd meetings |
Item 6 |
Consideration of reportsAdoption of concluding observations (closed meeting) |
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Thursday, 27 November 2003 |
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54th and 55th meetings |
Item 6 |
Consideration of reportsAdoption of concluding observations (closed meeting) |
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Friday, 28 November 2003 |
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56th and 57th meetings |
Item 8 |
Suggestions and general recommendations |
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Item 9 |
Adoption of the report |
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