Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Twenty-fourth session

8 March–1 April 2021

Item 3 of the provisional agenda

Adoption of the agenda

Annotated provisional agenda

Provisional agenda

1.Solemn declaration by the newly elected members of the Committee.

2.Election of the Chair and other officers of the Committee.

3.Adoption of the agenda.

4.Organizational matters.

5.Report of the Chair on activities undertaken between the twenty-third and twenty-fourth sessions of the Committee.

6.Submission of reports by parties to the Convention under article 35.

7.Consideration of reports submitted by parties to the Convention under article 35.

8.Cooperation with other United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, organizations of persons with disabilities and other competent bodies.

9.General comments.

10.Methods of work of the Committee.

11.Activities under the Optional Protocol to the Convention.

12.Future meetings.

13.Other matters.

14.Adoption of the report on the twenty-fourth session.

15.Adoption of the biennial report (2019–2020) to the General Assembly and to the Economic and Social Council.

Annotations

1.Solemn declaration by the newly elected members of the Committee

In accordance with rule 14 of the rules of procedure, new members of the Committee shall make the following solemn declaration:

“I solemnly declare that I will perform my duties and exercise my powers as a member of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities honourably, faithfully, impartially and conscientiously.”

2.Election of the Chair and other officers of the Committee

In accordance with rule 15 of its rules of procedure, the Committee shall elect from among its members a Chair, three Vice-Chairs and a Rapporteur. In accordance with rules 16 and 17, the officers of the Committee shall be elected for a term of two years and elections shall be held by secret ballot, unless the Committee decides otherwise in the case of an election to fill a place for which there is only one candidate.

3.Adoption of the agenda

Under rule 9 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, the first item on the provisional 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, add, defer or delete items.

The provisional agenda for the twenty-fourth session was prepared by the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, pursuant to rule 8 of the rules of procedure.

4.Organizational matters

The twenty-fourth session of the Committee will be held virtually, from 8 March to 1 April 2021. The first meeting of the session will be convened on Monday, 8 March, at 12.30 p.m. Geneva time. A representative of the Secretary-General will open the session.

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.

The Committee will consider matters concerning the organization of the twenty-fourth session, in particular the adoption of its programme of work, a draft of which is contained in the annex.

5.Report of the Chair on activities undertaken between the twenty-third and twenty-fourth sessions of the Committee

The Committee will consider the report of the Chair on activities undertaken between the twenty-third and twenty-fourth sessions.

6.Submission of reports by parties to the Convention under article 35

The Committee will be updated on the reports received from parties to the Convention under article 35. As at the time of issuance of the present provisional agenda, the following reports had been received and were pending consideration by the Committee:

Party	Due	Date received	Symbol
Afghanistan	2014	1 December 2020	–
Andorra	2016	30 March 2017	CRPD/C/AND/1
Angola	2016	26 January 2017	CRPD/C/AGO/1
Argentina	2018	2 October 2018	CRPD/C/ARG/2-3
Armenia	2020	14 September 2020	–
Austria	2019	17 October 2019	–
Azerbaijan	2019	17 December 2019	–
Bahrain	2013	12 October 2017	CRPD/C/BHR/1
Belarus	2018	28 December 2018	CRPD/C/BLR/1
Belgium	2019	14 April 2020	–
Benin	2014	5 September 2018	CRPD/C/BEN/1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2020	20 October 2020	–
Burkina Faso	2011	30 November 2018	CRPD/C/BFA/1
China	2018	31 August 2018	CRPD/C/CHN/2-3
Hong Kong, China	2018	31 August 2018	CRPD/C/CHN-HKG/2-3 and Corr.1
Macao, China	2018	31 August 2018	CRPD/C/CHN-MAC/2-3
Costa Rica	2018	3 April 2020	–
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	2019	19 December 2018	CRPD/C/PRK/1
Denmark	2019	25 April 2020	CRPD/C/DNK/2-3
Egypt	2010	4 February 2020	–
Finland	2018	9 August 2019	CRPD/C/FIN/1
Georgia	2016	19 July 2018	CRPD/C/GEO/1
Germany	2019	25 September 2019	–
Ghana	2014	5 June 2018	CRPD/C/GHA/1
Indonesia	2013	3 January 2017	CRPD/C/IDN/1
Israel	2014	18 May 2017	CRPD/C/ISR/1
Kazakhstan	2017	9 June 2017	CRPD/C/KAZ/1
Kiribati	2015	12 February 2019	CRPD/C/KIR/1
Liberia	2014	1 October 2019	CRPD/C/LBR/1
Malawi	2011	16 February 2017	CRPD/C/MWI/1-2
Maldives	2012	8 October 2018	CRPD/C/MDV/1
Marshall Islands	2017	22 August 2019	CRPD/C/MHL/1
Mauritania	2014	31 January 2017	CRPD/C/MRT/1
Mauritius	2020	2 October 2020	–
Mexico	2018	22 February 2018	CRPD/C/MEX/2-3
Monaco	2019	18 October 2019	CRPD/C/MCO/1
Mongolia	2019	13 November 2019	CRPD/C/MNG/2-3
Mozambique	2014	3 January 2020	CRPD/C/MOZ/1
Namibia	2010	1 May 2020	–
Netherlands	2018	13 July 2018	CRPD/C/NLD/1
New Zealand	2019	8 March 2019	CRPD/C/NZL/2-3
Nicaragua	2010	8 May 2019	CRPD/C/NIC/1
Nicaragua	2013	8 May 2019	CRPD/C/NIC/2
Nicaragua	2017	8 May 2019	CRPD/C/NIC/3
Palau	2015	2 February 2018	CRPD/C/PLW/1
Paraguay	2019	19 March 2019	–
Peru	2018	7 September 2018	CRPD/C/PER/2-3
Republic of Korea	2019	8 March 2019	CRPD/C/KOR/2-3
Republic of Moldova	2020	28 October 2020	–
Sierra Leone	2012	29 August 2020	–
Singapore	2015	30 June 2016	CRPD/C/SGP/1
Slovakia	2020	30 September 2020	–
Sri Lanka	2018	18 October 2019	–
State of Palestine	2016	14 June 2019	CRPD/C/PSE/1
Sweden	2019	25 November 2019	–
Switzerland	2016	15 January 2016	CRPD/C/CHE/1
Togo	2013	4 August 2016	CRPD/C/TGO/1
Tunisia	2018	4 September 2018	CRPD/C/TUN/2-3
Tuvalu	2016	9 March 2018	CRPD/C/TUV/1
Ukraine	2020	5 October 2020	–
Viet Nam	2017	4 April 2018	CRPD/C/VNM/1
Zambia	2012	19 September 2017	CRPD/C/ZMB/1

7.Consideration of reports submitted by parties to the Convention under article 35

At its twenty-fourth session, the Committee will consider the initial report of Estonia.

In pursuance of established practice and in conformity with rule 41 of the rules of procedure, the Secretary-General has informed the party concerned of the tentative dates on which its report has been scheduled for consideration by the Committee. A schedule for the consideration of the report is set forth in the tentative programme of work annexed hereto.

8.Cooperation with other United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, organizations of persons with disabilities and other competent bodies

The Committee will discuss how to strengthen cooperation with United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, non-governmental organizations, including organizations of persons with disabilities, and other competent bodies in order to enhance the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities. Representatives of such organizations and bodies may seek to address the Committee.

9.General comments

The Committee will discuss the progress made by the task force established to draft a general comment on article 27 of the Convention, on the right to work and employment. The Committee will hold consultations with relevant stakeholders, including organizations of persons with disabilities, as part of the process of preparing the general comment.

10.Methods of work of the Committee

The Committee will consider its methods of work.

11.Activities under the Optional Protocol to the Convention

The Committee will consider the communications submitted under the Optional Protocol to the Convention and will be provided with an update on activities related to follow-up to Views. It will also consider matters related to inquiries under the Optional Protocol.

12.Future meetings

The Committee will be informed of any developments relating to its future meetings. It will also consider its future organization of work.

13.Other matters

Members will discuss any other matters relating to the work of the Committee, as considered necessary.

14.Adoption of the report on the twenty-fourth session

Pursuant to rule 38 bis of its rules of procedure, the Committee may consider and adopt the report on its twenty-fourth session.

15.Adoption of the biennial report (2019–2020) to the General Assembly and to the Economic and Social Council

Under this item, the Committee will adopt its biennial report to the General Assembly and to the Economic and Social Council.

Annex

Tentative programme of work

Week 1
Monday,8 March 2021	524th meeting12.30 p.m. (public)	Item 1	Solemn declaration by the newly elected members of the Committee
		Item 2	Election of the Chair and other officers of the Committee
		Item 3	Adoption of the agenda
		Item 4	Organizational matters
		Item 5	Report of the Chair on activities undertaken between the twenty-third and twenty-fourth sessions of the Committee
		Item 6	Submission of reports by parties to the Convention under article 35
		Item 8	Cooperation with other United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, organizations of persons with disabilities and other competent bodies
Wednesday,10 March 2021	525th meeting12.30 p.m. (closed)	Item 4	Organizational matters
		Item 13	Other matters
		Item 8	Cooperation with other United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, organizations of persons with disabilities and other competent bodies
Friday,12 March 2021	526th meeting12.30 p.m. (public)	Item 7	Consideration of reports submitted by parties to the Convention under article 35: Estonia
Week 2
Monday, 15 March 2021	527th meeting 12.30 p.m. (public)	Item 7	Consideration of reports submitted by parties to the Convention under article 35: Estonia
Wednesday,17 March 2021	528th meeting12.30 p.m. (public)	Item 7	Consideration of reports submitted by parties to the Convention under article 35: Estonia
Thursday, 18 March 2021	529th meeting12.30 p.m. (closed)	Item 9	General comments
Friday, 19 March 2021	530th meeting12.30 p.m. (closed)	Item 11	Activities under the Optional Protocol to the Convention
Week 3
Monday, 22 March 2021	531st meeting12.30 p.m. (public)	Item 9	General comments
Wednesday, 24 March 2021	532nd meeting12.30 p.m. (public)	Item 9	General comments
Friday, 26 March 2021	533rd meeting12.30 p.m. (closed)	Item 11	Activities under the Optional Protocol to the Convention
		Item 9	General comments
Week 4
Monday, 29 March 2021	534th meeting1 p.m. (closed)	Item 7	Consideration of reports submitted by parties to the Convention under article 35: adoption of concluding observations
Tuesday, 30 March 2021	535th meeting1 p.m. (closed)	Item 13	Other matters
		Item 10	Methods of work of the Committee
Wednesday,31 March 2021	536th meeting1 p.m. (closed)	Item 13	Other matters
Thursday, 1 April 2021	537th meeting1 p.m. (closed)	Item 13	Other matters
		Item 10	Methods of work of the Committee
		Item 12	Future meetings
		Item 14	Adoption of the report on the twenty-fourth session
		Item 15	Adoption of the biennial report (2019–2020) to the General Assembly and to the Economic and Social Council
	2.30 p.m. (public)		Closing