Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Twenty- eighth session

6–24 March 2023

Item 1 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-seventh and twenty-eighth 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-eighth session.

15.Adoption of the biennial report (2021–2022) 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-eighth 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-eighth session of the Committee will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva, in Room XVI at the Palais des Nations, from 6 to 24 March 2023. The 1st meeting of the session will be convened on Monday, 6 March, at 10 a.m. 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-eighth session, in particular the adoption of its programme of work.

5.Report of the Chair on activities undertaken between the twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth sessions of the Committee

The Committee will consider the report of the Chair on activities undertaken between the twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth 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	CRPD/C/AFG/1
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	CRPD/C/AZE/2-3
Bahrain	2013	12 October 2017	CRPD/C/BHR/1-2
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
Burundi	2016	3 December 2021	-
Canada	2020	7 November 2022	-
Colombia	2021	9 June 2021	-
Costa Rica	2018	3 April 2020	-
Croatia	2021	20 December 2021	-
Czechia	2020	23 November 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	-
Eswatini	2014	24 August 2022	-
Finland	2018	9 August 2019	CRPD/C/FIN/1
Georgia	2016	19 July 2018	CRPD/C/GEO/1
Germany	2019	25 September 2019	CRPD/C/DEU/2-3
Ghana	2014	5 June 2018	CRPD/C/GHA/1
Honduras	2022	12 July 2022	-
Iceland	2018	5 May 2021	-
Ireland	2020	8 November 2021	-
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
Kyrgyzstan	2021	30 March 2022	-
Latvia	2020	17 September 2021	-
Liberia	2014	1 October 2019	CRPD/C/LBR/1
Lithuania	2020	15 February 2021	CRPD/C/LTU/2-3
Malawi	2011	16 February 2017	CRPD/C/MWI/1-2
Maldives	2012	8 October 2018	CRPD/C/MDV/1
Mali	2010	24 June 2019	CRPD/C/MLI/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	-
Micronesia (Federated States of)	2019	28 April 2022	-
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
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
Nigeria	2012	26 March 2021	-
Pakistan	2013	18 October 2019	CRPD/C/PAK/1
Palau	2015	2 February 2018	CRPD/C/PLW/1
Panama	2021	29 September 2021	-
Paraguay	2019	19 March 2019	CRPD/C/PRY/2-3
Peru	2018	7 September 2018	CRPD/C/PER/2-3
Qatar	2022	4 August 2022	-
Republic of Moldova	2020	28 October 2020	-
Romania	2013	3 March 2022	-
Russian Federation	2022	5 October 2022	-
Sierra Leone	2012	29 August 2020
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	-
Togo	2013	4 August 2016	CRPD/C/TGO/1
Trinidad and Tobago	2017	9 June 2021	-
Tunisia	2018	4 September 2018	CRPD/C/TUN/2-3
Turkmenistan	2020	9 November 2022	-
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
Zimbabwe	2015	8 June 2022	-

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

At its twenty-eighth session, the Committee will consider the initial reports of Angola, Georgia and Togo and the combined second and third periodic reports of Argentina, Peru and Tunisia.

In pursuance of established practice and in conformity with rule 41 of the rules of procedure, the Secretary-General has informed the parties concerned of the tentative dates on which their reports have been scheduled for consideration by the Committee. A schedule for the consideration of the reports will be set forth in the tentative programme of work, which will be made available on the web page of the Committee.

8Cooperation 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, including the empowerment and promotion of the rights of women and girls with disabilities. Representatives of such organizations and bodies may seek to address the Committee.

9.General comments

The Committee will continue its work on drafting a general comment on article 11 of the Convention, on situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies, including holding a day of general discussion.

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. 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-eighth session

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

15. Adoption of the biennial report (20 21– 202 2 ) 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.