Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Twenty-seventh session
15 August–9 September 2022
Item 1 of the provisional agenda
Adoption of the agenda
Annotated provisional agenda
Provisional agenda
1.Adoption of the agenda.
2.Organizational matters.
3.Report of the Chair on activities undertaken between the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh sessions of the Committee.
4.Submission of reports by parties to the Convention under article 35.
5.Consideration of reports submitted by parties to the Convention under article 35.
6.Cooperation with other United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, organizations of persons with disabilities and other competent bodies.
7.General comments.
8.Methods of work of the Committee.
9.Activities under the Optional Protocol to the Convention.
10.Future meetings.
11.Other matters.
12.Adoption of the report on the twenty-seventh session.
Annotations
1.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-seventh session was prepared by the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, pursuant to rule 8 of the rules of procedure.
2.Organizational matters
The twenty-seventh session of the Committee will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva, in Room XVII at the Palais des Nations, from 15 August to 9 September 2022. The 1st meeting of the session will be convened on Monday, 15 August, 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-seventh session, in particular the adoption of its programme of work.
3.Report of the Chair on activities undertaken between the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh sessions of the Committee
The Committee will consider the report of the Chair on activities undertaken between the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh sessions.
4.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 |
- |
Colombia |
2021 |
9 June 2021 |
- |
Costa Rica |
2018 |
3 April 2020 |
- |
Croatia |
2021 |
20 December 2021 |
- |
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 |
CRPD/C/DEU/2-3 |
Ghana |
2014 |
5 June 2018 |
CRPD/C/GHA/1 |
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 |
- |
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 |
- |
Peru |
2018 |
7 September 2018 |
CRPD/C/PER/2-3 |
Republic of Moldova |
2020 |
28 October 2020 |
- |
Romania |
2013 |
3 March 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 |
- |
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 |
5.Consideration of reports submitted by parties to the Convention under article 35
At its twenty-seventh session, the Committee will consider the initial reports of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Singapore and the combined second and third reports of China, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea.
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.
6.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, 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.
7.General comments
The Committee will continue its work on drafting a general comment on article 27 of the Convention, on the right of persons with disabilities to work and employment. The Committee will review the progress made by the working group established to draft guidelines on the deinstitutionalization of persons with disabilities, including in emergency situations, to supplement the Committee’s general comment No. 5 (2017) on living independently and being included in the community.
8.Methods of work of the Committee
The Committee will consider its methods of work.
9.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.
10.Future meetings
The Committee will be informed of any developments relating to its future meetings. It will also consider its future organization of work.
11.Other matters
Members will discuss any other matters relating to the work of the Committee, as considered necessary.
12.Adoption of the report on the twenty-seventh session
Pursuant to rule 38 bis of its rules of procedure, the Committee may consider and adopt the report on its twenty-seventh session.