COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILDForty-fourth sessionGeneva, 15 January - 2 February 2007

provisional agenda and annotations

Note by the Secretary-General

1.The forty- fourth session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 15 January to 2 February 2007. The first meeting of the session will be convened on Monday, 15 January at 10 a.m.

2.In accordance with rule 6 of the provisional rules of procedure, the Secretary-General has prepared, in consultation with the Chairperson of the Committee, the attached provisional agenda for the forty-fourth session. Annotations to the provisional agenda are also attached.

3.Pursuant to rule 32 of the provisional rules of procedure, the meetings of the Committee shall be held in public unless the Committee decides otherwise.

4.The attention of the States parties is drawn, in particular, to the annotations to item 4, containing the list of reports that will be before the Committee at its forty-fourth session.

GE.06-451365.A pre-sessional working group, established in accordance with rule 63 of the provisional rules of procedure, met at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 2 to 6 October 2006.

Provisional agenda

1.Adoption of the agenda.

2.Organizational matters.

3.Submission of reports by States parties.

4.Consideration of reports of States parties.

5.Cooperation with other United Nations bodies, specialized agencies and other competent bodies.

6.Methods of work of the Committee.

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7.General comments.

8.Future meetings.

9.Other matters.

Annotations

Item 1. Adoption of the agenda

1.Under rule 8 of the provisional rules of procedure, the first item on the provisional agenda shall be the adoption of the agenda, except for the election of officers when required under rule 16. In accordance with rule 9 of the provisional rules of procedure, the Committee may revise the agenda and may, as appropriate, add, defer or delete items. Only urgent or important items may be added to the agenda.

Item 2. Organizational matters

2.Under this item, the Committee may wish to consider its programme of work for the session, as well as any other matter concerning the modalities of discharging its functions under the Convention.

Item 3. Submission of reports by States parties

Reports received

3.In addition to the reports which are scheduled for consideration by the Committee at its forty-fourth session (see the timetable for consideration of reports under item 4 below), and reports included in the provisional agenda for the forty-third session, document CRC/C/43/1, the Secretary-General has received the following reports under the Convention and its Optional Protocols.

Convention on the Rights of the Child

State party	Due in	Symbol
Sierra Leone, second	September 1997	CRC/C/SLE/2
Slovakia, second	December 1999	CRC/C/SVK/2
Kazakhstan, second and third	September 2006	CRC/C/KAZ/3
Uruguay, second	December 1997	CRC/C/URY/2

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the involvementof children in armed conflict

State party	Due in	Symbol
Luxembourg	September 2006	CRC/C/OPAC/LUX/1
Spain	April 2004	CRC/C/OPAC/ESP/1
France	March 2005	CRC/C/OPAC/FRA/1
Syrian Arab Republic	November 2005	CRC/C/OPAC/SYR/1

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the sale of children,child prostitution and child pornography

State party	Due in	Symbol
Spain	January 2004	CRC/C/OPSC/ESP/1
France	March 2005	CRC/C/OPSC/FRA/1

Overdue reports due

4.Under rule 67 of the provisional rules of procedure, the Secretary-General is required to notify the Committee at each session of all cases of non-submission of reports. The full list of initial and periodic reports due under the Convention and the initial reports due under theOptional Protocols can be found in the document on the status of submission of reports (CRC/C/44/2). This document also indicates exceptional measures granted by the Committee to States parties that are encountering problems in complying with the strict time frame for submission of reports established by the Convention in article 44, paragraph 1, or the consideration of whose reports has been delayed. These recommendations apply as exceptional measures taken for one time only.

Item 4. Consideration of reports of States parties

5.A tentative timetable for consideration of reports at the forty-fourth session, prepared by the Secretary-General in consultation with the Chairperson and subject to approval by the Committee, is given below.

Tentative timetable for consideration of reports of States parties

Date	Time	Agenda item	Chamber A
Monday, 15 January 2007	11 a.m. 3 p.m.	4	Costa Rica OPAC and OPSC
Tuesday, 16 January 2007	10 a.m.	4	Kenya, second
	3 p.m.	4	Kenya, second
Wednesday, 17 January 2007	10 a.m.	4	Maldives, second and third
	3 p.m.	4	Maldives, second and third
Thursday 18 January 2007	10 a.m.	4	Mali, second
	3 p.m.	4	Mali, second
Friday 19 January 2007	10 a.m.	4	Honduras, third
	3 p.m.	4	Honduras, third
Monday 22 January 2007	10 a.m.	4	Marshall Islands, second
	3 p.m.	4	Marshall Islands, second
Wednesday, 24 January 2007	10 a.m.	4	Suriname, second
	3 p.m.	4	Suriname, second
Thursday 25 January 2007	10 a.m.	4	Malaysia
	3 p.m.	4	Malaysia
Friday 26 January 2007	10 a.m.	4	Chile, third
	3 p.m.	4	Chile, third
Monday 29 January 2007	10 a.m.	4	Kyrgyzstan OPAC and OPSC
	3 p.m.	4	Kyrgyzstan OPAC and OPSC

6.In accordance with rule 68 of the provisional rules of procedure, representatives of the States parties shall be invited to attend the meetings of the Committee when their reports are examined. Such representatives should be able to answer questions put to them by the Committee and make statements on reports already submitted by their State, and may also submit further information.

7.In accordance with rule 68 of the Committee’s provisional rules of procedure, the Secretary-General has notified the States parties concerned of the opening date, duration and place of the forty-fourth session of the Committee, at which their respective reports will be examined, and has invited them to send representatives to attend these meetings of the Committee.

Item 5.Cooperation with other United Nations bodies, specializedagencies and other competent bodies

8.Under this item, the Committee will pursue its discussion of ways and areas in which existing cooperation with various relevant bodies could be further strengthened to enhance the promotion and protection of the rights of the child.

Item 6. Methods of work of the Committee

9.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 the consideration of reports by States parties and their follow-up, including where necessary areas identified for technical assistance. The Committee will also invite States parties to an informal meeting to discuss various issues related to its methods of work, in particular with regard to the Committee’s experience of working in two chambers.

Item 7. General comments

11.Under this item, the Committee will pursue the elaboration of general comments based on the various principles and provisions of the Convention.

Item 8. Future meetings

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

Item 9. Other matters

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

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