Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Twenty- third session
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-second and twenty-third sessions of the Committee.
4.Submission of reports by parties to the Convention under article 35.
5.Follow-up to concluding observations on State party reports.
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 and treaty body strengthening process.
9.Activities under the Optional Protocol to the Convention.
10.Future meetings.
11.Other matters.
12.Adoption of the report on the twenty-third session.
Annotations
1.Adoption of the agenda
Under rule 9 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, the first item on the 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-third 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-third session of the Committee will be held virtually, from 17 August to 4 September 2020. The first meeting of the session will be convened on Monday, 17 August, at 2 p.m. in Geneva. 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-third session, in particular the adoption of its programme of work.
3.Report of the Chair on activities undertaken between the twenty-second and twenty-third sessions of the Committee
The Committee will consider the report of the Chair on activities undertaken between the twenty-second and twenty-third 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
– |
Egypt |
2010 |
04 February 2020 |
CRPD/C/EGY/1 |
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 |
Mexico |
2018 |
22 February 2018 |
CRPD/C/MEX/2-3 |
Monaco |
2019 |
18 October 2019 |
CRPD/C/MCO/1 |
Mongolia |
2019 |
13 November 2019 |
– |
Mozambique |
2014 |
3 January 2020 |
CRPD/C/MOZ/1 |
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 |
Singapore |
2015 |
30 June 2016 |
CRPD/C/SGP/1 |
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 |
Viet Nam |
2017 |
4 April 2018 |
CRPD/C/VNM/1 |
Zambia |
2012 |
19 September 2017 |
CRPD/C/ZMB/1 |
5. Follow-up to concluding observations on State party reports
The Committee will discuss progress on activities related to follow-up to concluding observations.
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. Representatives of such organizations and bodies may seek to address the Committee.
7.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.
8.Methods of work of the Committee and treaty body strengthening process
The Committee will consider its methods of work. It will continue its discussion on follow-up to the treaty body strengthening process and the 2020 review.
9.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 updated on the activities related to follow-up to Views.
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-third session
Pursuant to rule 38 bis of its rules of procedure, the Committee may consider and adopt the report on its twenty-third session.