Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women
Fif ty- fourth session
11 February–1 March 2013
Item 2 of the provisional agenda
Adoption of the agenda and organization of work
Provisional agenda
1.Opening of the session.
2.Adoption of the agenda and organization of work.
3.Report of the Chair on activities undertaken between the fifty-third and the fifty-fourth sessions of the Committee.
4.Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
5.Follow-up to the consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
6.Implementation of articles 21 and 22 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
7.Ways and means of expediting the work of the Committee.
8.Activities of the Committee under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
9.Provisional agenda for the fifty-fifth session of the Committee.
10.Adoption of the report of the Committee on its fifty-fourth session.
Annotations
1.Opening of the session
The fifty-fourth session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women will be opened by the Chair of the Committee.
2.Adoption of the agenda and organization of work
Rule 9 of the rules of procedure provides that the first substantive item on the provisional agenda for any session shall be the adoption of the agenda. Rule 7 provides that the provisional agenda for each session shall be prepared by the Secretary-General in consultation with the Chair, in conformity with the relevant provisions of articles 17–22 of the Convention.
At its fifty-third session, the Committee approved the provisional agenda for its fifty-fourth session.
3.Report of the Chair on activities undertaken between the fifty-third and fifty-fourth sessions of the Committee
Under item 3, the Chair will brief the Committee on activities and events occurring since the previous session that had a bearing on the work of the Committee.
Documentation
Provisional agenda and annotations (CEDAW/C/54/1)
4.Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Article 18 of the Convention provides that States parties to the Convention shall submit to the Secretary-General, for consideration by the Committee, a report on the legislative, judicial, administrative or other measures that they have adopted to give effect to the provisions of the Convention and other progress made in that respect. Reports are to be submitted within one year after the entry into force of the Convention for the State concerned and thereafter at least every four years and, further, whenever the Committee requests.
The reports of the following States are scheduled to be considered at the fifty-fourth session of the Committee: Angola, Austria, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Pakistan, Solomon Islands (in the absence of a report), and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Rule 51 of the rules of procedure provides that representatives of a State party shall be present at meetings of the Committee when the report of the State is being examined and shall participate in discussions and answer questions concerning the report.
Rule 49 of the rules of procedure provides that, at each session, the Secretary-General shall notify the Committee of the non-receipt of any report required from a State party under article 18 of the Convention. The Secretary-General also provides the Committee with a list of reports submitted by States parties to the Convention, as well as a list of reports submitted by States parties to the Convention that have not yet been considered by the Committee.
At its fifty-fourth session, the Committee will have before it the report on the status of submission of overdue reports by States parties under article 18 of the Convention.
A pre-session working group of the Committee is convened before each session to prepare lists of issues and questions relating to reports for transmission to the States parties before the meetings at which their reports are to be considered. The pre-session working group for the fifty-fourth session met in New York from 30 July to 3 August 2012. The report of the pre-session working group (CEDAW/C/PSWG/54/1) and the responses of States parties to the lists of issues and questions will be before the Committee.
Documentation
Reports
Sixth periodic report of Angola (CEDAW/C/AGO/6)
Combined seventh and eighth periodic reports of Austria (CEDAW/C/AUT/7-8)
Combined sixth and seventh periodic reports of Cyprus (CEDAW/C/CYP/6-7)
Seventh periodic report of Greece (CEDAW/C/GRC/7)
Combined seventh and eighth periodic reports of Hungary (CEDAW/C/HUN/7-8)
Fourth periodic report of Pakistan (CEDAW/C/PAK/4)
Combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (CEDAW/C/MKD/4-5)
Lists of issues and questions
Angola (CEDAW/C/AGO/Q/6)
Austria (CEDAW/C/AUT/Q/7-8)
Cyprus (CEDAW/C/CYP/Q/6-7)
Greece (CEDAW/C/GRC/Q/7)
Hungary (CEDAW/C/HUN/Q/7-8)
Pakistan (CEDAW/C/PAK/Q/4)
Solomon Islands: list of issues and questions in the absence of initial and periodic reports (CEDAW/C/SLB/Q/1-3)
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (CEDAW/C/MKD/Q/4-5 and Corr.1)
Responses to the lists of issues and questions
Angola (CEDAW/C/AGO/Q/6/Add.1)
Austria (CEDAW/C/AUT/Q/7-8/Add.1)
Cyprus (CEDAW/C/CYP/Q/6-7/Add.1)
Greece (CEDAW/C/GRC/Q/7/Add.1)
Hungary (CEDAW/C/HUN/Q/7-8/Add.1)
Pakistan (CEDAW/C/PAK/Q/4/Add.1)
Solomon Islands (CEDAW/C/SLB/Q/1-3/Add.1)
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (CEDAW/C/MKD/Q/4-5/Add.1)
5.Follow-up to the consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
At its forty-seventh session, the Committee decided to add “Follow-up to the consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women” as an item on the agenda.
The Committee will discuss matters relating to follow-up to concluding observations.
6.Implementation of articles 21 and 22 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Article 21 of the Convention provides that the Committee may make suggestions and general recommendations based on the examination of the reports and information received from States parties. It also provides that such suggestions and general recommendations shall be included in the report of the Committee to the General Assembly, together with comments, if any, from States parties.
Article 22 of the Convention provides that the specialized agencies shall be entitled to be represented during the consideration of the implementation of such provisions of the Convention as fall within the scope of their activities and that the Committee may invite the specialized agencies to submit reports on the implementation of the Convention in those areas. At its fifty-fourth session, the Committee will have before it a note by the Secretary-General on reports by the specialized agencies on that subject.
Documentation
Reports provided by the specialized agencies of the United Nations on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their activities.
7 .Ways and means of expediting the work of the Committee
The Committee will discuss matters relating to its methods of work.
8.Activities of the Committee under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
The twenty-fifth session of the Working Group on Communications under the Optional Protocol will be held from 4 to 7 March 2013 in Geneva.
During its fifty-fourth session, the Committee will continue to implement its mandate under articles 2 and 8 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention.
9.Provisional agenda for the fifty-fifth session of the Committee
Documentation
Provisional agenda for the fifty-fifth session (CEDAW/C/55/1).