Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Twenty-fifth session

16 August–17 September 2021

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-fourth and twenty-fifth 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.Meeting with Member States and States parties to the Convention.

11.Future meetings.

12.Other matters.

13.Adoption of the report on the twenty-fifth 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-fifth 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-fifth session of the Committee will be held virtually, from 16 August to 17 September 2021. The 1st meeting of the session will be convened on Monday, 16 August, at 12.30 p.m. Geneva time. 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-fifth session, in particular the adoption of its programme of work.

3.Report of the Chair on activities undertaken between the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth sessions of the Committee

The Committee will consider the report of the Chair on activities undertaken between the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth 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	–
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	–
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
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2020	20 October 2020	–
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	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	–
Ghana	2014	5 June 2018	CRPD/C/GHA/1
Iceland	2018	5 May 2021	–
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
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	–
Mexico	2018	22 February 2018	CRPD/C/MEX/2-3
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
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
Nigeria	2012	26 March 2021	–
Pakistan	2013	18 October 2019	CRPD/C/PAK/1
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
Republic of Moldova	2020	28 October 2020	–
Sierra Leone	2012	29 August 2020	–
Singapore	2015	30 June 2016	CRPD/C/SGP/1
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	–
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
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-fifth session, the Committee will consider the initial reports of Djibouti and France.

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. 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 to work and employment.

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 and will be provided with an update on activities related to follow-up to Views. It will also consider matters related to inquiries under the Optional Protocol.

10.Meeting with Member States and States parties to the Convention

The Committee will meet with Member States and States parties to the Convention to discuss its methods of work and general matters related to the implementation of the Convention.

11.Future meetings

The Committee will be informed of any developments relating to its future meetings. It will also consider its future organization of work.

12.Other matters

Members will discuss any other matters relating to the work of the Committee, as considered necessary.

13.Adoption of the report on the twenty-fifth session

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