Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Eleventh session31 March–11 April 2014

Item 1of the provisional agenda

Adoption of the agenda

Provisional agenda and annotations

Note by the Secretary-General

The eleventh session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva from 31 March to 11 April 2014. The first meeting of the session will be convened on Monday, 31 March at 10 a.m.

In accordance with rule 8 of the rules of procedure and in consultation with the Chairperson of the Committee, the Secretary-General has prepared the attached provisional agenda for the eleventh session. Annotations to the provisional agenda are attached.

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.

Provisional agenda

Adoption of the agenda.

Organizational matters.

Report of the Chairperson on activities undertaken between the tenth and eleventh sessions of the Committee.

Adoption of the report of the tenth session of the Committee.

Submission of reports by States parties under article 35 of the Convention.

Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 35 of the Convention.

Adoption of lists of issues on State party reports.

Cooperation with other United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, organizations of persons with disabilities and other competent bodies.

General comments and days of general discussion.

Methods of work of the Committee.

Future meetings.

Treaty body strengthening.

Activities under the Optional Protocol.

Annotations

The representative of the Secretary-General will open the eleventh session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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.

2.Organizational matters

Under this item, the Committee shall consider matters concerning the organization of the current session, in particular the adoption of its programme of work, a draft of which is contained in the annex.

3.Report of the Chairperson on activities undertaken between the tenth and eleventh sessions of the Committee

Under this item, the Committee will hear the report of the Chairperson on activities undertaken between the tenth and eleventh sessions.

4.Adoption of the report of the tenth session of the Committee

Under this item, the Committee will adopt the report of the tenth session of the Committee.

5.Submission of reports by States parties under article 35 of the Convention

Under this item the Committee will be updated on the reports received from States parties under article 35 of the Convention. As of publication of the present agenda, the following initial reports have been received and are pending consideration by the Committee:

State party	Due	Date received	Symbol
Armenia	2012	21 January 2013	CRPD/C/ARM/1
Azerbaijan	2011	16 February 2011	CRPD/C/AZE/1
Belgium	2011	28 July 2011	CRPD/C/BEL/1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2012	5 March 2013	CRPD/C/BIH/1
Brazil	2010	27 May 2012	CRPD/C/BRA/1
Chile	2010	14 August 2012	CRPD/C/CHL/1
Colombia	2013	11 June 2013	CRPD/C/COL/1
Cook Islands	2011	9 December 2011	CRPD/C/COK/1
Costa Rica	2010	29 March 2011	CRPD/C/CRI/1
Croatia	2009	27 October 2011	CRPD/C/HRV/1
Cyprus	2013	2 August 2013	CRPD/C/CYP/1
Czech Republic	2011	1 November 2011	CRPD/C/CZE/1
Denmark	2011	24 August 2011	CRPD/C/DNK/1
Dominican Republic	2011	5 December 2011	CRPD/C/DOM/1
Ecuador	2010	8 September 2011	CRPD/C/ECU/1
Ethiopia	2012	8 January 2013	CRPD/C/ETH/1
Gabon	2009	4 October 2013	CRPD/C/GAB/1
Germany	2011	19 September 2011	CRPD/C/DEU/1
Guatemala	2011	16 October 2013	CRPD/C/GTM/1
Italy	2011	21 January 2013	CRPD/C/ITA/1
Jordan	2010	3 October 2012	CRPD/C/JOR/1
Kenya	2010	3 April 2012	CRPD/C/KEN/1
Lithuania	2012	18 September 2012	CRPD/C/LTU/1
Mexico	2009	27 April 2011	CRPD/C/MEX/1
Mongolia	2011	8 December 2011	CRPD/C/MNG/1
New Zealand	2010	31 March 2012	CRPD/C/NZL/1
Portugal	2011	8 August 2012	CRPD/C/PRT/1
Qatar	2010	19 June 2012	CRPD/C/QAT/1
Republic of Korea	2010	27 June 2011	CRPD/C/KOR/1
Republic of Moldova	2012	15 January 2013	CRPD/C/MDA/1
Serbia	2011	20 June 2012	CRPD/C/SRB/1
Slovakia	2012	26 June 2012	CRPD/C/SVK/1
Sweden	2010	7 February 2011	CRPD/C/SWE/1
Thailand	2010	3 December 2012	CRPD/C/THA/1
Turkmenistan	2010	5 December 2011	CRPD/C/TKM/1
Uganda	2010	22 January 2013	CRPD/C/UGA/1
Ukraine	2012	12 April 2012	CRPD/C/UKR/1
United Arab Emirates	2012	24 January 2013	CRPD/C/ARE/1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	2011	24 November 2011	CRPD/C/GBR/1
Uruguay	2011	21 March 2013	CRPD/C/URY/1

6.Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 35 of the Convention

At its eleventh session, the Committee will consider the initial reports received from the following States parties: Sweden, Azerbaijan and Costa Rica.

In pursuance of established practice and in conformity with rule 41 of the rules of procedure, the Secretary-General has informed the States 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 submitted is set forth in the tentative programme of work annexed hereto.

7.Adoption of lists of issues on State party reports

The Committee will adopt lists of issues on initial reports.

8.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 under this item.

9.General comments and days of general discussion

The Committee will review the progress of work of the working groups established to draft the general comments decided by the Committee. To date, the Committee has decided to establish working groups on women with disabilities (art. 6), accessibility (art. 9) and legal capacity (art. 12). A working group on access to public transportation and airline policies was also established and will report to the Committee, but a general comment on the subject will not be prepared.

10.Methods of work of the Committee

Under this item, the Committee will further consider its working methods.

11.Future meetings

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

12.Treaty body strengthening

The Committee will further consider the recommendations of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the strengthening of the treaty bodies system, and will be informed on the developments of the intergovernmental process on the strengthening of the treaty bodies system.

13.Activities under the Optional Protocol

The Committee will consider the complaints submitted under the Optional Protocol to the Convention and the conduct of inquiries.

Annex

Tentative programme of work

Monday, 31 March 201 4	122th meeting 10 a.m. (public) (public/closed)	Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 5 Item 8	Adoption of the agenda Organizational matters: adoption of the programme of work Report of the Chairperson on activities undertaken between the tenth and eleventh sessions of the Committee Submission of reports by States parties under article 35 of the Convention Cooperation with other United Nations bodies, specialized agencies, organizations of persons with disabilities and other competent bodies
	123th meeting 3 p.m. (public)	Item 6	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties: Sweden
Tuesday, 1 April 201 4	124th meeting 10 a.m. (public)	Item 6	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties: Sweden
	125th meeting 3 p.m. (public)	Item 6	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties: Azerbaijan
Wednesday, 2 April 201 4	126th meeting 10 a.m. (public)	Item 6	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties: Azerbaijan
	127th meeting 3 p.m. (public)	Item 6	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties: Costa Rica
Thursday, 3 April 2014	128th meeting 10 a.m. (public)	Item 6	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties: Costa Rica
	129th meeting 3 p.m. (closed)	Item 9	General comments
Friday, 4 April 201 4	130th meeting 10 a.m. (closed)	Item 13	Activities under the Optional Protocol: communications
	131th meeting 3 p.m. (closed)	Item 12 Item 9	Treaty body strengthening General comments

Monday, 7 April 201 4	132th meeting 10 a.m. (closed)	Item 9 Item 13	General comments Activities under the Optional Protocol: inquiry
	133th meeting 3 p.m. (closed)	Item 7	Adoption of lists of issues on States party reports
Tuesday, 8 April 201 4	134th meeting 10 a.m. (public)	Item 9	General comment on article12 (legal capacity): first reading of draft
	135th meeting 3 p.m. (public)	Item 9	General comment on article 12 (legal capacity): first reading of draft
Wednesday, 9 April 201 4	136th meeting 10 a.m. (public)	Item 9	General comment on article 9 (accessibility): first reading of draft
	137th meeting 3 p.m. (public)	Item 9	General comment on article 9 (accessibility): first reading of draft
Thursday , 10 April 201 4	138th meeting 10 a.m. (closed)	Item 6	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties: adoption of concluding observations
	139th meeting 3 p.m. (closed)	Item 6	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties: adoption of concluding observations
Friday, 1 1 April 201 4	140th meeting 10 a.m. (closed)	Item 6	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties: adoption of concluding observations
	141st meeting 3 p.m. (closed)	Item 13	Activities under the Optional Protocol: communications
		Item 4 Item 10	Adoption of the report of the tenth session Methods of work of the Committee
	5.30 p.m. (public)		Closing

The Committee will meet at Palais Wilson, Geneva, Ground Floor Conference Room.