Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families Twent y- fourth session11-22 April 2016

Item 4 of the provisional agenda Adoption of the agenda

Annotated provisional agenda

Provisional agenda

1.Opening of the session.

2.Solemn declaration by the newly elected members of the Committee under rule 11 of the provisional rules of procedure.

3.Election of officers, according to rules 12 and 13 of the provisional rules of procedure.

4.Adoption of the agenda.

5.Organizational matters.

6.Submission of reports by States parties.

7.Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention.

8.Methods of work of the Committee.

9.Promotion of the Convention.

10.Adoption of the annual report to the General Assembly.

Annotations

1.Opening of the session

The representative of the Secretary-General will open the twenty-fourth session of the Committee.

2.Solemn declaration by the newly elected members of the Committee under rule 11 of the provisional rules of procedure

In accordance with rule 11 of the provisional rules of procedure, each new member of the Committee elected at the seventh meeting of States parties to the Convention, held on 30 June 2015, will make the following solemn declaration before assuming his or her duties: “I solemnly declare that I will perform my duties and exercise my powers as a member of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families honourably, faithfully, impartially and conscientiously”.

3.Election of officers, according to rules 12 and 13 of the provisional rules of procedure

In accordance with article 75 (2) of the Convention and rule 14, paragraph 1, of the provisional rules of procedure, the Committee shall elect its officers for a term of two years. Pursuant to rules 12 and 13 of the provisional rules of procedure, the Committee shall elect from among its members a Chair, three Vice-Chairs and a Rapporteur.

Under rule 13 of the provisional rules of procedure, when there is only one candidate for election of one of its officers, the Committee may decide to elect that person by acclamation. Where there are two or more candidates for election as one of its officers, or where the Committee otherwise decides to proceed with a ballot, the person who obtains a simple majority of the votes cast shall be elected. Elections shall be held by secret ballot.

4.Adoption of the agenda

In accordance with rule 5 of the Committee’s provisional rules of procedure, the present annotated provisional agenda has been prepared by the Secretary-General in consultation with the Chair of the Committee.

In accordance with rule 6 of the Committee’s provisional rules of procedure, the adoption of the agenda shall be the first item on the provisional agenda of any session, except where the election of officers is required pursuant to rule 12. In accordance with rule 7, the Committee may revise the agenda during a session and may, as appropriate, defer or delete items.

5.Organizational matters

The twenty-fourth session of the Committee will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva (Palais des Nations) from 11 to 22 April 2016. The first meeting of the session will be convened on Monday, 11 April at 10 a.m.

The Committee will consider its programme of work (see annex) as well as other issues relevant to its business, including the dates for its future sessions.

6.Submission of reports by States parties

As part of its simplified reporting procedure, the Committee has adopted lists of issues prior to reporting in respect of the following States parties, which will be considered at the twenty-fourth session:

State party	Date due	Date received	Symbol
Lesotho a	1 January 2007	1 December 2015	CMW/C/LSO/1
Mauritania a	1 May 2008	13 October 2015	CMW/C/MRT/1
Senegal b	1 November 2014	Pending	CMW/C/SEN/2-3
Turkey c	1 January 2006	Pending	CMW/C/TUR/1

a The list s of issues prior to reporting w ere adopted at the twenty-first session of the Committee .

b The list of issues prior to report ing w as adopted at the twenty-second session of the Committee.

c The list of issues prior to reporti ng was adopted at the twentieth session of the Committee.

The Committee received the initial report of Bangladesh on 28 December 2015. The Committee had received no other initial or periodic reports for consideration as at 1 February 2016. The following initial reports were due but had not yet been received as at 1 February 2016:

State party	Date due
Guyana a	1 November 2011
Honduras b	1 December 2006
Indonesia a	1 September 2013
Jamaica c	1 January 2010
Libya	1 October 2005
Mozambique	1 December 2014
Nicaragua b	1 February 2007
Niger b	1 July 2010
Nigeria c	1 November 2010
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines a	1 February 2012

a The lists of issues prior to reporting are scheduled to be adopted at the present session of the Committee.

b The lists of issues prior to reporting were adopted at the twenty-second session of the Committee.

c The lists of issues prior to reporting were adopted at the twenty-third session of the Committee.

The following second periodic reports were due but had not yet been received as at 1 February 2016:

State party	Date due
Albania	1 November 2015 a
Egypt	1 July 2009
Sri Lanka b	1 November 2011
Syrian Arab Republic	1 October 2011

a Extension granted until 1 February 2016.

b The list of issues prior to reporting was adopted at the eighteenth session of the Committee.

The following third periodic report was due but had not yet been received as at 1 February 2016:

State party	Date due
Ecuador a	1 July 2015

a The list of issues prior to reporting is scheduled to be adopted at the twenty-fifth session of the Committee.

7.Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention

At its twenty-fourth session, the Committee will consider the initial reports of Lesotho (CMW/C/LSO/1), Mauritania (CMW/C/MRT/1) and Turkey (CMW/C/TUR/1) and the second and third periodic reports of Senegal (CMW/C/SEN/2-3) under its simplified reporting procedure.

The Committee will adopt concluding observations on the implementation of the Convention by the above-mentioned States parties. The Committee will also adopt a list of issues in respect of Bangladesh and lists of issues prior to reporting in respect of Guyana, Indonesia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

The Committee, at its fourteenth session, held in April 2011, established a simplified reporting procedure (see A/66/48, para. 26), which consists in the preparation and adoption of a list of issues to be transmitted to the State party concerned prior to the submission of its report. The replies of the State party to the list of issues constitute its report as required under article 73 (1) of the Convention. A list of issues may also be transmitted to a State party in cases where the Committee decides to examine the implementation of the Convention in the absence of a report, in accordance with rule 31 bis of the provisional rules of procedure (see A/67/48, para. 26).

The Secretary-General has informed the States parties concerned of the dates on which their reports are scheduled for consideration by the Committee, in accordance with the provisional programme of work.

8.Methods of work of the Committee

The Committee will discuss its methods of work, the harmonization of treaty body working methods and other issues arising out of the treaty body strengthening process, pursuant to General Assembly resolution 68/268 on strengthening and enhancing the effective functioning of the human rights treaty body system.

9.Promotion of the Convention

The Committee will discuss its involvement in and support for various events and initiatives to continue promoting the Convention, including meetings with stakeholders, days of general discussion, general comments and other activities.

10.Adoption of the annual report to the General Assembly

In accordance with article 74 (7) of the Convention, the Committee shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly on the implementation of the Convention. The report will cover the twenty-third and twenty-fourth sessions of the Committee.

Annex

Provisional programme of work

Date and time	Agenda item	Programme and documentation
Monday, 11 April 2016
30 7 t h meeting10-11 a.m.	1	Opening of the session (public)
	2-5	Solemn declaration by the newly elected members of the Committee, election of officers, adoption of the agenda and consideration of the programme of work (public)
	9	Activities to promote the Convention (public)
11 a.m.-noon		Informal meeting with non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions (public)
Noon-1 p.m.		Informal meeting with United Nations bodies and specialized agencies (closed)
30 8th meeting3-6 p.m.	7	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: initial report of Mauritania (CMW/C/MRT/1) (public)
Tuesday, 1 2 April
309th meeting10 a.m.-1 p.m.	7	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: initial report of Mauritania (continued) (public)
310 th meeting3-6 p.m.	7	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: initial report of Lesotho (CMW/C/LSO/1) (public)
Wednesday, 13 April
311 th meeting10 a.m.-1 p.m.	7	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: initial report of Lesotho (continued) (public)
312 th meeting3-6 p.m.	7	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: second and third periodic reports of Senegal (CMW/C/SEN/2-3) (public)
Thursday, 14 April
313 th meeting10 a.m.-1 p.m.	7	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: second and third periodic reports of Senegal (continued) (public)
314 th meeting3-6 p.m.	7	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: initial report of Turkey (CMW/C/TUR/1) (public)
Friday, 15 April
315 th meeting10 a.m.-1 p.m.	7	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: initial report of Turkey (continued) (public)
316 th meeting3-6 p.m.	5-10	Working Group of the Whole (closed)
Monday, 18 April
317th meeting10 a.m.-1 p.m.	5-10	Working Group of the Whole (closed)
318th meeting3-6 p.m.	5-10	Working Group of the Whole (closed)
Tuesday, 19 April
319th meeting10 a.m.-1 p.m.	5-10	Working Group of the Whole (closed)
320th meeting3-6 p.m.	5-10	Working Group of the Whole (closed)
Wednesday, 20 April
321st meeting10 a.m.-1 p.m.	5-10	Working Group of the Whole (closed)
322nd meeting3-6 p.m.	5-10	Working Group of the Whole (closed)
Thurs day, 21 April
3 23rd meeting10 a.m.-1 p.m.	5-10	Working Group of the Whole (closed)
3 24th meeting3-6 p.m.	5-10	Working Group of the Whole (closed)
Fri day, 22 April
325th meeting10 a.m.-1 p.m.	5-10	Working Group of the Whole (closed)
326 th meeting3-6 p.m.	5-10	Working Group of the Whole (closed) and closing of the session (public)