Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families Twent y- third session31 August–9 September 2015

Item 2 of the provisional agenda Adoption of the agenda

Annotated provisional agenda

Provisional agenda

1.Opening of the session.

2.Adoption of the agenda.

3.Organizational matters.

4.Submission of reports by States parties.

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

6.Methods of work of the Committee.

7.Promotion of the Convention.

8.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-third session of the Committee.

2.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 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.

3.Organizational matters

The twenty-third session of the Committee will be held at the United Nations Office at Geneva (Palais Wilson) from 31 August to 9 September 2015. The first meeting of the session will be convened on Monday, 31 August, 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.

4.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-third session:

State party	Date due	Date received	Symbol
Cabo Verdea	1 July 2004	Pending	CMW/C/CPV/1
Guineaa	1 July 2004	Pending	CMW/C/GIN/1
Seychellesa	1 July 2004	Pending	CMW/C/SYC/1
Timor-Lestea	1 May 2005	Pending	CMW/C/TLS/1

a The list of issues prior to reporting was adopted at the twentieth session of the Committee.

The Committee had received no initial or periodic reports for consideration by the Committee as at 1 May 2015. The following initial reports were due but had not yet been received as at 1 May 2015:

State party	Date due
Bangladeshe	1 December 2012
Guyanae	1 November 2011
Hondurasc	1 December 2006
Indonesiae	1 September 2013
Jamaicad	1 January 2010
Lesothob	1 January 2007
Libya	1 October 2005
Mauritaniab	1 May 2008
Mozambique	1 December 2014
Nicaraguac	1 February 2007
Nigerc	1 July 2010
Nigeriad	1 November 2010
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinese	1 February 2012
Turkeya	1 January 2006

a The l ist of issues prior to reporting was adopted at the twentieth session of the Committee.

b The list of issues prior to reporting was adopted a t the twenty-first session of the Committee .

c The list of issues prior to reporting was adopted at the twenty-second session of the Committee.

d The list of issues prior to reporting is scheduled to be adopted at the present session of the Committee.

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

The following second periodic reports were due but had not yet been received as at1 May 2015:

State party	Date due
Algeria	1 May 2012
Egypt	1 July 2009
Senegala	1 November 2014
Sri Lankab	1 November 2011
Syrian Arab Republic	1 October 2011

a The list of issues prior to reporting was adopted at the twenty-second session of the Committee .

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

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

At its twenty-third session, the Committee will consider the initial reports of Cabo Verde (CMW/C/CPV/1), Guinea (CMW/C/GIN/1), Seychelles (CMW/C/SYC/1) and Timor-Leste (CMW/C/TLS/1) 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 lists of issues prior to reporting in respect of Jamaica and Nigeria.

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.

6.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.

7.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. On 4 September 2015, the Committee will hold an event to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention.

Annex

Provisional programme of work

Date and time	Agenda item	Programme and documentation
Monday, 3 1 August 2015
2 91st meeting10–11 a.m.	1	Opening of the session (public)
	2 and 3	Adoption of the agenda and consideration of the programme of work (public)
	7	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)
292nd meeting3–6 p.m.	5	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: initial report of Cabo Verde (CMW/C/CPV/1) (public)
Tuesday, 1 September
2 93rd meeting10 a.m.–1 p.m.	5	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: initial report of Cabo Verde (continued) (public)
2 94th meeting3–6 p.m.	5	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: initial report of Guinea (CMW/C/GIN/1) (public)
Wednesday, 2 September
2 95th meeting10 a.m.–1 p.m.	5	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: initial report of Guinea (continued) (public)
2 96th meeting3–6 p.m.	5	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: initial report of Seychelles (CMW/C/SYC/1) (public)
Thursday, 3 September
2 97th meeting10 a.m.–1 p.m.	5	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: initial report of Seychelles (continued) (public)
2 98th meeting3–6 p.m.	5	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: initial report of Timor-Leste (CMW/C/TLS/1) (public)
Friday, 4 September
2 99th meeting10 a.m.–1 p.m.	5	Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 73 of the Convention: initial report of Timor-Leste (continued) (public)
300th meeting3–6 p.m.	7	Event marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention (public)

Date and time	Agenda item	Programme and documentation
Monday, 7 September
301st meeting10 a.m.–1 p.m.	4–8	Working Group of the Whole (closed)
302nd meeting3–6 p.m.	4–8	Working Group of the Whole (closed)
Tuesday, 8 September
303rd meeting10 a.m.–1 p.m.	4–8	Working Group of the Whole (closed)
304th meeting3–6 p.m.	4–8	Working Group of the Whole (closed)
Wednesday, 9 September
305th meeting10 a.m.–1 p.m.	4–8	Working Group of the Whole (closed)
306th meeting3–6 p.m.	4–8	Working Group of the Whole (closed) and closing of the session (public)