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A/AC.265/2003/L.1

Provisional agenda and annotations : Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, 2nd session, New York, 16-27 June 2003

UN Document Symbol A/AC.265/2003/L.1
Convention Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Document Type Other
Session 2nd
Type Document
Description

3 p.

Subjects Persons with Disabilities

Extracted Text

United Nations A/AC.265/2003/L.1
General Assembly Distr.: Limited
5 May 2003
Original: English
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Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral
International Convention on the Protection and
Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons
with Disabilities
Second session
New York, 16-27 June 2003
Provisional agenda and annotations
1. Opening of the session.
2. Election of a new member of the Bureau.
3. Adoption of the agenda.
4. Organization of work.
5. Review of progress in the elaboration of a comprehensive and integral
international convention on the protection and promotion of the rights and
dignity of persons with disabilities:
(a) Views of Governments and relevant organizations and bodies of the
United Nations system on the proposed convention;
(b) Global policy review of issues and trends related to the advancement of
persons with disabilities;
(c) Outcomes of technical meetings and seminars;
(d) Elements to be considered in the proposals for a convention submitted by
the regional commissions of the United Nations, intergovernmental
organizations and non-governmental organizations.
6. Panel discussions on priority themes.
7. Debate on the contributions to proposals for a convention, including:
(a) Nature and structure;
(b) Elements to be considered;
(c) Follow-up and monitoring;
(d) Complementarity between a new instrument and existing instruments.

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8. Next steps in the consideration of a convention.
9. Adoption of the report of the Committee on its second session.
Annotations
1. Opening of the session
The second session of the Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral
International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity
of Persons with Disabilities will open at United Nations Headquarters on the
morning of Monday, 16 June 2003.
2. Election of a new member of the Bureau
To complete its Bureau, the Committee will be called upon to elect a Vice-Chairman
from the group of Eastern European States.
3. Adoption of the agenda
In accordance with the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, at its first
meeting, the Committee will be called upon to adopt the provisional agenda for its
second session.
4. Organization of work
The proposed organization of work for the second session of the Committee is
contained in document A/AC.265/2003/L__.
5. Review of progress in the elaboration of a comprehensive and integral
international convention on the protection and promotion of the rights and
dignity of persons with disabilities
In its resolution 57/229, the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to
submit to the Committee at its second session a comprehensive report on the views
submitted on the proposals for a convention. In the same resolution, the Assembly
also encouraged States to hold meetings and seminars to contribute to the work of
the Committee, and invited regional commissions and intergovernmental
organizations, within their respective mandates, as well as non-governmental
organizations, national disability and human rights institutions and independent
experts with an interest in the matter, to make available to the Committee
suggestions and possible elements to be considered in proposals for a convention.
Documentation
Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the views submitted by Governments,
intergovernmental organizations and United Nations bodies concerning a
comprehensive and integral international convention on the protection and
promotion of the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities (A/AC.265/2003/__)
Report of the Secretary-General on an overview of issues and trends related to the
advancement of persons with disabilities (A/AC.265/2003/2)

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Report of the Secretary-General on progress in the equalization of opportunities by,
for and with persons with disabilities (A/AC.265/2003/3)
Report of the Secretary-General on issues and emerging trends related to the
advancement of persons with disabilities (A/AC.265/2003/1)
In addition, the outcomes of technical meetings and seminars held in response to the
request of the Assembly will be made available to the Committee.
6. Panel discussions on priority themes
In the report on its first session (A/57/357), the Committee invited its Bureau to
organize, at its second session, panel discussions on key thematic issues, with the
participation of experts and United Nations organizations. The panels are organized
by the Secretariat, in consultation with the Bureau of the Committee.
7. Debate on the contributions to proposals for a convention
In its resolution 57/229, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to seek the
views of Member States, observer States, relevant bodies and organizations of the
United Nations system, including relevant human rights treaty bodies and the
Special Rapporteur on disability of the Commission for Social Development,
concerning proposals for a convention, including questions relating to its nature and
structure and the elements to be considered, such as the work done in the field of
social development, human rights and non-discrimination, as well as issues of
follow-up and monitoring and the complementarity between a new instrument and
existing instruments.
Documentation
Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the views submitted by Governments,
intergovernmental organizations and United Nations bodies and organizations on a
comprehensive and integral international convention on the protection and
promotion of the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities
(A/AC.265/2003/___).