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UN Ad Hoc Committee Meetings

 

• Eighth Session - 14-25 August 2006
• Seventh Session - 16 January to 3 February 2006
• Sixth Session - 1-12 August 2005
• Fifth Session - 24 January to 4 February 2005
• Fourth Session - 23 August to 3 September 2004
• Third Session - 24 May to 4 June 2004
• First and Second Sessions

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Eighth Session of the Ad Hoc Committee 14-25 August 2006

The International Convention on the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities is a landmark achievement that will document the human rights of people with disability across all UN member states.

The Ad Hoc Committee is meeting in New York now to discuss and debate remaining issues, with large delegations from governments and civil society in attendance. A delegation from PWD is attending the Eighth Session; President Heidi Forrest is providing comments and information on her activities in her President's Convention Diary

• President's Convention Diary
• PWD has prepared a Briefing Paper - Report on Consultations with PWD Members and Stakeholders
  (Word 677kb) on issues under discussion at the Eighth Session, based on consultations with members and interested stakeholders.
• You can access information about the progress of the Eighth Session of the Ad Hoc Committee through daily summaries compiled by Disabled Peoples' International - www.dpi.org.

PWD President Heidi Forrest (centre), CEO Alastair McEwin (right)
and former CEO Phillip French at the Convention meeting in early 2006

Seventh Session of the Ad Hoc Committee 16 January to 3 February 2006

The UN General Assembly established an “Ad Hoc Committee” to develop the draft convention. The seventh session of the Ad Hoc Committee is being held in New York on 16 January to 3 February 2006. PWD and the National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC) are participating in the Ad Hoc Committee meeting. Below you will find some of the statements we have made at the Ad Hoc Committee (called interventions). We have also included a link to daily updates on the deliberations of the Ad Hoc Committee. Links to media statements that have been made about this session of the Ad Hoc Committee have also been included. Further details on the development of the convention, including information on previous Ad Hoc Committee sessions are available in the background section of this page.

Interventions

PWD and NACLAC have made some interventions at the Seventh Session of the Ad Hoc Committee. These are available below. [RTF format]

• Article 2 – Definitions 50kb
• Article 6 – Women with disability (and other population groups) 39kb
• Article 11 – Situations of risk 30kb
• Article 12 – Equal recognition as a person before the law 30kb
• Article 17 – Protecting the integrity of the person 40kb
• Article 21 - Freedom of expression and opinion, and access to information 40kb
• Article 25 – Health 40kb
• Article 33 - Monitoring 44.9kb

Sixth Session of the Ad Hoc Committee 1-12 August 2005

The Sixth Session of the Ad Hoc Committee was held from 1 to 12 August 2005 at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Interventions

PWD and NACLAC have made some interventions at the Seventh Session of the Ad Hoc Committee. These are available below. [RTF format]

• Position in relation to draft article 15(bis) Women with Disability (PWD) 15kb
• Commentary, proposals and suggested text in relation to draft articles 18 to 24bis (PWD & NACLC) 424kb
• Intervention in relation to Article 18 - Political Participation (PWD & NACLC) 11.3kb
• Intervention in relation to Article 22 - Right to Work (PWD) 8.65kb
• Intervention in relation to Article 24(bis) - International Cooperation (PWD) 13.6kb
• Intervention in relation to Article 25 - Monitoring and Missing Elements (PWD & NACLC) 26kb

Fifth Session of the Ad Hoc Committee 24 January to 4 February 2005

The Fifth Session of the Ad Hoc Committee was held from 24 January to 4 February 2005 at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Media

• Rights: Ending poverty means empowering the disabled, Inter Press Service News Agency article, 3 February 2005.
• Key articles in draft disability treaty approved at UN meeting, UN news article, 6 February 2005.

Fourth Session of the Ad Hoc Committee 23 August to 3 September 2004

The Fourth Session of the Ad Hoc Committee was held from 23 August to 3 September 2004 at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Interventions

• Intervention in relation to Articles 1-15 167kb
• Intervention in relation to Monitoring 27.5kb
• Intervention in relation to The Preamble 29kb
• Intervention in relation to the Structure of the Convention 116kb
• Intervention in relation to the Title of the Convention 22.5kb

Third Session of the Ad Hoc Committee 24 May to 4 June 2004

The Third Session of the Ad Hoc Committee was held from 24 May to 4 June 2004 at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Daily Summaries

• 1 June 2004 Ad Hoc Committee Daily Summary 107kb
• 2 June 2004 Ad Hoc Committee Daily Summary 99.5kb
• 3 June 2004 Ad Hoc Committee Daily Summary 105kb
• 4 June 2004 Ad Hoc Committee Daily Summary 88kb
• 25 May 2004 Ad Hoc Committee Daily Summary 84.5kb
• 26 May 2004 Ad Hoc Committee Daily Summary 249kb
• 27 May 2004 Ad Hoc Committee Daily Summary 359kb
• 28 May 2004 Ad Hoc Committee Daily Summary 104kb

2003: First and Second Ad Hoc Committee Sessions

The UN General Assembly established an “Ad Hoc Committee” to develop the draft convention. When the discussions on the draft are completed, the Ad Hoc Committee will present it back to the General Assembly for adoption. All member states of the United Nations have an automatic right to participate in the Ad Hoc Committee, and about 160 countries, including Australia are doing so.

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 (Ad Hoc Committee) have held two previous sessions.

The second session of the Ad Hoc Committee was held on 16-27 June 2003. Background information on this session is available at www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/adhoc2meet.htm

At the second session of the Ad Hoc Committee it was decided to set up a Working Group to prepare a draft Convention to be used for discussion and negotiation by the Ad Hoc Committee. Background information on the Working Group is available at www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/ahcwgreport.htm

The first session of the Ad Hoc Committee was held on 29 July – 2 August 2002. Background information on this meeting is available at www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/adhocmeet.htm

A draft of the Convention (called the Draft Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities) that the Ad Hoc Committee is currently discussing is available at www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/ahcwgreportax1.htm

 

Recent PWD Publications

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PWD Media Releases

PWD E-bulletin #62, June 2010

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