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Subject: [AdHoc_IDCC] Fifth Session of the Ad Hoc Committee
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 12:25:05 -0500
From: Maria Veronica Reina <[log in to unmask]>
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Organization: Center for International Rehabilitation
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Fifth Session of the Ad Hoc Committee
on a Comprehensive and Integral International
Convention on Protection and Promotion of the
Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
January 2005 (Exact dates to be decided by the General Assembly)
During its fourth session (23 August - 3 September 2004), the Ad Hoc
Committee concluded a first reading of the draft text of the convention
as contained in the report of the Working Group (A/AC.265/2004/WG.1) by
considering the title, the structure, part of the preamble, definitions
(article 3) and monitoring (article 25). The Committee also adopted the
organization of work porposed by the Chairman (see annexes II and III)
and conducted a review of articles 1 to 15 and 24 bis. The Committee
decided to further review the draft convention at its next sessions. On
25 August, the Ad Hoc Committee had before it the report of the
Coordinator on the progress of informal discussions of draft articles 4,
5, 6 and 7 (see annex IV).
The Ad Hoc Committee recommends that it continue its work in 2005 and
that the dates be included in the relevant resolution to de adopted by
the General Assembly in that regard at its fifty-ninth session. The Ad
Hoc Committee also recommends that its fifth session be held in New York
in January 2005.
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/ahc5.htm
Maria Veronica Reina
Center for International Rehabilitation
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