Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integrated International Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
Eighth session
New York, 14-25 August 2006
Interim report of the Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integrated International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities on the work of its eighth session
I. Introduction
1. In its resolution 56/168 of 19 December 2001, the General Assembly decided to establish an Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integrated International Convention to Protect and Promote the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, taking an integrated approach to social development, human rights and non-discrimination work and taking into account recommendations of the Commission on Human Rights and the Commission for Social Development.
2. In its resolution 60/232 of 23 December 2005, the General Assembly decided that the Ad Hoc Committee, within existing resources, would hold in 2006, prior to the sixty-first session of the General Assembly, two sessions: one for 15 working days from 16 January to 3 February in order to complete the reading of the draft convention prepared by the Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee and one reading for 10 working days from 7 to 18 August.
3. At its seventh session, the Ad Hoc Committee recommended that the eighth session be held from 14 to 25 August 2006.
II. Organizational matters
A. Opening and duration of the eighth session
4. The Ad Hoc Committee held its eighth session at United Nations Headquarters from 14 to 25 August 2006. During its session, the Ad Hoc Committee held 20 meetings.
5. The Social Policy and Development Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs served as the main secretariat of the Special Committee, and the Disarmament and Decolonization Branch of the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management provided the secretariat for the Special Committee.
6. The eighth session of the Ad Hoc Committee was opened by the Chairman of the Committee, Don Makai, Ambassador of New Zealand.
B. Officials
7. The Bureau of the Ad Hoc Committee continued to include the following officers:
Chairman:
Don Makai (New Zealand)
Deputy Chairmen:
Jorge Ballestero (Costa Rica)
Petra Ali Dolakova (Czech Republic)
Muataz Hiasat (Jordan)
Fiola Hoozen (South Africa))
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