Sessions of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Sessions

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities convenes twice a year for sessions of one week, normally in February and October at the United Nations Office in Geneva.

Note: Schedules are subject to change without notice.

No.	Dates	States reports
Future	-	Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Costa Rica, Cook Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Germany, Hungary, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
8	17-28 September 2012	Argentina, China, Hungary, Paraguay
7	16-20 April 2012	Argentina, China, Hungary, Peru
6	19-23 September 2011	Spain, China, Peru
5	11-15 April 2011	Tunisia* Adoption of Concluding Observations, Spain* Adoption of List of issues
4	4-8 October 2010	Tunisia* Adoption of List of Issues
3	22-26 February 2010	-
2	19-23 October 2009	-
1	23-27 February 2009	-

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