• Third Session, 24 May - 4 June 2004
• Fourth Session, 23 August - 3 September 2004
• Working Group, 5-16 January 2004
• Previous meetings

Additional Documents

• Documents of the Ad Hoc Committee
• Resolutions and decision related to the Ad Hoc Committee
• Other Official Reports
• Technical reports and monographs

Resolutions and decision of or related to the Ad Hoc Committee

General Assembly

• Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (A/RES/57/229)
• Accreditation and participation of non-governmental organizations in the Ad Hoc Committee established to Consider Proposals for a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention to Promote and Protect the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (General Assembly resolution A/RES/56/510)                                [ Español | Français ]
• Participation of persons with disabilities in the Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (General Assembly decision 56/474)· [ Español | Français ]
• Comprehensive and integral international convention to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities (A/RES/56/168)
  • Convention internationale globale et intégrée pour la promotion et la protection des droits et de la dignité des handicapés (A/RES/56/168 Français)
  • Convención internacional amplia e integral para promover y proteger los derechos y la dignidad de las personas con discapacidad (A/RES/56/168 Español)

Ad Hoc Committee

• Decision on the modalities of the participation of accredited non-governmental organizations in the Ad Hoc Committee to consider proposals for a comprehensive and integral international convention to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities.

Economic and Social Council

• Comprehensive and integral international convention to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities (Economic and Social Council resolution 2002/7)

Other Official Reports

• Reports of the Secretary-General
• Reports of the Special Rapporteur on Disability
• Other reports on the rights of persons with disabilities

Documents of the Ad Hoc Committee

Second Meeting

See also:
Statements made at the meeting, Panel Discussions and side-events and UN Press Release

• Report of the Ad Hoc Committee (A/58/118 & Corr.1)
  [ Français | Español | Русский ]
• Provisional Agenda (A/AC.265/L.1) [ Français | Español ]
• European Union Draft resolution (A/AC.265/2003/L.3)
  [ Français | Español ]
• Issues and Emerging Trends related to Advancement of Persons with Disabilities (A/AC.265/2003/1)  [ Français | Español | عربي ]
• Overview of Issues and Trends related to Advancement of Persons with Disabilities (A/AC.265/2003/2 ) [ Français | Español | عربي ]
• Progress in Equalization of Opportunities by, for and with Persons with Disabilities (A/AC.265/2003/3 ) [ Français | Español | عربي ]
• Views submitted by Governments, Intergovernmental Organizations and United Nations bodies on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (A/AC.265/2003/4 + A/AC.265/2003/4/Corr.1) [ Français | Español | عربي ]
• Outcomes of an interregional and regional demonstration workshop on accessible ICT and persons with disabilities, held in Manila from 3 to 7 March 2003 (A/AC.265/2003/CRP/7)
• Letter dated 23 May 2003 from the Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary 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 (A/AC.265/2003/CRP/8)
• Letter dated 26 May 2003 from the Executive Director of the Danish Institute for Human Rights addressed to the Secretary 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 (A/AC.265/2003/CRP/9)
• Bangkok recommendations on the elaboration of a comprehensive and integral international convention to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities. Outcome of an expert group meeting and seminar held in Bangkok at the headquarters of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific from 2 to 4 June 2003. (A/AC.265/2003/CRP/10)
• South Africa to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary 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 (A/AC.265/2003/CRP/11)
• Beirut Declaration and Recommendations on the elaboration of a comprehensive and integral international convention to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities (A/AC.265/2003/CRP/12)
• Compilation of proposals for a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention to Promote and Protect the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (A/AC.265/2003/CRP/13, see also Add. 1 - NGO Contributions and Add. 2 - European Union)
• Letter dated 18 June 2003 from the Deputy Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary 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 (A/AC.265/2003/WP.1)
  [ عربي | 汉语 | Français | Español | Русский ]

First Meeting

• Report 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 [A/57/357]
  • Rapport du Comité spécial chargé d'élaborer une convention internationale globale et intégrée pour la protection et la promotion des droits et de la dignité des handicapées [A/57/357]
  • Informe del Comité Especial encargado de preparar una convención internacional amplia e integral para proteger y promover los derechos y la dignidad de las personas con discapacidad [A/57/357]
• The Ad Hoc Committee had before it the following documents:
  • Note by the Secretary-General  [A/AC.265/1 English | A/AC.265/1 Français | A/AC.265/1 Español ]
  • Provisional agenda (A/AC.265/L.1);
  • List of participants (A/AC.265/INF/1);
  • Comprehensive and integral international convention to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities: working paper submitted by Mexico [A/AC.265/WP.1 English | A/AC.265/WP.1 Français | A/AC.265/WP.1 Español];
  • Comprehensive and integral international convention to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities: position paper submitted by the European Union [A/AC.265/WP.2 English | A/AC.265/WP.2 Français | A/AC.265/WP.2 Español];
  • Comprehensive and integral international convention to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities: position paper submitted by China [A/AC.265/WP.3 English | A/AC.265/WP.3 Français | A/AC.265/WP.3 Español];
  • Compilation of international norms and standards relating to disability (A/AC.265/CRP.1);
  • Human rights of persons with disabilities (A/AC.265/CRP.2);
  • Interregional Seminar and Symposium on International Norms and Standards relating to Disability (A/AC.265/CRP.3);
  • Report of the United Nations Consultative Expert Group Meeting on International Norms and Standards relating to Disability (A/AC.265/CRP.4);
  • Indicative timetable of work (A/AC.265/CRP.5);
  • Critical issues and trends related to disability and human rights: emerging issues and concepts (A/AC.265/CRP.6);
  • Report of the Expert Meeting on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (A/57/212).

Technical reports and monographs

• Compilation of International Norms and Standards relating to Disability, Division for Social Policy and Development
  • Disability Rights Resources: Database on International Norms and Standards relating to Disability
• The current use and future potential of United Nations human rights instruments on the context of disability, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (Word Document)
• Note by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights containing the executive summary of the report [E/CN.4/2002/18/Add.1 English | E/CN.4/2002/18/Add.1 Français | E/CN.4/2002/18/Add.1 Español]
• Overview of International Legal Frameworks For Disability Legislation, Division for Social Policy and Development
• Report of the United Nations consultative Expert Group Meeting on International Norms and Standards relating to Disability, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley 8-12 December 1998.