1Order of the Day, 5 June 2013

/ Human Rights Council
Twenty-thirdsession
Geneva, 27 May -14June 2013
Order of the Day[*]
Plenary Meetings – Room XX
Wednesday,5June 2013
Reminder: Deadline for submission of draft resolutions/decisions is Thursday 6th June 2013 at 1 p.m.
MORNING
9.00 – 12.00
21st meeting / The annual full-day discussion on women’s human rights
Panel 1: Taking stock of efforts to eliminate violence against women, from the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action to the 57thsession of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
Opening statement:
Ms. Navanethem Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Moderator:
Ms. Rashida Manjoo, Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
Panellists:
  • Ms. Patricia Schulz, member of the CEDAW Committee;
  • Ms. Florence Butegwa, Representative to Ethiopia (OIC), and Representative to the African Union and UNECA, UN Women;
  • Dr. Fatma Khafagy, Ombudsperson of Gender Equality, Egypt;
  • Ms. Simone Cusack, Senior Policy and Research Officer, Australian Human Rights Commission; Author and Expert on Gender Stereotyping ; and
  • Juan Carlos Areán, Member of the Secretary-General’s Network of Men Leaders senior program director at the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF)
[Modalities for participation in the Panel: The presentations of panellists from the podium will be followed by an interactive discussion, to be divided in two slots of 60 minutes each (45 minutes for comments and questions from the floor, followed by 15 minutes for comments and replies by panellists). Concept note including modalities posted on HRC Extranet:
LUNCH
12.00 - 15.00
22nd meeting / Item 4 (cont’d) / Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention
12.00 – 12.30 / Individual Interactive dialoguewith: (cont’d)
- Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea
A/HRC/23/53
[Modalities for participation in interactive dialogue with a special procedure mandate holder: States members of the Council, observer States and other observers are requested to raise their nameplates which are noted by thepodium. NHRIs are requested to inscribe with the speakers list desk in room XX. NGOs are requested to confirm on-line registration at speakers list desk in room XX. Speaking time is 3 minutes for States members of the Council, and 2 minutes for observer States and other observers, including NHRIs and NGOs. Total time for NGOs 10 minutes.]
12.30 – 15.00 / Item 4 (cont’d) / General debate
A/HRC/23/NGO/9, A/HRC/23/NGO/15, A/HRC/23/NGO/22, A/HRC/23/NGO/41, A/HRC/23/NGO/43, A/HRC/23/NGO/45, A/HRC/23/NGO/58, A/HRC/23/NGO/60, A/HRC/23/NGO/67, A/HRC/23/NGO/69, A/HRC/23/NGO/70, A/HRC/23/NGO/76, A/HRC/23/NGO/77, A/HRC/23/NGO/78, A/HRC/23/NGO/79, A/HRC/23/NGO/80, A/HRC/23/NGO/82, A/HRC/23/NGO/83, A/HRC/23/NGO/84, A/HRC/23/NGO/89, A/HRC/23/NGO/94, A/HRC/23/NGO/95, A/HRC/23/NGO/99, A/HRC/23/NGO/100, A/HRC/23/NGO/101
[Modalities for participation in the general debate: States members of the Council, observer States and other observers, including NHRIs, are requested to inscribe with the speakers list desk in room XX. NGOs are requested to confirm on-line registration at speakers list desk in room XX. Speaking time is 3 minutes for States members of the Council, and 2 minutes for observer States and other observers, including NHRIs and NGOs. The list of speakers will be closed 10 minutes after the commencement of the discussion]
AFTERNOON
15.00 – 18.00
23rd meeting / The annual full-day discussion on women’s human rights
Panel 2: Setting priorities for the future: strengthening the work of the Human Rights Council and other inter-governmental bodies and processes in the area of violence against women
Opening statement:
Ms. Flavia Pansieri, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
Moderator:
Ms. Rashida Manjoo, Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
Panellists:
  • Ms. Zainab Bangura, SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict;
  • Mr. Sandeep Chawla, Deputy Executive Director, UNODC;
  • Ms. Patience Stephens, Director of the Intergovernmental Support Division, UN Women; and
  • Prof. Marilou McPhedran, Institute for International Women's Rights at The University of Winnipeg Global College, Canada
[Modalities for participation in the Panel: The presentations of panellists from the podium will be followed by an interactive discussion, to be divided in two slots of 60 minutes each (45 minutes for comments and questions from the floor, followed by 15 minutes for comments and replies by panellists). Concept note including modalities posted on HRC Extranet:
Other information:
•All speakers scheduled to take the floor should provide the Secretariat beforehand with 25 copies of their statements. For general distribution, 250 copies are needed.
•Delegations are requested to send their statements to for posting on HRC Extranet.
•Identity session photo-badges may be obtained by all delegations from the UNOG Security and Safety Section at the ‘Pregny Gate’ (Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de la Paix) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. upon presentation of a copy of the letter requesting accreditation and an identity document. Due to the high number of participants expected, kindly allow sufficient time for accreditation.
•Delegations wishing to reserve rooms should contact Ms. Laura Giardini (email:. tel.77381, office E-3060) no later than 12 noon of the day before the meeting.
•Draft programme of work attached.
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[*]The information contained in this document was compiled and is correct as of 6 p.m. of the previous day. In the event that the consideration of a specific item or sub-item does not take up the whole meeting, the Council will move to the consideration of the next item or sub-item scheduled for the following meeting, with the exception of the consideration of UPR reports and Panels. The Secretariat will communicate any changes or updates by SMS, HRC Extranet and Twitter (UN_HRC). Any comments should be notified to the Secretariat, Room E-3060.

Documents already circulated on 4 June2013