Bulletin of Informal Meetings 18 and 19 June 2014

Human Rights Council
Twenty-sixth session
Geneva, 10 – 27 June 2014
Bulletin of informal meetings
Held in parallel to the session
The information contained in this document was compiled and is correct as of 12 noon of the previous working day; it is reproduced as received and does not imply any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the UnitedNations, and can be subject to possible change.
Rooms E-3005, E-3009, E-3011, E-3015, and E-3019 have been allocated for meetings of European Union, JUSCANZ, OIC, African Union and GRULAC respectively, for the entire duration of the session, and will not be reflected in this document unless specifically requested. /
Wednesday, 18 June 2014 /
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY PERMANENT MISSIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, OHCHR, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION /
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of meeting / Room /
08:00 - 10:00 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union / EU meeting / Private / XXV /
08:00 - 09:00 / Permanent Mission of the Philippines / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on human rights and climate change / Public / XXIII /
08:30 – 10:00 / Permanent Mission of El Salvador / GRULAC meeting / Private / XXVII /
09:00 – 12:00 / African Union (AU) / African group meeting / Private / XXIII /
09:00 – 10:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII /
10:00 - 13:00 / Permanent Mission of Australia, Ghana, Hungary, Nigeria, Rwanda and Uruguay / Side event: The role of special procedure mandate holders in the identification and prevention of human rights violations / Public / XXV /
10:00 - 12:00 / Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran / NAM meeting / Private / XXII /
10:00 - 12:00 / Permanent Mission of Peru and Ecuador / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the impact on human rights of civilian possession and use of firearms / Public / XXVII /
10:00 - 12:00 / Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality / Public / XVII /
12:00 - 14.00 / Permanent Mission of Belgium and the International Commission against Death Penalty / Side event: 25th anniversary of the ratification of the second optional protocol to the ICCPR / Public / XXIV /
12:00 - 14:00 / Permanent Mission of Canada / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on violence against women / Public / XXVII /
12:00 - 13:00 / Permanent Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on promotion and protection of the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas / Public / XXII /
13:00 - 15.00 / Permanent Missions of the United States of America, Kenya, Portugal, Senegal, UNHCR, UN Women, Equality Now, Equal Rights Trust, Tilburg University Statelessness Programme and Women’s Refugee Commission / Side event: Launch of the International campaign to end gender discrimination in nationality laws / Public / XXV /
13:00 – 14:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII /
13:30 - 15:30 / Permanent Mission of Norway / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on business and human rights / Public / XII /
13:30 - 15:00 / Permanent Mission of Ukraine / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on cooperation and assistance to Ukraine in the field of human rights / Public / XXIII /
1400 – 16:00 / Permanent Mission of Israel and Canada / Side event: Women economic empowerment as a tool for combating and eliminating violence against women / Public / XXVII /
15:15 - 16:15 / Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland / Side event: #TimeToAct – Outcomes of the global summit to end sexual violence in conflict / Public / XIV /
16:00 - 18:00 / Permanent Mission of Cuba / Informal consultation on the draft resolutions on social forum and the draft resolution on international solidarity / Public / XXVII /
16:00 - 18:00 / Permanent Mission of Ecuador, Italy, Morocco, Spain, Romania, Maldives / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on synergies between parliaments and the HRC/UPR / Public / XVII /
17:00 - 19:00 / Permanent Mission of Mexico and New Zealand / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the rights of persons with disabilities / Public / XXV /
17:30 - 19:00 / Permanent Mission of Colombia and Mexico / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the elimination of discrimination against women / Public / XII /
18:00 - 19:00 / Permanent Mission of the Philippines / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on human rights and climate change / Public / XXVII /
18:00 - 19:00 / Permanent Mission of Ukraine / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on cooperation and assistance to Ukraine in the field of human rights / Public / XXII /
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS /
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of meeting / Room /
12:00 - 13:30 / International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations / Racism - African descent decade / Public / XXIII /
12:00 - 13:30 / Arab NGO Network Development / Human rights in Bahrain / Public / XVII /
14:00 - 16:00 / CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation / Target the Gulf region / Public / XXII /
15:00 – 16:30 / Vivekananda Sevakendra-O-Sishu Uddyan / Human rights in Sri Lanka / Public / XXIII /
15:00 - 17:00 / International Lesbian and Gay Association / Women and Human Rights: a Trans, Intersex, Lesbian and Bisexual perspective / Public / XXV /
15:30 - 17:30 / Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations / Introduction to Special Procedures and UPR / Public / XII /
15:30 - 17:00 / Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty / Human rights in Libya / Public / XXIV /
16:00 - 18:00 / Freedom House / Human rights in the Ukraine: freedom of the press and expression / Public / XXII /
16:30 - 18:00 / Comité International pour le Respect et l'Application de la Charte africaine des Droits de l'homme et des peuples (CIRAC) / Human Rights in the Central African Republic / Public / XXIII /
17:00 - 18:30 / Transparency International / Corruption and human rights / Public / XXIV /
Forthcoming Meetings –Thursday, 19 June 2014 /
Please note that the information on forthcoming events is indicative and may be subject to changes /
Meetings organized by Permanent Missions, intergovernmental organizations, specialized agencies, OHCHR and the Department of Public Information /
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of meeting / Room /
08:00 - 10:00 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union / EU meeting / Private / XXV /
08:00 - 09:00 / Permanent Mission of Germany / WEOG Meeting / Private / XXIII /
08:30 – 10:00 / Permanent Mission of El Salvador / GRULAC meeting / Private / XXVII /
09:00 – 12:00 / African Union (AU) / African group meeting / Private / XXIII /
09:00 – 10:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII /
09:00 - 10:00 / Permanent Mission of Portugal / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the right to education / Public / XXIV /
10:00 - 12:00 / Permanent Mission of Bangladesh, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, El Salvador, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Tunisia, Qatar and Uganda / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on protection of the family / Public / XXV /
10:00 - 12:00 / Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran / NAM meeting / Private / XXII /
13:00 - 15:00 / Permanent Mission of Canada, Morocco and International Organisation of la Francophonie / Evénement parallèle: Femmes vectrices de paix / Public / XVII /
14:00 - 15:00 / Permanent Delegation of the League of Arab States / Meeting of experts / Private / E-3025 /
16:30 - 17:30 / OHCHR / Informal meeting on ending child immigration detention / Private / E-3025 /
17:00 - 19:00 / Permanent Mission of Ecuador / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on legally binding instrument on transnational coorporations and human rights / Public / VII /
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS /
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of meeting / Room /
10:00 - 12:00 / Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies / Human rights in Yemen / Public / XXIV /
10:00 - 12:00 / General Arab Women Federation / Human rights in Iraq / Public / XXVII /
12:00 - 14:00 / Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man / Human rights in the State of Palestine / Public / XXIV /
12:00 - 14:00 / Foodfirst Information and Action Network / Treaty on human rights and transnational corporations? / Public / XXV /
12:00 - 14:00 / Human Rights Watch / Human rights in Eritrea / Public / XXIII /
14:00 - 16:00 / Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty / Human rights in the People’s Republic of China / Public / XXVII /
14:00 - 16:00 / Alsalam Foundation / Human rights in Bahrain / Public / XXIV /
14:00 - 16:00 / France libertés: Fondation Danielle Mitterrand / Human rights in Western Sahara / Public / XXIII /
14:00 - 16:00 / Terre des Hommes fédération internationale / Ending child immigration detention / Public / XXV /
14:00 - 16:00 / Vivekananda Sevakendra-O-Sishu Uddyan / Human rights in Sri Lanka / Public / XXII /
14:30 - 16:00 / Organisation pour la Communication en Afrique et de Promotion de la Coopération Economique Internationale (OCAPROCE International) / Women empowerment in conflict zones / Public / VII /
16.00 - 17.00 / Human Rights Watch / Human rights in South Sudan / Public / VII /
16:00 -18:00 / Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University / Human rights and climate change / Public / XXV /
16:00 -18:00 / CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation / Human rights in Bangladesh / Public / XXIII /
16:00 - 18:00 / Centre indépendent de recherches et d’initiatives pour le dialogue / Combating intolerance and extremism / Public / XXII /
16:00 -18:00 / Human Rights League of the Horn of Africa / Human rights in Ethiopia / Public / XXIV /

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