Bulletin of informal meetings 16 and 19 September 2016

Human Rights Council
Thirty-third session
Geneva, 13 - 30 September 2016
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 United Nations, and can be subject to possible change. Event organizers are requested to kindly notify the Secretariat (, Tel: 022 917 9255) of any change to their planned events.
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.
Friday, 16 September 2016
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) / EU group meeting / Private / XXIII
08:30 – 10:00 / Permanent Mission of Honduras / GRULAC group meeting / Private / XXVII
09:00 – 12:00 / African Union (AU) / African Union group meeting / Private / XXI
09:00 – 10:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII
09:00 – 11:00 / Permanent Missions of Germany and Spain / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation / Public / XXV
09:00 - 10:00 / Permanent Mission of the United States of America / WEOG meeting / Private / XXIV
10:00 – 12:00 / Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran / NAM group meeting / Private / XXII
10.00 - 12:00 / Permanent Mission of Switzerland / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on human rights and transitional justice / Public / XXIV
11:00 - 13:00 / Permanent Mission of Ireland / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age / Public / XI
11:00 - 13:00 / Permanent Mission of Ukraine / 1st open-ended informal consultation on the draft resolution on the role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights / Public / XXV
12.00 - 13:30 / Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Permanent Missions of Burkina Faso, Colombia and New Zealand / Human rights and maternal mortality / Public / XXI
12:00 - 13:00 / Permanent Mission of Mexico / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism / Public / XXII
13:00 – 14:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII
13:00 - 15:00 / Permanent Mission of Slovakia, Permanent Delegation of the European Union and Save the Children / Education: reaching the furthest behind first / Public / XXIV
13:00 - 14:00 / Permanent Mission of El Salvador / Informal consultation of draft resolution on unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights / Public / XXV
14:00 - 16:00 / Permanent Mission of Argentina / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on older persons / Public / XXV
14:00 - 15:30 / Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and Permanent Mission of Belgium / Role of the NHRIs and equality bodies in the fight against racism / Public / XXII
14:30 - 16:30 / Permanent Missions of Brazil, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Greece, Iraq, Ireland, Mali, Poland, Serbia and Switzerland / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on cultural rights and the protection of cultural heritage / Public / XXIII
15:30 - 16:30 / Permanent Mission of the United States of America / WEOG briefing / Private / XXII
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of
meeting / Room
11:00 - 12:00 / Organisation pour la Communication en Afrique et de Promotion de la Cooperation Economique Internationale - OCAPROCE Internationale / Women empowerment for economic and development / Public / XXVII
12:00 - 13:00 / International Islamic Federation of student organizations / Use of lethal weapons / Public / XXIV
12:00 -14:00 / World Organisation against Torture/FIDH / Human rights in Cambodia / Public / XXVII
14:00 - 15:00 / International-Lawyers.Org / Right to development / Public / XXVII
15:00 - 16:00 / World Environment and Resources Council (WERC) / Internally displaced peoples and right to development / Public / XXVII
15:00 - 16:00 / Korea Center for United Nations Human Rights Policy / Violations by TNCs / Public / XXI
16:00 - 17:00 / Conseil International pour le soutien à des procès équitables et aux Droits de l'Homme / Human rights in Bahrain / Public / XXVII
16:00 - 17:00 / Arab Commission for Human Rights / Migrant and refugee crisis / Public / XXI
17:00 - 18:00 / Egyptian Organization for Human Rights / Terrorism and human security in Arab Region / Public / XXV
17:00 - 18:00 / Association des étudiants tamouls de France / Minority Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran / Public / XXVII
Forthcoming meetings Monday, 19 September 2016
Please note that the information on forthcoming events is indicative and may be subject to change.
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) / EU group meeting / Private / XXIII
08:30 – 10:00 / Permanent Mission of Honduras / GRULAC group meeting / Private / XXVII
09:00 – 12:00 / African Union (AU) / African Union group meeting / Private / XXI
09:00 – 10:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII
09:00 - 11:00 / Permanent Missions of Czechia, Botswana, Indonesia, the Netherlands and Peru / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on equal participation in political and public affairs / Public / XXIV
10:00 – 12:00 / Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran / NAM group meeting / Private / XXII
10:00 - 11:30 / Permanent Missions of Mexico and Guatemala / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the rights of indigenous people / Public / XXIII
11:00 - 13:00 / Permanent Mission of France / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on arbitrary detention / Public / XXIV
11:30 - 13:30 / Permanent Mission of Thailand / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights / Public / XXIII
12:00 - 14:00 / Permanent Mission of Algeria / Muslims in Europe: The road to social harmony / Public / XXII
12:00 - 13:00 / Permanent Mission of Sudan / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on Sudan / Public / XXV
13:00 - 14:30 / Permanent Missions of Australia, Namibia, Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights / The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at 50: Examining its significance from a women’s rights perspective / Public / XXIV
13:00 – 14:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII
14:00 - 16:00 / Permanent Missions of Brazil, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Greece, Iraq, Ireland, Mali, Poland, Serbia and Switzerland / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on cultural rights and the protection of cultural heritage / Public / XXIII
14:00 - 16:00 / Permanent Mission of Colombia / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights / Public / XXII
14:00 - 15:00 / Permanent Mission of El Salvador / Informal consultation of draft resolution on unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights / Public / XXV
14:30 - 16:30 / Permanent Mission of Switzerland / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on human rights and transitional justice / Public / XXIV
16:00 - 18:00 / Permanent Mission of Australia / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on National Human Rights Institutions / Public / XXIII
16:00 - 18:00 / Permanent Missions of France, Germany, Italy, Kuwait, Jordan, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on Syrian Arab Republic / Public / XXII
16:00 - 18:00 / Permanent Mission of the United States of America / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on Sudan / Public / XXV
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of Meeting / Room
10:00 - 11:00 / Organisation pour la Communication en Afrique et de Promotion de la Cooperation Economique Internationale - OCAPROCE Internationale / Enforced disappearances / Public / XXVII
11:00 - 12:00 / Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism / United Nations actions for constraining terrorism: recommendations for more efficiency / Public / XXV
11:00 - 12:00 / Society for Threatened Peoples / Human rights in China / Public / XXVII
12:00 - 13:00 / Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty / Human rights in Pakistan / Public / XXVII
13:00 - 14:00 / International Federation on Ageing / Respect, protect and fulfil / Public / XXVII
13:00 - 14:00 / Agence pour les Droits de l’Homme / War and impunity in Yemen / Public / XXV
14:00 - 15:00 / Franciscans International / War on drugs and its impacts on human rights / Public / XXVII
14:00 - 15:00 / Comision Juridica para el Autodesarrollo de los Pueblos Originarios Andinos – Capaj / Human rights in Indonesia / Public / XXI
15:00 - 16:00 / The Palestinian Return Centre Ltd / Palestinians in the Syrian Arab Republic: detention, torture and forced disappearance / Public / XXVII
15:00 - 16:00 / Geo Expertise Association / Human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic: water / Public / XXI
15:00 - 16:00 / Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches / Human rights of indigenous peoples in Asia at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) / Public / XXV
16:00 - 17:00 / Africa Culture Internationale / Violence in South Asia / Public / XXVII
16:00 - 17:00 / Ecumenical Alliance for Human Rights and Development (EAHRD) / The threat of sectarianism and extremism to human rights / Public / XXI
16:30 - 17:30 / United Schools International / Human rights in South Asia / Public / XXIV
17:00 - 18:00 / World Environment and Resources Council (WERC) / Right to development / Public / XXVII
17:00 - 18:00 / World Muslim Congress / Right to self-determination / Public / XXI
17:30 - 18:30 / Centre de Documentation, de Recherche et d'Information des Peuples Autochtones (doCip) / Preparatory meeting / Public / XXIV

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