Bulletin of informal meetings 16and 17 March 2017

Human Rights Council
Thirty-fourthsession
Geneva, 27 February– 24 March 2017
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. 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.
Thursday, 16 March 2017
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY PERMANENT MISSIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, OHCHR, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
Time / Organized by / Subject of themeeting / 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 Jamaica / GRULAC group meeting / Private / XXVII
09:00 – 13:00 / 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 -10:00 / Permanent Mission of Australia / WEOG coordination meeting / Private / XXIV
10:00 – 11:30 / Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) and Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) / Open informal consultation on the draft resolution on the rights of the child / Public / XXIV
10:00 - 11:30 / Permanent Mission of the Maldives / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the voluntary technical assistance trust fund to support the participation of LDCs and small Island developing States in the work of the HumanRights Council / Public / XXIII
10:00 – 12:00 / Permanent Mission of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) / NAM group meeting / Private / XXII
11:30 - 13:00 / Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Duke University School of Law International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) and Women Peacemakers Program(WPP) / Gender and human rights in countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism: what countering terrorism financing costs gender equality and security / Public / XXIII
11:30 -13:00 / Permanent Missions of France and Haiti / Open-ended informal consultation on the draft President's statement on the situation of human rights in Haiti / Public / XXIV
13:00 -15:00 / African Group / Commemoration of the international day of remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade / Public / XXI
13:00 -15.00 / Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Permanent Mission of Morocco / Launch of the OHCHR brochure: Commemorating the 5th anniversary of the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund / Public / XXIV
13:00 – 14:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII
13:00 -14:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) / Meeting of experts / Private / E-3023
13:00 -15:00 / Permanent Mission of El Salvador / Jóvenes por los derechos humanos y el bien común / Public / XXIII
14:00 -15:00 / Permanent Delegation of the League of Arab States / Meeting of experts / Private / XXII
14:00 -15:00 / Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) / Meeting of the President of the Human Rights Council with NGOs / Public / XI
15:00 -17:00 / Office of the High Commissioner for human Rights (OHCHR) and Permanent Mission of the Netherlands / Independence of the legal profession / Public / XXIII
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of Meeting / Room
10:00 -11:30 / Swiss Peace Foundation / Human rights in Sri Lanka: torture / Public / XXV
10:30 -12:00 / Advocates for Human Rights / Domestic violence legal reform / Public / XXVII
11:30 - 13:00 / Pasumai Thaayagam Foundation / Human rights in Sri Lanka: transitional justice / Public / XXV
12:00 - 13:00 / Conseil International pour le soutien à des procès équitables et aux Droits de l'Homme / Human rights in Iraq / Public / XXVII
13:00 - 14:30 / Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty / Human rights in Pakistan / Public / XXV
13:00 - 14:30 / Norwegian Refugee Council / Human rights in Occupied Palestinian Territory / Public / XXVII
14:30 - 15:30 / Association Bharathi Centre Culturel Franco-Tamoul / Human rights in Sri Lanka / Public / XXV
14:30 - 16:00 / International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination / Human rights education / Public / XXVII
15:00 - 16:30 / Mbororo Social and Cultural Development Association / Cultural rights / Public / XXIV
15:00 - 16:30 / The Palestinian Return Centre Ltd / Human rights in Occupied Palestinian Territory / Public / XXII
15:00 -16:00 / Geo Expertise Association / Human rights and access to water / Public / XXI
15:30 - 17:00 / International Human Rights Association of American Minorities (IHRAAM) / Illicit funds / Public / XXV
16:00 - 17:30 / Africa Culture Internationale / Human rights in Yemen / Public / XXVII
16:30 - 18:00 / Earthjustice / E-industry's impact on human rights / Public / XXII
Forthcoming meetings Friday, 17 March 2017
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 themeeting / 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 Jamaica / 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 Mission of South Africa / Informal consultations on the draft resolutions on mandates of the IGWG, DDPA, Ad Hoc Committee on complimentary standards / Public / XXIV
10.00 -11:30 / Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland / Friends of Somalia / Private / XXV
10:00 – 12:00 / Permanent Mission of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) / NAM group meeting / Private / XXII
11:00 -13:00 / Permanent Missions of Argentina, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Lebanon, Morocco, Romania, the Maldives, World Health Organisation (WHO), the Thalassaemia International Federation and the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights / Human rights of thalassaemia patients / Public / XXIV
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 Austria / Rights of persons with disabilities / Public / XXVII
14:00 - 15:30 / Permanent Mission of Egypt / LMG meeting of experts / Private / XXIV
14:30 – 16:30 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the situation of human rights in Myanmar / Public / XXIII
MEETING ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of Meeting / Room
10:00 - 11:30 / Friedrich Ebert Stiftung / Universal Periodic review (UPR): a public debate catalyst / Public / XXVII
11:30 - 13:00 / Asian-Eurasian Human Rights Forum / Human rights in East Africa / Public / XXV
11:30 - 13:00 / International Human Rights Association of American Minorities (IHRAAM) / Human rights in Yemen / Public / XXVII
11:30 - 13:00 / Meezaan Center for Human Rights / Human rights in Occupied Palestinian Territory / Public / XXIII
12:00 - 13:30 / Ariel Foundation International / Changemakers and human rights / Public / XXI
13:00 - 14:30 / Badil resource center for Palestinian residency and refugee rights / Human rights in Occupied Palestinian Territory / Public / XXIII
13:00 - 14:00 / Himalayan Research and Cultural Foundation / Right to cult heritage / Public / XXV
13:00 - 14:00 / International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination / Human rights in Occupied Palestinian Territory / Public / XXIV
13:30 - 15:00 / World Muslim Congress / Right to education / Public / XXI
14:00 - 15:30 / Ecumenical Alliance for Human Rights and Development (EAHRD) / Human rights and human security / Public / XXII
15:00 - 16:30 / Tourner La Page / Right to self-determination / Public / XXVII
15:30 - 17:00 / Association of World Citizens / Culture, gender and freedom / Public / XXIV
16:30 - 18:00 / International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) / Human rights in Sri Lanka / Public / XXIII

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