Bulletin of informal meetings 20 and 21September 2016

Human Rights Council
Thirty-thirdsession
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 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.
Tuesday, 20 September2016
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 – 11:00 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) / EU group meeting / Private / XXIII
08:30 -10:30 / Permanent Mission of Finland / Indigenous peoples' cultural heritage – Indigenous peoples' participation and the role of indigenous women in promoting cultural heritage / Public / XXIV
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
09:00-10:00 / Permanent Mission of Ireland / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age / Public / XXV
10:00 – 12:00 / Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the right to development / Public / XXII
10:00 -12:00 / Permanent Mission of Ukraine / 2nd open –ended informal consultation on the draft resolution on the role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights / Public / XXV
10:30 -12:00 / 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 / XXIV
11:00 -13:00 / Permanent Missions of Germany and Spain / Informal consultation on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation / Public / XXIII
12:00 -13:00 / Permanent Mission of Egypt / Like-minded group meeting / Private / XXV
12:00 -13:30 / Permanent Mission ofArgentina / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the right of older persons / Public / XXIV
12:00 -13:30 / Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on contemporary forms of slavery / Public / XXI
13:00 -14:00 / Permanent Mission of Australia / JUSCANZ meeting / Private / E-3025
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 Italy / Science and the right to health / Public / XXVII
13:15 -14:45 / Permanent Mission of France / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on arbitrary detention / Public / XXVI
13:30 -15:00 / Permanent Mission of Bolivia (Plurinational State of) / Sistemas de seguimiento, monitoreo y estadística de recomendaciones sobre derechos humanos / Public / XXIV
13:30 -15:00 / Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Russian Union of Journalists and National Union of Journalists of Ukraine / Tools to rebuild trust in the media / Public / XXI
14:00 -15:00 / Permanent Delegation of the League of Arab States / Meeting of experts / Private / XXII
15:00 – 16:00 / Eastern European Group (EEG) / Coordination meeting / Private / E-3025
15:00 – 16:00 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) / Co-sponsors meeting / Private / XXIV
15:00 -16:30 / Permanent Mission of Brazil / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health / Public / XXII
15:00 -16:00 / Permanent Missions of Canada, Guatemala and United States of America / Causes and consequences of violence against indigenous women - Reception / Public / In front of Room XX
15:00 -16:30 / 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 / XXIII
15:00 -16:30 / Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation and the Union of Journalists of Russia / Promotion of gender issues through mass media / Public / XXV
15:00 – 17:00 / Permanent Mission of the United States of America / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on technical assistance on human rights in Sudan / Public / XXVI
16:00 -17:30 / Permanent Missions ofGuatemala, Mexico and Spain / The right of indigenous peoples to free, prior and informed consultation as a requirement for sustainable and inclusive development within the 2030 agenda / Public / XXIV
16:30 -18:30 / Permanent Mission of Australia / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on national human rights institutions / Public / XXIII
16:30 -18:30 / Permanent Missions of Austria, Brazil, France, Greece, Morocco, Qatar and Tunisia / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on safety of journalists / Public / XXII
17:00 – 19:00 / Permanent Delegation of the League of Arab States / Meeting of experts / Private / XXVII
17:30 – 19:30 / Permanent Mission of Colombia / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights / Public / XXV
MEETINGORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of
meeting / Room
10:00 - 11:00 / Arab Commission for Human Rights / Illicit funds and human / Public / XXVII
12:00 - 13:00 / Association of World Citizens / Human rights in Yemen / Public / XXVII
13:00 - 14:00 / Action internationale pour la paix et le développement dans la région des Grands Lacs / Human Rights in South Asia / Public / XXIII
13:00 - 14:00 / International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR) / Enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka / Public / XXV
14:00 - 15:00 / Mbororo Social and Cultural Development Association / Woman and child rights / Public / XXIII
14:00 - 15:00 / Action Canada for Population and Development / Bodily autonomy and sexual rights / Public / XXV
15:00 - 16:00 / CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation / Journalists at risk in the Gulf / Public / XXVII
15:00 - 16:00 / Franciscans International / Role of local government in human rights / Public / XXI
16:00 - 17:00 / Asian Legal Resource Centre / Abysmal state of affairs / Public / XXVII
16:00 - 17:00 / Alsalam Foundation / Human rights in Yemen / Public / XXI
16:30 - 17:30 / Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of torture / Human rights situation in Yemen / Public / XXV
17:00 - 18:00 / Agence pour les droits de l’homme / Human rights in Nigeria / Public / XXI
Forthcoming meetings Wednesday, 21 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 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 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 Mission of Colombia / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights / Public / XXIV
09:00-11:00 / Permanent Mission of the United States of America / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on Sudan / Public / XXV
10:00-12:00 / Permanent Missions ofAustria, Brazil, France, Greece, Morocco, Qatar and Tunisia / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on safety of journalists / Public / XXIII
10:00 – 12:00 / Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of NAM / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the right to development / Public / XXII
11:00-12:30 / Permanent Missions of Mexico and Guatemala / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the rights of indigenous people / Public / XXIV
12:00-13:30 / Permanent Mission of Iraq / The impact of ISIS crimes on the human rights in Iraq and the role of the Iraqi army and popular mobilization in countering it / Public / XXV
12.00-14:00 / Permanent Mission of Switzerland / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on human rights and transitional justice / Public / XXIII
12:00-14:00 / 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 / XXI
12:30-14:00 / Permanent Mission of Portugal / The Universal Periodic Review: A skewed agenda? Publication launch and discussion on strengthening the role of the UPR in advancing economic, social and cultural rights / 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 Mission of Australia / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on national human rights institutions / Public / XXI
14:00-15:00 / Permanent Delegation of the League of Arab States / Meeting of Ambassadors / Private / XXII
14:00-16:00 / Permanent Missions of 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 Morocco / Droits de l'homme et sécurité au Sahel / Public / XXIV
14:00 – 16:00 / Permanent Mission of the United States of America / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on technical assistance on human rights in Sudan / Public / XXVI
15:00-17:00 / Permanent Mission of Mexico / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in countering terrorism / Public / XI
15:30-17:00 / Permanent Missions of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Principality of Liechtenstein, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Permanent Delegation of the European Union / Syrian Arab Republic: the Universal Periodic Review Process and civil society’s role in promoting justice and accountability / Public / XXV
16:00 -17:00 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) / Open-ended informal consultations on the draft resolution on Burundi / Public / XXIII
16:30-18:00 / Permanent Missions of Czechia, Botswana, Indonesia, the Netherlands and Peru / Co-sponsors meeting on the draft resolution on equal participation in political and public affairs / Private / XXII
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 / African Regional Agricultural Credit Association / Human rights in Asia / Public / XXVII
11:00 - 12:00 / China NGO Network for International Exchanges (CNIE) / Right to development / Public / XXVII
11:00 - 12:00 / Iraqi Development Organization / Human rights in Yemen: journalists / Public / XXV
12:00 - 13:00 / American Association of Jurists / Self-determination in Western Sahara / Public / XXVII
14:30 - 15:30 / East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project / Public participation in Africa / Public / XXVII
15:30 - 16:30 / Pasumai Thaayagam Foundation / Human rights in Sri Lanka: Transitional justice / Public / XXVII
16:00 - 17:00 / Organisation pour la Communication en Afrique et de Promotion de la Cooperation Economique Internationale - OCAPROCE Internationale / Human Rights in Western Sahara / Public / XXIV
16:00 - 17:00 / Nonviolence International / Human rights in Philippines: disappearances / Public / XXI
16:30 - 17:30 / Organisation marocaine des droits humains / Forced deportations / Public / XXVII
17:00 - 18:00 / Federacion de Asociaciones de Defensa y Promocion de los Derechos Humanos / Self-determination / Public / XXIII
17:00 - 18:00 / Foodfirst Information and Action Network (FIAN) / Human rights in Brazil: Indigenous peoples / Public / XXIV
17:00 - 18:00 / Espace Afrique International / Women's rights in Africa / Public / XXI
17:00 - 18:00 / Women's Human Rights International Association / Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran / Public / XXV

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