Bulletin of informal meetings 28and 28September 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, 27 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 – 10:00 / 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
10:00 – 12:00 / Permanent Mission of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) / NAM group meeting / Private / XXII
11:00 -13:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) / Meeting of Ambassadors / Private / XXIII
12:00 -13:00 / Permanent Mission of Egypt / Like-minded group meeting / Private / XXII
13:00 – 14:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII
13:00 -14:00 / Permanent Mission of Australia / JUSCANZ meeting / Private / E-3025
13:00 -15:00 / Permanent Mission of Iraq / The role of the United Nations in Iraq after ISIS / Public / XXIII
13:00-15:00 / Permanent Mission of Vietnam / Education for women and girls to combat trafficking in persons / Public / XXIV
14:00 -15:00 / Permanent Delegation of the League of Arab States / Meeting of experts / Private / XXII
14:00-16:00 / Permanent Mission of Thailand / Promoting mine victims’ rights: making their rights real / Public / XXI
16:00 - 18:00 / Permanent Mission of the Netherlands / Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the human rights situation in Yemen / Public / XXI
MEETINGORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of
meeting / Room
10:00 - 11:30 / Iraqi Development Organization / Doctors in conflict / Public / XXIV
10:00 - 11:30 / International Educational Development, Inc. / Human rights and humanitarian actors / Public / XXVII
11:30 - 13:00 / Indigenous People of Africa Coordinating Committee / Rights of the citizen / Public / XXVII
11:30 - 13:00 / International-Lawyers.Org / The right to water / Public / XXIV
12:00 - 13:00 / Sudanese Women General Union / Challenges of women’s rights / Public / XXV
13:00 - 14:00 / Association for the Protection of women and children’s rights / Women and children rights in conflict zones / Public / XXI
13:00 - 14:30 / Public Services International / Article 23: “Do as we say, not as we do” – How unpaid internships undermine human rights / Public / XII
13:00 - 14:30 / Lutheran World Federation / Rights of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) / Public / XXVII
14:30 - 15:30 / World Association for the School as an Instrument of Peace / Peace agreements and human rights / Public / XII
14:30 - 16:00 / Foundation for Gaia / Ecovillages and human rights / Public / V
14:30 - 16:00 / International Lesbian and Gay Association / Gender identity at the Human Rights Council / Public / XXVII
15:00 - 16:30 / Al-Hakim Foundation / Minority issues / Public / XXIV
15:00 - 16:30 / International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination / Human rights in Yemen / Public / XXII
16:00 - 17:00 / World Muslim Congress / Right to self-determination / Public / XII
16:00 - 17:30 / Defence for Children International / Sustainable development goals - children and violence / Public / XXVII
16:00 - 17:30 / Arab Commission for Human Rights / The Arab Spring and human rights / Public / XXIII
16:30 - 18:00 / Association Bharathi Centre Culturel Franco-Tamoul / The right to self-determination / Public / XXIV
Forthcoming meetings Wednesday, 28 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
10:00 – 12:00 / Permanent Mission of Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) / NAM group meeting / Private / 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 Greece and the International Olympic Committee / Sports and sport values education as means to promote local integration and enhance the protection of human rights of refugees and migrants / Public / XXIV
13:00-15:30 / Permanent Mission of India, Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (BKWSU) and the African Assembly for the Defense of Human Rights (RADDHO) / Let us take inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela for a world free of violent extremism / Public / XXIII
14:00-15:00 / Permanent Delegation of the League of Arab States / Meeting of Ambassadors / 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 - 11:30 / Al-Hakim Foundation / Terrorism in Middle East / Public / XXVII
11:30 - 13:00 / Integrated Youth Empowerment - Common Initiative Group (I.Y.E. – C.I.G.) / Minority rights and occupation / Public / XXVII
11:30 - 13:00 / Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain Inc / Human rights in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) / Public / XXIII
13:00 - 14:30 / Action Canada for Population and Development / Safe and legal abortion / Public / XXVII
14:30 -16:00 / Khiam Rehabilitation Center for Victims of torture / Human rights in Israel: detention / Public / XXVII
15:00 - 16:30 / World Association for the School as an Instrument of Peace / Human rights in Cambodia / Public / XXII
15:00 - 16:30 / Centre Europe - Tiers Monde - Europe-Third World Centre / Fracking and environmental rights / Public / XXIV
16:00 - 17:30 / Association of World Citizens / Journalists in armed conflicts / Public / XXVII

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