1Order of the day, 20September2016

/ Human Rights Council
Thirty-thirdsession
Geneva, 13 –30September 2016
Order of the day[*]
Plenary meetings – Room XX
Tuesday, 20September 2016
MORNING
10.00 – 13.00
16th meeting / Annual half-day discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples
Theme: The causes and consequences of violence against indigenous women and girls, including those with disabilities
Chair: H.E. Mr. Choi Kyonglim, President of the Human Rights Council
Opening statements: Mr. Adam Abdelmoula, Director, Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division,Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Moderator: Mr. Albert Kwokwo Barume, Chair of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Panellists:
•Ms. Aili Keskitalo (Norway), President, Sami Parliament of Norway
•Ms. Hannah McGlade (Australia), OHCHR Senior Indigenous Fellow and Senior Indigenous Research Fellow at Curtin University
•Ms. Olga Montúfar Contreras (Mexico), Director, Fundación Paso a Paso
•Ms. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz (Philippines), Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
A/HRC/RES/18/8, A/HRC/RES/30/4, A/HRC/33/NGO/6, A/HRC/33/NGO/55
[Modalities for participation in the panel: The presentations of panellists from the podium will be followed by an interactive discussion, to be divided in two slots of 60 minutes each (45 minutes for comments and questions from the floor, followed by 15 minutes for comments and replies by panellists).The concept note including the modalities of the panel is available on HRC Extranet (
States Members of the Council, observer States and other observers are requested to use the electronic system in Room XX and inscribe on the list of speakers by pressing the microphone button at their desk at the beginning of the panel, when the timer is displayed on the screen. NHRIs are requested to inscribe at the List of speakers desk in Room XX. NGOs are requested to confirm their on-line registration at the List of speakers desk in Room XX. Speaking time is 2 minutes for all.]
LUNCH
13.00– 15.00
17th meeting / Item 3
(cont’d) / Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
Item 5
(cont’d) / Human rights bodies and mechanisms
Clustered interactive dialoguewith:
- Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
A/HRC/33/42, A/HRC/33/42/Add.1, A/HRC/33/42/Add.2, , A/HRC/33/42/Add.3, A/HRC/33/42/Add.4, A/HRC/33/42/Add.5, A/HRC/33/56, A/HRC/33/NGO/29, A/HRC/33/NGO/56, A/HRC/33/NGO/96, A/HRC/33/NGO/104
- Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples(EMRIP)
A/HRC/33/57, A/HRC/33/58, A/HRC/33/NGO/30
[Modalities for participation in the clustered interactive dialogue:Online inscription on the list of speakers for States, United Nations agencies and international and regional organizations opened on 6 September at 10 a.m. Delegations will be able to register online until shortly before the opening of the interactive dialogue. After the online system closes, last-minute inscriptions can still be made at the list of speakers’ desk until the list is closed, approximately 15 minutes after the beginning of the clustered interactive dialogue. NHRIs are requested to inscribe and NGOs are requested to confirm their on-line registration at the list of speakers desk in Room XX. Speaking time is 3 minutes for States Members of the Council and 2 minutes for observer States and all other observers, including NHRIs and NGOs. See annex “Inscriptions on the list of speakers and speaking time arrangements”. Please refer also to announcements made in Room XX and through SMS alert.]
AFTERNOON
15.00– 18.00
18th meeting / Item 5
(cont’d) / Human rights bodies and mechanisms
Clustered interactive dialoguewith: (cont’d)
- Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
- Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples(EMRIP)
[Modalities for participation in the clustered interactive dialogue:See above.]
Interactive dialoguewith:
- Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
A/HRC/33/52, A/HRC/33/53, A/HRC/33/54
- Report of Open-ended intergovernmental working group on a draft United Nations declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas
A/HRC/33/59, A/HRC/33/60,A/HRC/33/NGO/72
[Modalities for participation in the individual interactive dialogue:Online inscription on the list of speakers for States, United Nations agencies and international and regional organizations opened on 6 September at 10 a.m. Delegations will be able to register online until shortly before the opening of the interactive dialogue. After the online system closes, last-minute inscriptions can still be made at the list of speakers’ desk until the list is closed, approximately 15 minutes after the beginning of the clustered interactive dialogue. NHRIs are requested to inscribe and NGOs are requested to confirm their on-line registration at the list of speakers desk in Room XX. Speaking time is 3 minutes for States Members of the Council and 2 minutes for observer States and all other observers, including NHRIs and NGOs. See annex “Inscriptions on the list of speakers and speaking time arrangements”. Please refer also to announcements made in Room XX and through SMS alert.]
General debate
A/HRC/33/19, A/HRC/33/NGO/22, A/HRC/33/NGO/39, A/HRC/33/NGO/139
[Modalities for participation in the general debate: States Members of the Council, observer States and intergovernmental organisations are requested to use the online registration system to inscribe and upload their statements. Log in details have been provided by the secretariat. NGOs are requested to confirm their on-line registration at the list of speakers desk in Room XX. Speaking time is 3 minutes for States Members of the Council, and 2 minutes for observer States and all other observers, including NHRIs and NGOs. The list of speakers will be closed approximately 15 minutes after the debate has started.]
Other information:
•Draft programme of work is attached.
•All speakers scheduled to take the floor should provide the Secretariat beforehand with only one copy of their statements in the room.
•Delegations are requested to upload their statements on the online registration system for general debates and interactive dialogues to submitall other statements to for posting on HRC Extranet.
•Identity session photo-badges may be obtained by all delegations from the UNOG Security and Safety Section at the ‘Pregny Gate’ (Palais des Nations, 8-14 Avenue de la Paix) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. upon presentation of a copy of the letter requesting accreditation and an identity document. Due to the high number of participants expected, kindly allow sufficient time for accreditation.
•Information about accessibility for persons with disabilities is available at the dedicated web page on accessibility [
•The deadline for submission of draft resolutions or decisions is Thursday, 22 September 2016, at 1.00 p.m. (office E-3054). Related guidelines and signature forms for co-sponsors are available on HRC33 Extranet.
•Delegations wishing to reserve rooms for meetings should contact Ms. Laura Giardini (email: * tel.79255 * office E-2076), no later than 12 noon of the day before the meeting.
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draft Programme of Work for the 33rd session of the Human Rights Council(13-30sEPTEMBER 2016)

as of 14 September 2016 (subject to change)

WEEK 1 / WEEK 2 / WEEK 3
12 September / 19 September (non-stop) / 26 September (non-stop)
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12.00 / UNITED NATIONS HOLIDAY / 09.00
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12.00 / ITEM 4-ID withCommission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic / 09.00
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12.00 / ANNUAL DISCUSSION ON THE INTEGRATION OF A GENDER PERSPECTIVE
(HRC resolution 6/30)
12.00
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15.00 / 12.00
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15.00 / General debate on ITEM 4 / 12.00
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15.00 / General debate on ITEM 8
15.00
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18.00 / 15.00
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18.00 / General debate on ITEM 4(cont’d) / 15.00
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18.00 / ITEM 9 - ID with WG of Experts on People of African Descent
General debate on ITEM 9
13 September (non-stop) / 20 September (non-stop) / 27 September (non-stop)
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12.00 / ITEM 2 – Oral update by the HC
ITEM 3 - Clustered ID with:
- IE on democratic & equitable int’l order
- SR on unilateral coercive measures / 10.00
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13.00 / Half-day PANEL discussion on VIOLENCE AGAINST indigenous WOMEN AND GIRLS
(HRC res. 18/8 and 30/4) / 09.00
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12.00 / General debate on ITEM 9 (cont’d)
ITEM 10
- ID on HC oral update on Ukraine
- ID on HC report on DRC
12.00
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15.00 / ITEM 3 -Clustered ID (cont’d)
ITEM 3 -Clustered ID with
- SR on water and sanitation
- WG on arbitrary detention / 13.00
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15.00 / ITEMS 3 & 5 - Clustered ID with:
- SR on indigenous peoples
- Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) / 12.00
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15.00 / - ID on DRC (cont’d)
- Enhanced ID on Burundi
15.00
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18.00 / ITEM 3 -Clustered ID (cont’d) / 15.00
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18.00 / ITEM 5 - ID withHRC Advisory Committee
General debate on ITEM 5, incl. on Report of IGWG on rights of peasants* / 15.00
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18.00 / - Enhanced ID on Burundi (cont’d)
- ID on HC oral update on Libya (with SRSG)
14 September (non-stop) / 21 September / 28 September (non-stop)
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12.00 / ITEM 2 -General debate on the
oral update by the HC / 10.00
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13.00 / ITEM 6 - UPR outcomes
Suriname, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa / 09.00
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12.00 / ITEM 10
- ID on Libya (cont’d)
- ID with SR on Cambodia
- ID withIE on Sudan
12.00
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15.00 / General debate (cont’d) / 13.00
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14.00 / General debate on ITEM 5 (cont’d) / 12.00
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15.00 / - ID withIE on Sudan(cont’d)
- ID withIE on Central African Republic
-ID withIE on Somalia
14.00
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15.00 / BREAK
15.00
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18.00 / HIGH-LEVEL PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION AND TRAINING
(HRC resolution 31/21) / 15.00
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18.00 / ITEM 6 - UPR outcomes
Greece, Sudan, Hungary / 15.00
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18.00 / -ID withIE on Somalia (cont’d)
- General debate on ITEM 10, incl. on SG/HC reports (Yemen; Cambodia)*
15 September (non-stop) / 22 September (non-stop) / 29 September (non-stop)
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12.00 / ITEM 3 - Individual ID with IE on the rights of older persons / 09.00
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12.00 / ITEM 6 - UPR outcomes
Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, United Republic of Tanzania / 09.00
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12.00 / General debate on ITEM 10 (cont’d)
12.00
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15.00 / ITEM 3 -Clustered ID with:
- WG on enforced disappearances
- SR on contemporary forms of slavery / 12.00
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15.00 / PANEL DISCUSSION ON YOUTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS
(HRC resolution 32/1) / 12.00
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15.00 / ITEM 1
Decisions and conclusions
15.00
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18.00 / ITEM 3 -Clustered ID (cont’d)
ITEM 3 -Clustered ID with:
- WG on use of mercenaries
- SR on hazardous wastes / 15.00
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18.00 / ITEM 6 - UPR outcomes
Antigua and Barbuda, Swaziland, Trinidad and Tobago / 15.00
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18.00 / Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
16 September (non-stop) / 23 September / 30 September
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12.00 / ITEM 3 - Clustered ID (cont’d)
General debate on ITEM 3, incl. on Report of WG on the right to development, and on HC/OHCHR/SG thematic reports* / 09.00
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13.00 / ITEM 6 - UPR outcomes
Thailand, Ireland
General debate on ITEM 6 / 09.00
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13.00 / ITEM 1
Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
12.00
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15.00 / General debate on ITEM 3(cont’d) / 13.00
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15.00 / BREAK / 13.00
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15.00 / BREAK
15.00
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17.00 / General debate on ITEM 3(cont’d) / General debate on ITEM 7 / 15.00
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18.00 / - Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
- Election of HRC Advisory Committee members
- Appointment of SP mandate holders
- Adoption of the session report
15.00
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18.00
17.00
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18.00 / ITEM 5 - Complaint procedure
(closed meeting)

* These general debates are preceded by the presentation of the relevant reports.

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
33rd session (13 – 30 September 2016)
Inscriptions on the list of speakers and speaking time arrangements

Type of discussion / Member States
(min.) / Observer States / other observers
(min.) / Observers for NHRIs* / NGOs**
(min.)
General debates1 / 3’ / 2’ / 2’ per NHRI / NGO
Clustered interactive dialogues2
(Maximum duration of each clustered interactive dialogue is 4 hours)
/ 5’
May be reduced according to the number of registered speakers to
3’ (or 2’) / 3’
May be reduced according to the number of registered speakers to
2’ / 2’ per NHRI / NGO
Individual interactive dialogues3
(including interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner) / 3’ / 2’ / 2’ per NHRI / NGO
Panel discussions3 / 2’ / 2’ / 2’ per NHRI / NGO
Consideration of UPR outcomes4 / 3’
May be reduced according to the number of registered speakers to
2’ (or minimum 1:30) / 2’
May be reduced according to the number of registered speakers to
minimum 1:30 / 2’ per NHRI / NGO
Rights of reply5 / 3’ (for the first reply)
2’ (for the second reply) / 3’ (for the first reply)
2’ (for the second reply) / N/A

Electronic system

Inscriptions for all panel discussions will be done through the electronic system in Room XX. Delegates representing States, United Nations agencies and international and regional organizations can inscribe on the list of speakers by pressing the microphone button at their desk, when the timer is displayed on the screen. For States Members of the Council, only the microphone with the red sticker can be used to inscribe on the list. This does not apply to NGOs and NHRIs (see below). The lists of speakers for all panel discussions close 15 minutes after the corresponding discussion has started; delegations may still inscribe at the list of speakers desk until that moment.

Schedule of inscriptions

1.For general debates (“GDs”),the online inscription system in the lists of speakers for all agenda items will open on Tuesday 6 September 2016 at 10.00 am. The secretariat will provide information and assistance in Room XX and as from Tuesday 13 September 2016, the list will be made available at the secretariat desk in Room XX. Inscriptions on the list of speakers for each general debate will still be possible until its closure approximately 15 minutes after the beginning of the respective debate.

2.For all individual and clustered interactive dialogues (“IDs”),the online inscription system in the list of speakers will open on Tuesday 6 September 2016 at 10.00 am. The secretariat will provide information and assistance in Room XX and as from Tuesday 13 September 2016, the list will be made available at the secretariat desk in Room XX. Delegations will be able to inscribe on behalf of groups by contacting the secretariat at the list of speakers’ desk in Room XX at the beginning of the day when the debate takes place. Inscriptions on the list of speakers for each (clustered and individual) Interactive dialogue will still be possible until its closure approximately 15 minutes after the beginning of the respective dialogue.Should the total duration of a given clustered ID be estimated to last less than 4 hours, the speaking time limits will remain 5 minutes for Members (and groups) and 3 minutes for observers. However, if it is estimated to be more than 4 hours, the speaking time limits will be reduced to 3 minutes for Members (and groups) and 2 minutes for observers. Should this measure be deemed insufficient to ensure that the total duration not exceed 4 hours, the speaking time limit will be further reduced to 2 minutes for both Members (and groups) and observers.

3.Both for general debates and interactive dialogues (clustered and individual), all delegations have been given login details and requested to inscribe online. Delegations will be able to inscribe on behalf of groups at the beginning of the day when the debate takes place, by contacting the secretariat at the list of speakers’ desk in Room XX. Online inscriptions will be possible until midnight, the day before the debate or interactive dialogue is scheduled to start.

4.For all panels, delegations are invited to inscribe by pressing the microphone button in room XX, at the beginning of each panel. The list will close approximately 15 minutes after the beginning of the respective panel.

5.For the adoptions of UPR outcomes under agenda item 6, inscription will open on Tuesday 13 September at 9 a.m. at the list of speakers’ desk in Room XX, and will remain open until Thursday 15 September at 6 p.m. No inscription on the lists will be possible after that date. Speaking order will be drawn by lot by the Bureau of the HRC on Friday 16 September.Speaking time for States varies depending on the number of speakers inscribed. Total time for States Members of the Council, observer States and United Nations agencies is 20 minutes. Total time for other stakeholders is 20 minutes, with speaking time of 2 minutes for all.

6.The right of reply is limited to two replies and is exercised either at the end of the day (unless there is a panel discussion at the end of the day) or at the end of the consideration of a relevant agenda item concerned.

NHRIs and NGOs

* National human rights institutions (NHRIs) with “A” status accreditation wishing to make an oral statement should approach the NGO/NHRI list of speakers’ desk in Room XX before the delivery of the statement.

** Accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) wishing to make an oral statement should submit a request using the online registration system for oral statements available on the Council website at

NGO delegations must confirm in person their request and the name of the speaker who will deliver the statement at the NGO/NHRI list of speakers’ desk in Room XX 24 hours preceding the relevant meeting.

[*]The information contained in this document was compiled and is correct as of 6 p.m. of the previous day. In the event that the consideration of a specific item or sub-item does not take up the whole meeting, the Council will move to the consideration of the next item or sub-item scheduled for the following meeting, with the exception of panels and the consideration of UPR reports. The Secretariat will communicate any changes or updates by SMS alerts, HRC Extranet and Twitter (@UN_HRC & #HRC33 #HRCat10). Any comments should be notified to the Secretariat, room E-2076.