1Order of the Day, 24September 2013

/ Human Rights Council
Twenty-fourth session
Geneva,9–27September 2013
Order of the Day[*]
Plenary Meetings – Room XX
Tuesday, 24September 2013
MORNING
9.00 – 12.00
27th meeting / Item 8 / Follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action
General debate
A/HRC/24/G/3, A/HRC/24/NGO/7, A/HRC/24/NGO/21, A/HRC/24/NGO/63, A/HRC/24/NGO/126, A/HRC/24/NGO/127
[Modalities for participation in the general debate: States Members of the Council, observer States and other observers, including NHRIs, are requested to inscribe with the List of Speakers Desk in room XX. NGOs are requested to confirm on-line registration at theList of Speakers Desk in room XX. Speaking time is 3 minutes for States Members of the Council, and 2 minutes for observer States and other observers, including NHRIs and NGOs. The list of speakers will be closed 10 minutes after the commencement of the discussion.]
Item 9 / Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance: follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
Interactive dialoguewith:
- The Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
A/HRC/24/52, A/HRC/24/52/Add.1, A/HRC/24/52/Add.2, A/HRC/24/52/Add.3, A/HRC/24/52/Add.4, A/HRC/24/53
[Modalities for participation in theinteractive dialogue with themandate holder: Introductory statement by the mandate holder. States Members of the Council, observer States and other observers are requested to raise their nameplates which are noted by thepodium. NHRIs are requested to inscribe at the List of Speakers Desk in room XX. NGOs are requested to confirm 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 other observers, including NHRIs and NGOs.]
General debate
A/HRC/24/NGO/122
[Modalities for participation in the general debate: See above.]
LUNCH
12.00 – 15.00
28thmeeting / Item 9
(cont’d) / Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance: follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
General debate(cont’d)
[Modalities for participation in the general debate:See above.]
Item 10 / Technical assistance and capacity-building
Interactive dialoguewith:
- The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
A/HRC/24/36, A/HRC/24/G/10
[Modalities for participation in theinteractive dialogue with themandate holder: See above.]
AFTERNOON
15.00 – 18.00
29thmeeting / Item 10
(cont’d) / Technical assistance and capacity-building
- Stand-alone high-level interactive dialogue on assistance to Somalia
in the field of human rights
Opening statement:
Ms. Flavia Pansieri, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
Speakers:
  • H.E. Mr. Abdi Farah Shirdon, Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia
  • Mr. Shamsul Bari, Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia
  • Mr. Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia
  • H.E. Mr. Mahamat Saleh Annadif, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia and Head of AMISOM
  • Ms. Zahra Nur, National Coordinator, FAWE Somalia
  • Ms. Fartuun Adan, Executive Director, Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre
  • Mr. Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, Director General of Horn Cable TV
  • Mr. Abdinasir Yasin Salad, Somali Broadcasting Corporation (SBC Radio & TV)
[Modalities for participation in the interactive dialogue: States Members of the Council, observer States and other observers are requested to raise their nameplates which are noted by thepodium. NHRIs are requested to inscribe at the List of Speakers Desk in room XX. NGOs are requested to confirm 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 other observers, including NHRIs and NGOs.]
Other information:
•Draft programme of work attached.
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draft Programme of Work for the 24th session of the Human Rights Council(9-27 September 2013)
as of 23 September 2013 rev (subject to change)

WEEK 1 / WEEK 2 / WEEK 3
9 September / 16 September / 23 September
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Y / 10.00
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13.00 / Item 1 and 2*
Opening of the session
Item 2 (cont’d)
Update by the HC followed by
General debate / 10:00
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13:00 / Item 3 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d)
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Item 4
Report of the SR on IDPs (Res 23/26)
ID with COI on the Syrian Arab Republic (HRC res 23/1 and 23/26) / 10.00
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13.00 / Item 6 (cont’d)
General debate
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Item 7
Report of SG on the Occupied Palestinian Territory
followed by General debate
13.00
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15:00 / Break / 13.00
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15:00 / Break / 13:00
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15:00 / Break
15.00
–
18.00 / Item 2 (cont’d)
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Item 3
ID with SRSG for Children & Armed Conflict (oral update) / 15.00
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18.00 / Item 4 (cont’d)
ID with COI on Syria (cont’d) / 15.00
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17.00 / Item 7 (cont’d)
17:00
–
18.00 / Item 5 (cont’d)
Complaint procedure (closed meeting)
10 September / 17 September (non-stop) / 24 September (non-stop)
T
U
E
S
D
A
Y / 10.00
–
13.00 / Item 3 (cont’d)
ID with SRSG for Children & Armed Conflict (cont’d)
Clustered ID with:
- WG on mercenaries
- IE on democratic & equitable int’l order / 09.00
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12.00 / Item 4 (cont’d)
- ID with COI on Syria (cont’d)
- IDwith COI on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
(HRC resolution 22/13, oral update)
followed byGeneral debate / 09.00
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12.00 / Item 8 – General debate
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Item 9
ID with WG of Experts on People of African Descent
followed by General debate
13:00
–
15:00 / Break / 12:00
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15:00 / Item 4 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d) / 12:00
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15:00 / Item 9 (cont’d) -General debate(cont’d)
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Item 10
- ID with SR on Cambodia
15.00
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18.00 / Item 3 (cont’d) / 15.00
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18.00 / Half-day discussion on indigenous peoples
(HRC resolution 18/8) / 15.00
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18.00 / Item 10 (cont’d)
Stand-alone high-level ID on Somalia (HRC decision 23/114)
11 September / 18 September (non-stop) / 25 September (non-stop)
W
E
D
N
E
S
D
A
Y / 10.00
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13.00 / Panel on the human rights of children of parents sentenced to the death penalty
or executed
(HRC resolution 22/11) / 09.00
–
12.00 / Items 3 & 5
Clustered ID with:
- SR on indigenous peoples
- Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) / 09.00
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12.00 / Item 10 (cont’d)
- ID with IE on Somalia
- ID with IE on Sudan
- ID on the Central African Republic
- SG/HC country reports (Items 2+10)
13.00
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15.00 / Item 3 (cont’d)
Clustered ID with WG on mercenaries & IE on democratic & equitable int’l order(cont’d)
followed by
Clustered ID with SR on hazardous wastes & SR on water and sanitation / 12:00
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15:00 / Item 5 (cont’d)
- IDwith HRC Advisory Committee
General debate / 12:00
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15:00
15.00
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18.00 / 15.00
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18.00 / Item 6
Consideration of UPR reports
Turkmenistan, Burkina Faso,
Cape Verde / 15.00
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18.00 / Item 10 (cont’d)
General debate
12 September / 19 September (non-stop) / 26 September
T
H
U
R
S
D
A
Y / 10.00
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13.00 / Annual discussion on gender integration
(HRC resolution 6/30) / 09.00
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12.00 / Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR reports
Tuvalu, Colombia, Uzbekistan / 10.00
–
13.00 / Item 1 (cont’d)
Decisions and conclusions
13.00
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15.00 / Break / 12:00
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15:00 / Item 4 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d) / 13:00
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15:00 / Break
15.00
–
18.00 / Item 3 (cont’d) -Clustered ID with:
- SR on truth, justice, reparation and non-recurrence
- SR on contemporary forms of slavery / 15.00
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18.00 / Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR reports
Germany, Djibouti, Canada / 15.00
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18.00 / Item 1 (cont’d)
Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
Election of HRC Advisory Committee members
13 September / 20 September / 27 September
F
R
I
D
A
Y / 10.00
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13.00 / Items 2 & 3 (cont’d)
- Report of WG on right to development
- Introduction of SG/HC thematic reports followed by General debate / 10.00
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13.00 / Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR reports
Bangladesh, Azerbaijan
/ 10.00
–
13.00 / Item 1 (cont’d)
Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
13.00
–
15.00 / Break / 13.00
–
15.00 / Break / 13.00
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15.00 / Break
15.00
–
18.00 / Item 3 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d) / 15.00
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18.00 / Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR reports
Russian Federation, Cameroon, Cuba / 15.00
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18.00 / Item 1 (cont’d)
Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
Adoption of the session report

* Item 2 remains open throughout the session.

[*]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 the consideration of UPR reports and panels. The Secretariat will communicate any changes or updates by SMS, HRC Extranet and Twitter (UN_HRC& #HRC24). Any comments should be notified to the Secretariat,officeE-3060.

Document already circulated on 23 September2013