1Order of the Day, 11 September 2013
/ Human Rights CouncilTwenty-fourth session
Geneva,9–27September 2013
Order of the Day[*]
Plenary Meetings – Room XX
Wednesday, 11September 2013
MORNING
10.00 – 13.00
5th meeting / Panel discussionon human rights of children of parents sentenced to the death penalty or executed
Chairperson:
H.E. Mr. Remigiusz A. Henczel, President of the Human Rights Council
Moderator:
H.E. Mr. Bertrand de Crombrugghe, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations Office inGeneva
Introductory remarks:
Ms. Flavia Pansieri, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
Message from:
Ms. Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children
Panellists:
- Mr. Jorge Cardona Llorens,Member, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child;
- Dr. Sandra Jones, Associate Professor, Rowan University, USA;
- Ms. Nisreen Zerikat, National Centre for Human Rights, Jordan;
- Mr. Francis Ssuubi, Executive Director, Wells for Hope, Uganda
[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). Concept note including modalities posted on HRC Extranet: ]
LUNCH
13.00 – 15.00
6th meeting / Item 3
(cont’d) / Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
Clustered interactive dialoguewith: (cont’d)
- The Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination
A/HRC/24/45, A/HRC/24/45/Add.1, A/HRC/24/45/Add.2
- Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
A/HRC/24/38,A/HRC/24/NGO/114,A/HRC/24/NGO/123
[Modalities for participation in a clustered interactive dialogue with two special procedure mandate holders: States Speaking time is 5 minutes for States Members of the Council, and 3 minutes for observer States and other observers, including NHRIs and NGOs.]
Clustered interactive dialoguewith:
- The Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes
A/HRC/24/39, A/HRC/24/39/Add.1, A/HRC/24/39/Add.2
- The Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation
A/HRC/24/44, A/HRC/24/44/Add.1, A/HRC/24/44/Add.2, A/HRC/24/44/Add.3
[Modalities for participation in a clustered interactive dialogue with two special procedure mandate holders: Introductory statement by each 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 with 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 5 minutes for States Members of the Council, and 3 minutes for observer States and other observers, including NHRIs and NGOs.]
AFTERNOON
15.00 / Visit of H.E. Ms. Maia Panjikidze
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Georgia
15.00 – 18.00
7th meeting / Item 3
(cont’d) / Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development
Clustered interactive dialoguewith: (cont’d)
- The Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes
- The Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation
Other information:
•All speakers scheduled to take the floor should provide the Secretariat beforehand with 25 copies of their statements. For general distribution, 250 copies are needed.
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•Draft programme of work is attached.
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draft Programme of Work for the 24th session of the Human Rights Council(9-27 September 2013)
as of 10 September 2013 (subject to change)
9 September / 16 September / 23 September
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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 / 09.00
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10.00 / Item 3 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d) TBC / 10.00
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13.00 / Item 7
Report of SG on the Occupied Palestinian Territory
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General debate
10:00
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13:00 / 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)
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
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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)
IDwith COI on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
(oral update) / 15.00
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17.00 / Item 7 (cont’d)
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Item 8 – General debate
17:00
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18.00 / Item 5 (cont’d)
Complaint procedure (closed meeting)
10 September / 17 September (non-stop) / 24 September (non-stop)
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Y / 10.00
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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)
General debate / 09.00
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12.00 / Item 9
ID with WG of Experts on People of African Descent
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General debate
13:00
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15:00 / Break / 12:00
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15:00 / Item 4 (cont’d) TBC / 12:00
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15:00 / Item 10 (cont’d)
- Individual ID with SR on Cambodia
- Individual ID with IE on Somalia
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
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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
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12.00 / Items 3 & 5
Clustered ID with:
- SR on indigenous peoples
- Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) / 10.00
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13.00 / Item 10 (cont’d)
- Individual ID with IE on Sudan
- SG/HC country reports (Items 2+10)
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General debate
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 / 13:00
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15:00 / Break
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)
12 September / 19 September / 26 September
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Y / 10.00
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13.00 / Annual discussion on gender integration
(HRC resolution 6/30) / 10.00
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13.00 / Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR reports
Colombia, Uzbekistan, Tuvalu / 10.00
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13.00 / Item 1 (cont’d)
Decisions and conclusions
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
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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
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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,
Russian Federation / 10.00
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13.00 / Item 1 (cont’d)
Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
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
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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
Cameroon, Cuba
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General debate / 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.
Information note for ease of reference on speaking time arrangements
Human Rights Council
(24th session / 9 – 27 September 2013)
Type of discussion / Member States(min.) / Observer States and other observers
(min.) / Observers for NHRIs/NGOs
(min.)
General debate for all items / 3’ / 2’ / -2’ per NHRI /NGO
Panels / 3’ / 2’ / -2’ per NHRI /NGO
Interactive dialogues for country and other mandates (when individual) / 3’ / 2’ / -2’ per NHRI /NGO
Interactive dialogues for thematic mandates (clustered) /
5’ /
3’ / -3’ per NHRI/NGO
Right of reply / 3’ (for the first reply)
2’ (for the second reply) / 3’ (for the first reply)
2’ (for the second reply) / Not applicable
-For General debates, all delegates are requested to inscribe in person at the List of Speakers Desk in Room XX, which is open for all items 30 minutes before the official opening of the session.
-For Interactive dialogues and Panels, delegates are requested to raise their nameplates. NHRIs and NGOs* are requested to approach the List of Speakers Desk in Room XX.
-The Right of reply is limited to two replies and is generally exercised at the end of the day or at the end of the agenda item concerned.
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[*]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, Room E-3060.
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