Bulletin of informal meetings 3 and 4March 2016

Human Rights Council
Thirty-first session
Geneva, 29 February – 24 March 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.
Thursday, 3 March 2016
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
08:00-10:00 / Permanent Mission of the United States of America / WEOG meeting / Private / XXIV
08:30 – 10:00 / Permanent Mission of Guatemala / 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of) / NAM group meeting / Private / XXII
10:00-12:00 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) / EU meeting / Private / XXVII
10:00-12:00 / Permanent Mission of Norway / Informal consultations on the draft resolution on human rights defenders / Public / XXIII
10:00-11:30 / Permanent Delegation of the European Union, International Disability Alliance and The International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) / Human Rights and Sustainable Development Goals – Mutual reinforcement for persons with disabilities, including women and girls with disabilities / Public / XXIV
11:30-13:00 / Permanent Mission of Morocco / Informal consultations on the draft resolution on human rights education and training / Public / XXIV
12:00-14:00 / Permanent Mission of Ecuador / Ten years since the adoption of the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities: good practices, and challenges regarding accessibility, while implementing the UN sustainable development goals / Public / XXIII
12:00-14:00 / Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia / Towards an unrestricted humanity / Public / XXI
13:00 – 14:00 / Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) / OIC group meeting / Private / XXII
13:00-14:00 / Permanent Delegation to the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf – GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) / Experts meeting / Private / E-3023
13:00-15:00 / Permanent Mission of Thailand / Migrants and the right to health / Public / XXIV
14:00-16:00 / Permanent missions of Brazil, Tunisia, Front Line Defenders and International Service for Human Rights / Strengthening the international protection of human rights defenders: perspectives from the global south / Public / XXI
14:00-16:00 / Permanent Mission of Switzerland + 10 Presidencies / Informal consultations of the draft decision for a round-table on the 10th anniversary of the Human Rights Council / Public / XXII
16:00-18:00 / Permanent Mission of Denmark / Co-sponsor meeting on the draft resolution on prevention of torture / Private / XXI
MEETINGORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Time / Organized by / Subject of the meeting / Type of
meeting / Room
12:00-13:00 / CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation / Human rights in Ethiopia / Public / XXII
12:00-14:00 / Arab Commission for Human Rights / Stolen assets and human rights / Public / XVIII
15:00-17:00 / Global Network for Rights and Development (GNRD) / Child rights and education / Public / XXVII
15:00-16:30 / CIRID (Centre Independent de Recherches et d'Initiatives pour le Dialogue) / Security concerns in Asia / Public / XXIV
16:00-18:00 / International Fellowship of Reconciliation / Human rights in Western Sahara / Public / XXIII
16:00-18:00 / Khiam Rehabilitation Center For Victims of Torture / Human rights in Bahrain / Public / XXII
16:30-18:30 / Friedrich Ebert Stiftung / Climate change and the right to health / Public / XXIV
Forthcoming meetings Friday, 4 March 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 Guatemala / 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of) / NAM group meeting / Private / XXII
10:00-12:00 / Permanent Mission of Slovenia / Informal consultations on the draft resolution on human rights and the environment / Public / XXIII
11:00-13:00 / Permanent missions of Brazil, Congo, Cyprus, Japan, Greece, Lebanon, Republic of Korea, Morocco and the Russian Federation / Core group on the draft resolution on human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal / Private / XXIV
12:00-13:30 / Permanent missions of Costa Rica, Switzerland and Turkey / Co-sponsors meeting on the draft resolution on peaceful protests / Private / XXI
12:00-14:00 / Permanent missions of Australia, New Zealand, UN Interagency Support Group for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNHCR and the International Disability Alliance / The promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies / Public / XXIII
12:00-13:00 / Permanent Mission of Portugal / Informal consultations on the draft omnibus resolution on economic, social and cultural rights / Public / XXII
12:30-14:00 / Permanent Mission of Finland and OHCHR / Homelessness and the right to adequate housing / Public / XXVII
13:00-15.00 / OHCHR / Implementing human rights obligations relation to the environment / 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 missions of Brazil, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Greece, Iraq, Ireland, Mali, Poland, Serbia and Switzerland / Informal consultations on the joint Statement on cultural rights and protection of the cultural heritage / Public / XXIII
14:00-16:00 / Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland / Co-sponsor meeting on the draft resolution on Syria / Private / XXII
16:00-18:00 / Permanent Mission of Austria / Co-sponsor meeting on the draft resolution on human rights of minorities / Private / XXVII
16:00-18:00 / Permanent Mission of Chile and Quaker UN Office / Procedural rights and the environment: The Principle 10 negotiations in Latin America and the Caribbean / Public / XXI
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 / Human Rights Information and Training Center / Human rights in Yemen / Public / XVIII
11:00-12:30 / International-Lawyers.Org / Right to health / Public / XXVII
14:00-16:00 / American Association of Jurists / Non-autonomous territory / Public / XXVII
14:30-16:00 / Caritas Internationalis (International Confederation of Catholic Charities) / Towards HABITAT III / Public / XXI
15:00-17:00 / East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project / Human rights in Burundi / Public / XXIV
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