Human Rights Council
Twenty-fourth session
Geneva, 9 – 27 September 2013
Order of the Day*
Plenary Meetings – Room XX
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
MORNING
10.00 – 13.00
3rd meeting
Item 2
(cont’d)
Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner
and the Secretary-General
General debate (cont’d)
Item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political,
economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to
development
Interactive dialogue with:
- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and
Armed Conflict
A/HRC/24/35
[Modalities for participation in an interactive dialogue with the mandate 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
the podium. 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.]
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 dialogue with:
*
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
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should be notified to the Secretariat, Room E-3060.
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Document already circulated on 9 September 2013
A/HRC/24/OD/2
GE.13- 16808
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- 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 selfdetermination
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: 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 the podium. 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 – 18.00
4th 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 dialogue (cont’d)
Other information:
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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 28 August 2013 (subject to change)
WEEK 1
9 September
10.00
–
13.00
M
O
N
13.00
D –
A 15:00
Y
Item 1 and 2*
Opening of the session
Item 2 (cont’d)
Update by the HC followed by
General debate
Break
09.00
–
10.00
10:00
–
13:00
13.00
–
15:00
Item 2 (cont’d)
--15.00
15.00
Item 3
–
–
18.00 ID with SRSG for Children & Armed Conflict 18.00
(oral update)
10 September
18.00
11 September
W
E
D
N
E
S
D
A
Y
10.00
–
13.00
13.00
-15.00
15.00
–
18.00
10.00
T –
H 13.00
U
R
S
D
A
Y
13.00
-15.00
15.00
–
18.00
10.00
–
F 13.00
R
13.00
I
–
D 15.00
A
Y 15.00
–
18.00
Panel on the human rights of children of
parents sentenced to the death penalty 09.00
–
or executed
12.00
(HRC resolution 22/11)
Break
Item 4
Report of the SR on IDPs (Res 23/26)
10.00
–
13.00
ID with COI on the Syrian Arab
Republic (HRC res 23/1 and 23/26)
Break
Item 4 (cont’d)
ID with COI on the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea
(oral update)
12:00
–
15:00
Item 3 (cont’d)
15.00
Clustered ID with:
–
- SR on hazardous substances and wastes 18.00
- SR on water and sanitation
12 September
Annual discussion on gender integration
(HRC resolution 6/30)
10.00
–
13.00
Break
13:00
–
15:00
Item 4 (cont’d)
General debate
Item 7
Report of SG on the Occupied
Palestinian Territory
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General debate
13:00
–
Break
15:00
15.00
Item 7 (cont’d)
–
--17.00
Item 8 – General debate
17:00
Item 5 (cont’d)
–
Complaint procedure (closed meeting)
18.00
17 September (non-stop)
Item 3 (cont’d)
ID with SRSG for Children & Armed Conflict
10.00
09.00
(cont’d)
T –
–
Clustered ID with:
12.00
U 13.00
- WG on mercenaries
E
- IE on democratic & equitable int’l order
S
12:00
D 13:00
–
–
Break
A 15:00
15:00
Y
15.00
15.00
–
–
Item 3 (cont’d)
18.00
WEEK 3
23 September
WEEK 2
16 September
Item 3 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d) TBC
24 September (non-stop)
09.00
–
12.00
Item 9
ID with WG of Experts on People
of African Descent
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General debate
Item 4 (cont’d) TBC
Half-day discussion on indigenous
peoples
(HRC resolution 18/8)
18 September (non-stop)
Items 3 & 5
Clustered ID with:
- SR on indigenous peoples
- Expert Mechanism on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP)
Item 5 (cont’d)
- ID with HRC Advisory Committee
General debate
Item 6
Consideration of UPR reports
Turkmenistan, Burkina Faso,
Cape Verde
19 September
Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR reports
Colombia, Uzbekistan, Tuvalu
Item 10 (cont’d)
- Individual ID with SR on Cambodia
- Individual ID with IE on Somalia
Item 10 (cont’d)
15.00
–
Stand-alone high-level ID on Somalia
18.00
(HRC decision 23/114)
12:00
–
15:00
25 September
Item 10 (cont’d)
10.00
- Individual ID with IE on Sudan
–
- SG/HC country reports (Items 2+10)
13.00
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General debate
13:00
–
15:00
Break
15.00
–
18.00
Item 10 (cont’d)
26 September
10.00
–
13.00
Item 1 (cont’d)
Decisions and conclusions
Break
13:00
–
15:00
Break
Item 3 (cont’d) - Clustered ID with:
- SR on truth, justice, reparation and non- 15.00
–
recurrence
18.00
- SR on contemporary forms of slavery
Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR reports
Germany, Djibouti, Canada
15.00
–
18.00
13 September
Items 2 & 3 (cont’d)
- Report of WG on right to development
- Introduction of SG/HC thematic reports
followed by General debate
20 September
Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR reports
Bangladesh, Azerbaijan,
Russian Federation
10.00
–
13.00
Break
13.00
–
15.00
Item 3 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d)
15.00
–
18.00
Break
Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR reports
Cameroon, Cuba
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General debate
* Item 2 remains open throughout the session.
Item 1 (cont’d)
Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
Election of HRC Advisory Committee
members
27 September
10.00
–
13.00
Item 1 (cont’d)
Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
13.00
–
15.00
Break
15.00
–
18.00
Item 1 (cont’d)
Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
Adoption of the session report
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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
OBSERVERS FOR
NHRIS/NGOS
(MIN.)
(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
3’ (for the first
reply)
3’ (for the first
reply)
2’ (for the
second reply)
2’ (for the
second reply)
Right of reply
Not applicable
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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.
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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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http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/Pages/NgoParticipation.aspx and must confirm their request together with the
name of the speaker in person at the List of Speakers Desk in Room XX 24 hours preceding the relevant meeting.