Human Rights Council
Twenty-fourth session
Geneva, 9 – 27 September 2013
Order of the Day*
Plenary Meetings – Room XX
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Reminder: Deadline for submission of draft proposals is Thursday, 19 September
2013, at 1 p.m.
MORNING
9.00 – 12.00
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
Human rights bodies and mechanisms
Clustered interactive dialogue with:
- Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
A/HRC/24/41, A/HRC/24/41/Add.1, A/HRC/24/41/Add.2,
A/HRC/24/41/Add.3, A/HRC/24/41/Add.4, A/HRC/24/41/Add.5
- Chairperson of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples
A/HRC/24/49, A/HRC/24/50, A/HRC/24/50/Corr.1, A/HRC/24/51,
A/HRC/24/NGO/9, A/HRC/24/NGO/10, A/HRC/24/NGO/26,
A/HRC/24/NGO/68
[Modalities for participation in clustered interactive dialogue with two mandate
holders: Introductory statement by each mandate holder. States Members of the
Council, observer States and other observers are requested to raise their nameplates and
the list is 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.]
*
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, office E-3060.
A/HRC/24/OD/8
GE.13-16964
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LUNCH
12.00 – 15.00
18th meeting
Item 5
(cont’d)
Human rights bodies and mechanisms
Interactive dialogue with:
- Chairperson of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
A/HRC/24/21, A/HRC/24/47, A/HRC/24/48
[Modalities for participation in an interactive dialogue: Introductory statement by
the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee. 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.]
General debate
A/HRC/24/NGO/39
[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 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. The list of speakers will be closed 10 minutes after the
commencement of the discussion.]
AFTERNOON
15.00 – 18.00
19th meeting
Item 6
Universal periodic review
- Turkmenistan
A/HRC/24/3, A/HRC/24/3/Add.1
- Burkina Faso
A/HRC/24/4
- Cape Verde
A/HRC/24/5
[Modalities for participation in the UPR segment – time allocated is 1 hour for
each State under review: Total time for State under review is 20 minutes. NHRI with
A status can speak for 2 minutes immediately following the State. Total time for States
Members of the Council, observer States and United Nations agencies is 20 minutes
and speaking time varies depending on the number of speakers. Total time for other
stakeholders is 20 minutes, with speaking time of 2 minutes for all.]
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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 17 September 2013 (subject to change)
WEEK 1
9 September
10.00
–
M 13.00
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
10:00
–
13:00
Break
13.00
–
15:00
(oral update)
10 September
Item 3 (cont’d)
15.00
–
18.00
11 September
10.00
–
13.00
13.00
-15.00
13.00
-15.00
15.00
–
18.00
10.00
–
F 13.00
R
I 13.00
–
D 15.00
A
Y 15.00
–
18.00
Item 4 (cont’d)
ID with COI on Syria (cont’d)
13:00
–
Break
15:00
15.00
Item 7 (cont’d)
–
--17.00
Item 8 – General debate
17:00
Item 5 (cont’d)
–
18.00 Complaint procedure (closed meeting)
24 September (non-stop)
Item 4 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d)
12:00
–
15:00
Item 10 (cont’d)
- Individual ID with SR on Cambodia
- Individual ID with IE on Somalia
Half-day discussion on indigenous
peoples
(HRC resolution 18/8)
15.00
–
18.00
Item 10 (cont’d)
Stand-alone high-level ID on Somalia
(HRC decision 23/114)
Break
12:00
–
15:00
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
13 September
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General debate
09.00
–
12.00
Annual discussion on gender integration
(HRC resolution 6/30)
12:00
Item 3 (cont’d)
–
Clustered ID with WG on mercenaries & IE 15:00
Item 7
Report of SG on the Occupied
Palestinian Territory
Item 4 (cont’d)
ID with COI on Syria (cont’d)
ID with COI on the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea
(HRC resolution 22/13, oral update)
followed by General debate
09.00
–
12.00
Panel on the human rights of children of
parents sentenced to the death penalty 09.00
–
or executed
12.00
(HRC resolution 22/11)
12 September
U
R
S
D
A
Y
Break
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
Tuvalu, Colombia, Uzbekistan
on democratic & equitable int’l order (cont’d)
followed by
15.00
15.00
–
–
Clustered ID with SR on hazardous wastes
18.00
18.00
& SR on water and sanitation
10.00
T –
H 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)
10.00
–
13.00
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:
13.00
12.00
U
- WG on mercenaries
E
- IE on democratic & equitable int’l order
S
12:00
D 13:00
–
–
Break
A 15:00
15:00
Y
W
E
D
N
E
S
D
A
Y
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Item 2 (cont’d)
--15.00
15.00
Item 3
–
–
18.00 ID with SRSG for Children & Armed Conflict 18.00
15.00
–
18.00
WEEK 3
23 September
WEEK 2
16 September
Item 3 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d)
Item 9
ID with WG of Experts on People
of African Descent
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General debate
25 September
10.00
–
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
–
15:00
Break
15.00
–
18.00
Item 10 (cont’d)
26 September
10.00
–
13.00
Item 1 (cont’d)
Decisions and conclusions
Item 4 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d)
13:00
–
15:00
Break
Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR reports
Germany, Djibouti, Canada
15.00
–
18.00
20 September
Item 1 (cont’d)
Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
Election of HRC Advisory Committee
members
27 September
Items 2 & 3 (cont’d)
- Report of WG on right to development
- Introduction of SG/HC thematic reports
followed by General debate
10.00
–
13.00
Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR reports
Bangladesh, Azerbaijan,
Russian Federation
10.00
–
13.00
Item 1 (cont’d)
Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
Break
13.00
–
15.00
Break
13.00
–
15.00
Break
Item 3 (cont’d)
General debate (cont’d)
15.00
–
18.00
15.00
–
18.00
Item 1 (cont’d)
Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
Adoption of the session report
Item 6 (cont’d)
Consideration of UPR reports
Cameroon, Cuba
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General debate
* Item 2 remains open throughout the session.