Human Rights Council
Thirteenth session
Geneva, 1-26 March 2010
Bulletin of informal meetings
Held in parallel to the session
The information contained in this document was compiled and is correct as of 12 p.m. of the previous day; it is
reproduced as received and does not imply any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the United Nation, and
can be subject to possible change.
Rooms E3001, E-3003, E3005, E3007 and E-3009, have been allocated for meetings of European Union, JUSCANZ,
African Group and OIC, respectively, for the entire duration of the session, and will not be reflected in this document
unless specifically requested.
Thursday, 11 March 2010
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY PERMANENT MISSIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS,
SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, OHCHR AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
Time
Type of
meeting
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
European Union (EU)
EU Group meeting
Private
XXIV
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Organisation of Islamic
Conference (OIC)
OIC Group meeting
Private
XVI
9 a.m. - 11 p.m.
African Union (AU)
AU Group meeting
Private
XXI
9:10 a.m. - 10
a.m.
WEOG
Group Meeting
Private
XXIII
9.30 a.m. - 10.30
a.m.
Permanent Delegation of the
League of Arab States
Meeting of Arab Ambassadors
relating to human rights issues
Private
XXVII
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Brazil
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution on trafficking in
persons especially women and
children
Public
XVI
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Permanent Mission of the Arab
Republic of Egypt
NAM ambassadorial-level meeting
with the Permanent Representative of
the Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea
Private
XXIV
11 a.m. -1 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Slovenia
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution on the Working
Group on OPCRC
Public
XXII
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Permanent Mission of the
Democratic Republic of TimorLeste
Dialogue with President of TimorLeste
Public
XXIII
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
A/HRC/13/BI/9
GE.10-11578
Room
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Norway
No one to turn to: Ending sexual
violence against children at home and
in school
Public
XXI
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Morocco
Informal consultations on UN
Declaration on Human Rights
Education and Training
Public
XXIII
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Permanent Mission of the
Syrian Arab Republic
Informal consultations on draft
resolution on human rights situation
in the occupied Syrian Golan
Public
XXII
3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Colombia
GRULAC human rights meeting
Private
XXI
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
EU and Permanent Mission of
Japan
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution on the human rights
situation in the Democratic People’s
republic of Korea
Public
XXII
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS 201
Type of
meeting
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Room
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Interfaith International
Human Rights in South Asia
Public
XXII
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Charitable Institute for
Protecting Social Victims
The Link Between Economic and
Social Rights and MDGs
Public
XXVII
Right to Education of Vulnerable
Girls in Africa
Public
XXIV
Security and Protection of Human
Rights Defenders
Public
XXII
Co-sponsored by: Organization
for Defending Victims of
Violence (ODVV)
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
International Catholic Child
Bureau (ICCB)
Co-sponsored by: Istituto
Internazionale Maria
Ausiliatrice delle Salesiane di
Don Bosco (IIMA), and
International Volunteerism
Organization for Women,
Education and Development VIDES
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
International Service for Human
Rights
Co-sponsored by: Human
Rights First, Cairo Institute for
Human Rights Studies (CIHRS),
and Asian Forum for Human
Rights and Development
(FORUM-ASIA)
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Bulletin of Informal Meetings
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
International Human Rights
Association of American
Minorities (IHRAAM)
11-12 March 2010
Human Rights Defenders: Who
Defends Them?
Public
XXVII
Co-sponsored by: Indian
Council of South America
(CISA), and International
Association of Schools of Social
Work (IASSW)
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
UNESCO Etxea (UNESCO
Centre Basque Country)
The Human Right to Peace
Public
XXIII
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Interfaith International
Human Rights in Pakistan
Public
XXVII
Forthcoming Meetings - Friday, 12 March 2010
Please note that the information on forthcoming events is indicative and may be subject to changes.
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY PERMANENT MISSIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS,
SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, OHCHR AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
Time
Type of
meeting
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
European Union (EU)
EU Group meeting
Private
3 p.m.- 4 p.m.
Organisation of Islamic
Conference (OIC)
OIC Group meeting
Private
9 a.m. - 11 p.m.
African Union (AU)
AU Group meeting
Private
XXI
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Permanent Mission of the
Russian Federation
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution on human rights and
arbitrary deprivation of nationality
Public
XXVII
11 a.m - 1 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Norway
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution on human rights
defenders
Public
XXIII
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Cuba
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution of the composition of
staff of OHCHR
Public
XVI
12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Cuba
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution on the Social Forum
Public
XVI
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Permanent Mission of the
Maldives
Exposed – Human rights of the poor in
a changing global climate
Public
XXIV
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Belgium
International Criminal Court
Public
XI
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.
3 p.m. -5 p.m.
9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
-3-
Room
XXIV
XXIII
XVI
1.15 - 3 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Germany
+ Permanent Mission of Finland
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution on right to adequate
housing
Public
XXIII
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Uruguay
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution on the rights of the
child
Public
XVI
GRULAC + EU
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Permanent Mission of Denmark
Co-sponsors’ meeting on draft
resolution on torture and other cruel,
inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment : The role and
responsibility of the legal profession
Private
XXI
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
African Group and Permanent
Mission of Brazil
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution on a World of Sports
free from racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and
related intolerance
Public
XVI
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
EU and Permanent Mission of
Japan
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution on the human rights
situation in Mynmar
Public
XI
MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS 201
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
World Student Christian
Federation
Human Rights in Zimbabwe
Public
XXVII
Room
Co-sponsored by : Zimbabwe
Human Rights NGO
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cairo Institute for Human
Rights Studies (CIHRS)
Human Rights in the Arab Region
Public
XXII
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
International Movement Against
All Forms of Discrimination and
Racism (IMADR)
ICERD in the Field – Challenges to
Eliminate Racial Discrimination
Public
XXII
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Women's World Summit
Foundation (WWSF)
Prioritize Prevention
Public
XXVII
Co-sponsored by: Foundation
ECPAT International (End
Child Prostitution, Child
Pornography and Trafficking in
Children for Sexual Purposes),
and SOS Kinderdorf
International
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Bulletin of Informal Meetings
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
International Commission of
Catholic Prison Pastoral Care
(ICCPPC)
11-12 March 2010
Religion in Prison: Chaplains
Confronted with Torture
Public
XXIII
Co-sponsored by: Penal Reform
International (PRI), and
International Corrections and
Prisons Association for the
Advancement of Professional
Corrections (ICPA)
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Worldwide Organization for
Women
Women and Freedom of Religion and
Belief
Public
XXIII
3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Commission to Study the
Organization of Peace
Human Rights in Afghanistan
Public
XXVII
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