Secretariat of the Human Rights Council Tuesday, 20 March 2007 Bulletin of informal meetings held in parallel to the 4th session of the Human Rights Council The information included in this Bulletin is provided for ease of reference only and is subject to possible change. Permanent reservations of conference rooms made for meetings of regional groups and other groups of States will not be reflected in this document unless specifically requested. The information included and the suggested titles of meetings do not imply any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the United Nations. Tuesday, 20 March 2007 HRC parallel meetings Subject of the meeting Type of meeting Conference Room 8.30 – 10.00 a.m. Human Rights Council Informal meeting on expert advice Public XXIII 1.30 – 3.00 p.m. Informal meeting on complaint procedure Public XXIII Time Organized by Human Rights Council Meetings organized by Permanent Missions, intergovernmental organizations, specialized agencies, OHCHR and the Department of Public Information (DPI) Subject of the meeting Type of meeting Conference Room 9.00 – 10.00 a.m. Western Group Western Group on Human Rights Public XXIV 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 noon Permanent Mission of Germany on behalf of the European Union Open informal consultations on “Follow-up to to 4th special session” Public XXVII 10.30 a.m. – 12.00 noon Charitable institute for protecting social victims Peace and democracy Private E-2064/66 1.00 – 2.00 p.m. OHCHR General briefing with the Representative of the SecretaryGeneral on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs) Public XXI Time Organized by /… _____________ A/HRC/4/BI/4 GE.2007-11594 -2- Meetings organized by Permanent Missions, intergovernmental organizations, specialized agencies, OHCHR and the Department of Public Information (DPI) (Cont’d) Type of meeting Conference Room General briefing with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human righs and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people Public XXIV OHCHR Meeting of the Human Rights Council Bureau with NGOs Public XXI Organized by Suggested title of the meeting Type of meeting Conference Room 1.00 – 2.00 p.m. Women's International Zionist Organization (co-sponsored by International Council of Women, World Movement of Mothers) “A girl’s right to live: the missing girl – what is at stake?” Public XXII 1.00 – 3.00 p.m. World Federalist Movement (cosponsored by International Service for Human Rights) “The responsibility to protect and the Human Rights Council” Public E.3056/58 1.00 – 3.00 p.m. International Commission of Jurists (co-sponsored by Human Rights Watch) “The human rights situation in Sri Lanka & the Human Rights Council” Public XXV 2.00 – 3.30 p.m. Minority Rights Group International (co-sponsored by OHCHR) “The state of the world’s minorities 2007” Public XXIV 2.00 – 3.30 p.m. Asian Migrant Center (co-sponsored by Pax Romana, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development ) “ Human rights of migrant workers in Asia: the case of the Republic of Korea & Indonesia” Public IX 2.00 – 4.00 p.m. Conference of Non-governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (co-sponsored by Pax Romana, International Organization for the Development of Freedom of Education, Soka Gakkai International) “UN World Programme for Human Rights Education and the right to education” Public XXII Time Organized by Subject of the meeting 1.00 – 2.00 p.m OHCHR 2.00 – 3.00 p.m. NGO events Time -----