Secretariat of the Human Rights Council
Thursday, 18 September 2008
Bulletin of informal meetings
held in parallel to the ninth session of
the Human Rights Council
The information included in this bulletin is provided for ease of reference only and is subject to 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.
Thursday 18 September 2008
Meetings organized by Permanent Missions, intergovernmental organizations, specialized
agencies, OHCHR and the Department of Public Information
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
conference
room
9.00-12.00
Permanent Mission of Brazil
Open-ended informal consultations on
the human rights voluntary goals
Public
XXI
10.00-12.00
Permanent Mission of Mexico
Open-ended informal consultations on
the draft resolution on “human rights
of migrants”
Public
XXIV
10.00-13.00
Permanent Mission of Canada
Open-ended informal consultations on
effective implementation of human
rights
Public
Council
Chamber
11.00-13.00
Permanent Mission of South Africa
Open-ended informal consultations on
the draft resolution on the mandate of
the Working Group of experts on
people of African descent
Public
XXII
11.00-13.00
Permanent Mission of Egypt
The protection of the human rights of
civilians in armed conflicts
Public
XXIII
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NGO events
Time
Organized by
Suggested title of the meeting
12.00-14.00
Swedish Foundation for Human
Rights
Addressing impunity for sexual
crimes in the Democratic
Republic of Congo
13.00-15.00
World Movement of Mothers
(WMM)
Human rights and sex selection:
examples of country
programmes and good practices
14.00-16.00
Interfaith International
14.00-16.00
Type of
meeting
conference
room
Public
XXI
Public
XXII
Intercultural and Interreligious
Forum
Public
XXIV
International Educational
Development
The right to health
Public
XXIII
14.00-16.00
Human Rights Watch, coorganizers: Civicus, Cairo
Institute for Human Rights
Studies (CIHRS)
Draft NGO law: a threat to civil
society action?
Public
XXI
15.00-17.00
People’s Solidarity for
Participatory Democracy
(PSPD), co-organizer:
MINBYUN – Lawyers for a
Democratic Society, Asian
Forum for Human Rights and
Development (FORUM-ASIA)
Human rights in the Republic of
Korea
Public
XXII
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Forthcoming informal meetings
Please note that the information on forthcoming events is indicative and may be subject to change.
Friday, 19 September 2008
Meetings organized by Permanent Missions, intergovernmental organizations, specialized
agencies, OHCHR and the Department of Public Information
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
Type of
meeting
conference
room
8.30-10.30
Permanent Mission of Côte d’Ivoire
Open-ended informal consultations on
the draft resolution on renewal of the
mandate of the Special Rapporteur on
toxic waste
Public
XXI
11.00-13.00
Permanent Mission of Egypt
The protection of the human rights of
civilians in armed conflicts
Public
XXIII
Organized by
Suggested title of the meeting
Type of
meeting
conference
room
13.00-15.00
Centre Europe-Tiers Monde
(CETIM)
Human rights in Somalia
Public
XXI
13.00-15.00
Interfaith International
Effect of war and conflict upon the
environment and the economy
Public
E-3025
13.00-15.00
UN Watch
Human rights in Zimbabwe
Public
XXII
14.00-16.00
Commission to Study the
Organization of Peace
Terrorism: its impact on development Public
XXIII
14.00-16.00
Association of World Citizens
(AWC)
Human rights in Eritrea
XXIV
Time
NGO events
Time
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Public