INTERNATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF
NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PROMOTION
AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (ICC)
Draft ICC BUREAU MEETING
AGENDA
Room Chichen Itza, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, 6 & 7 October 2015
Meeting chaired by Adv. Mabedle Lourence MUSHWANA, ICC Chair (South Africa)
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
14h00 – 14h20
Welcome
 ICC Chair’s Opening Address
 Confirmation of attendance and apologies
 Adoption of the draft Agenda
 Adoption of the draft Record of Decision of March 2015 ICC Bureau meeting
 Circulation of Attendance Register
Documents
 Draft Agenda
 Draft Record of Decision, March 2015
14h20 – 14h45
OHCHR - NIRMS & UNDP highlights: Perspectives and priorities
 Opening Address, Mr. Vladlen STEFANOV, Chief, National Institutions and Regional
Mechanisms Section, OHCHR
 Opening Address, Ma Ana Patricia Graca, Policy Advisor Rule of Law, Justice and
Human Rights,
Rule of Law, Justice and Security Team, UNDP
 UNDP Representative tbc
 Discussion
14h45 – 15h30
ICC Regional highlights: Key impacts, challenges and next steps
ICC Regional Chairs
 Africa, Dr Divine Chemuta BANDA (Cameroon)
 Americas, Mr Rolando Villena VILLEGAS (Bolivia)
 Asia Pacific, Mr Byambadorj Jamsran (Mongolia) ito Article 44 ICC Statute a casual
member until such time as Bureau membership is confirmed at the 2016 AGM
 Europe, Prof Alan MILLER (ICC Secretary & Scotland)
 Discussion
Documents
 Regional Highlights (where submitted)
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NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PROMOTION
AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (ICC)
15h30 – 15h45
15h45 – 16h15
16h30 – 16h45
Incoming ICC Chair & ICC Secretary 2016
 Update from the European region on process to date for selecting the new ICC
Chair and preparations for a transition period, Prof Alan MILLER, ICC Secretary,
ENNHRI Chairperson (Scotland)
 Update from Americas region on selection process for new ICC Secretary, Mr
Rolando Villena VILLEGAS (Bolivia)

Update on EU Funding, Dr Jonas CHRISTOFFERSON

Documents
EU Funding Update & ICC/ EU Funding documentation
Status of the organisation – (ICC Strategic Objectives 1 & 2)
ICC engagement in Geneva
 ICC Progress Report; Update on ICC engagement in relation to Strategic Plan; Ms.
Katharina ROSE, ICC Geneva Representative & Ms. Judith COHEN, ICC Liaison
Officer
 Updates from ICC Working Groups
1. Business & Human Rights Working Group
2. Sustainable Development Working Group
 Discussion
Documents
 ICC Progress Report & Annexures
16h45 – 17h00
Update on ICC Governance and Finance & Finance Committee report (ICC Strategic
Objectives 4)
 General Financial Matters; Representative of ICC Finance Committee Chair
Representative(Mexico)
 New Accountant contract; Administration & IT; Human Resources; UN Grant
Agreement; ICC Fundraising Task Team; IOI/ICC MoU; Ms Judith COHEN, ICC Liaison
Officer
 Updates on Strategic Plan, Implementation Plan & 2015 Budget, Ms Judith COHEN,
ICC Liaison Officer
 Adoption of 2016 Budget, Representative of ICC Finance Committee Chair
Representative(Mexico)
 Discussion
Documents
 ICC Finance Committee Report
 ICC Progress Report
 EU Funding Update & ICC/ EU Funding documentation
 Draft 2016 ICC Budget
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INTERNATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF
NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PROMOTION
AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (ICC)
Wednesday, 7 October 2015
10h00 – 10h20
10h20 – 10h40
Update on ICC Governance and Finance & Finance Committee report (ICC Strategic
Objectives 4)
Continued
ICC Accreditation (ICC Strategic Objective 3)
 ICC SCA March 2015 Report & Update on SCA work in relation to Strategic Plan
David LANGTY, Chair Sub-Committee on Accreditation (Via Skype)
 Report back on Follow up on Accreditation Roundtable, Ms Judith COHEN, ICC
Liaison Officer
 SCA Membership, Adv. LM MUSHWANA, ICC Chair
 Discussion
Documents
 March 2015 SCA Report
 Accreditation Roundtable Report
 Note – SCA Membership
10h40 – 12h30
Communications Project
 Report back from ICC Project Consultant, Mr. Neil GAUGHT
12h30 – 12h50
Adoption of Record of Decisions
 Presentation of Record of Decisions, Ms Katharina ROSE, ICC Geneva
Representative
12h50 – 13h00
Confirm dates of ICC 29 & Closure of ICC Bureau Meeting
Adv. Mabedle Lourence MUSHWANA, ICC Chair (South Africa)
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