HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: 26TH SESSION

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Programme of work: Children's rights on the agenda | Reports | Resolutions | UPR Adoptions

NGO Section: Side events | NGO Statements | NGO participation and submission deadlines

Further Information
 
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Programme of work

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Children's rights on the agenda

Children's rights are set to feature in a number of other discussions, including:
 
  • The identification of good practices in combating FGM
    Date: 16 June, 09:00 -12:00
    Venue: Room XX
     
  • Panel preventing and eliminating child, early and forced marriage
    Date: 23 June, 15:00 - 18:00
    Venue: Room XX
 
 
You can access the full list of panel discussions and debates by logging on to the HRC Extranet.
 

Reports

Selected reports relating to children's rights include:

Resolutions

Selected resolutions set to be tabled and discussed will appear on the official HRC session page once they are made available. 
 

UPR Adoptions

The following reports will be adopted (from the 18th session of the UPR):
Afghanistan | Cambodia | Chile | Comoros | Cyprus
Dominican Republic | Eritrea | Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of) | New Zealand
Slovakia | Uruguay | Vanuatu | Viet Nam | Yemen
 

NGO Section

Side events

Unless otherwise stated, all events are to take place at the OHCHR (Palais des Nations, CH-1211, Geneva 10, Switzerland).
 
The following events feature children’s rights: 
 
 
  • 11 June
    “Protecting the rights of girls”
    Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children
    Time: 08:30 - 10:00
    Venue: VIII
  • 11 June
    "Quality education"
    International Organization for the Right to Education and Freedom of Education (OIDEL)
    Time: 15:00 - 17:00
    Venue: XXV
  • 17 June
    "Health issues of children in war"
    International Muslim Women’s Union
    Time: 09:30 - 11:00
    Venue: XXIV
  • 17 June
    "Rights of the child"
    Centre for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy
    Time: 14:00 - 15:30
    Venue: XXII 
  • 17 June
    "Advancing action on FGM"
    Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children
    Time: 15:30 - 17:00
    Venue: XXII
  • 18 June
    "Gender and justice for children"
    Defence for Children International
    Time: 13:30 - 15:00
    Venue: XXIII
  • 19 June
    "Ending child immigration detention"
    Terre des Hommes fédération internationale
    Time: 14:00 - 16:00
    Venue: XXV
  • 20 June
    "Human rights in Mauritania : slavery of girls"
    Organisation pour la Communication en Afrique et de Promotion de la Coopération Economique Internationale (OCAPROCE International)
    Time: 09:00 - 11:00
    Venue: XII
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NGO participation and submission deadlines

 

Please consult the HRC NGO Participation page for further information.

 

The online registration system for submitting requests for oral statements of NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC can be found here.

 

The sign-up system for oral statements will open on 6 June 2014, at 14.00.

 

Please note that those of you who submitted written statements, you can continue using the same account log-in details for submitting requests for oral statements.

 

The “Information note for National Human Rights Institutions” can be found here.

 

Written statements

 

NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC may submit written statements relevant to the work of the Human Rights Council.

 

The HRC Secretariat wishes to draw the attention of NGOs to ECOSOC resolution 1996/31, which authorises written statements of: a) 2,000 words for NGOs in general consultative status; and b) 1,500 words for NGOs in special consultative status and on the roster.

 

NGO Written Statement can be submitted here.

 

The deadline for submitting the written statement submission is 26 May 2014.

 

NGO written statements are to be submitted in accordance with the guidelines for the submission of NGO written statements. Please click here.

 

NGOs may submit their written statements to the Council Secretariat electronically to [email protected].

 

OHCHR NGO Liaison Office:

 

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Palais des Nations

CH-1211 Geneva 10

Telephone: + 41 (0)22 917 9656

Email: [email protected]

 

Further Information

 

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Civil society news and perspectives are available on the following websites:

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