Human Rights Council: 27th 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:
 
  • Panel Discussion on the right to privacy in the digital age
    Date:  12 September, 09:00 - 12:00
     
  • Panel discussion on ways and means of accelerating global efforts to end violence against children 
    Date: 23 September, 09:00 - 12:00
     
 
 
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:
 
 
 
Access the full list of reports.
 

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 19th session of the UPR):
Albania | Bhutan | Brunei Darussalam | Costa Rica | Côte d’Ivoire
Democratic Republic of Congo | Dominica
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Equatorial Guinea | Ethiopia
Nicaragua | Norway | Portugal | Qatar
 
 

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: 
 
  • 9 September
    "Adolescents' sexual and reproductive health and rights"
    Center for Reproductive Rights

    Time: 13:30 - 15:00
    Venue: XXI

  • 10 September
    "Protect the Children of Gaza and Mosul"
    Al-Khoei Foundation
    Time: 15:00 - 16:30
    Venue: XXI
  • 12 September
    "Autistic children"
    Le Collectif des Femmes Africaines du
    Hainaut
    Time: 11:00 - 13:00
    Venue: XVI
     
    15 September
    "Children's Human Rights - Protection 
    and Participation"
    Le Collectif des Femmes Africaines du
    Hainaut
    Time: 10:30 - 12:00
    Venue: XXIV
     
    17 September
    "Human rights in Sudan: Women and
    children"
    Hawa Society for Women
    Time: 09:30 - 11:00
    Venue: E-3023
     
     
    17 September
    "Torture effects on children"
    Agence Internationale pour le Développement
    Time: 13:00 - 14:30
    Venue: XXVII
     
    19 September
    "Rights of the child"
    Organisation pour la Communication en
    Afrique et de Promotion de la Cooperation
    Economique International
    Time: 15:00 - 17:00
    Venue: XXIII
     
    22 September
    "Woman and child rights"
    World Barua Organisation
    Time: 10:00 - 12:00
    Venue: XXIII
     
    22 September
    "The rights of the child in family 
    environments"
    Groupe des ONG pour la Convention relative
    aux droits de l'enfant
    Time: 16:00 - 18:00
    Venue: XXII
     
    23 September
    "Ending all violence against children in 
    the family - working together to accelerate progress"
    Myochikai (Arigatou Foundation)
    Time: 14:00 - 16:00
    Venue: XXIV
     
    24 September
    "Child rights and witchcraft"
    International Humanist and Ethical Union
    Time: 11:00 - 13:00
    Venue: XXIII
     
    24 September
    "Children and justice"
    Defence for Children International
    Time: 13:00 - 15:00
    Venue: XXIII
     
    25 September
    "Child rights defenders"
    Defence for Children International
    Time:13:00 - 15:00
    Venue: XXI
     
     
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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.

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.

 

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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