Secretariat of the Human Rights Council
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Bulletin of informal meetings
held in parallel to the eleventh 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.
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Meetings organized by Permanent Missions, intergovernmental organizations, specialized agencies, OHCHR and the Department of Public
Information
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
11.00-13.00
Permanent Mission of France
Open-ended consultations on draft
resolution “the draft guiding principles on
extreme poverty and human rights”
Public
XXVII
11.00-13.00
Permanent Mission of New zealand
Open-ended informal consulatations on
draft resolution “preventable maternal
mortality, morbidity and human rights”
Public
IX
13.00-15.00
The Permanent Mission of Germany and
the Permanent Mission of Chile, together
with Amnesty International
Side event on prisioners of conscience
Public
XXI
15.00-17.00
The Permanent Mission of Germany and
the Permanent Mission of the
Philippines
Open-ended consultations on the draft
resolution “trafficking in persons,
especially women and children”
Public
XXII
16.00-18.00
Permanent Mission of Cuba on behalf
of NAM
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution on “enhancement of the
system of Special Procedures”
Public
VIII
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Type of meeting
conference
room
Time
-2NGO events - Thursday 11June2009-
Organized by
Suggested title of the meeting
9.00-12.30
Human Rights Watch
Forced Labour and Child Labour in
Central Asia: The Way Forward and
Role of the International Community
Public
XXV
13.00-15.00
International Human Rights Association
of American Minorities (IHRAAM)
The right to self-determination.
Public
XXV
13.00-15.00
Interfaith International
Human Rights in Pakistan
Public
IX
13.00-15.00
Mouvement Contre La Racisme et Pour
L’amitié Entre Les Peuples (MRAP) ;
Co-sponsored by Society for Threatened
People
Human Rights in China
Public
VIII
16.00-18.00
Interfaith International
Towards Confederation of Peoples in
South Asia
Public
IX
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Type of meeting
conference
room
Time
-3Secretariat of the Human Rights Council
Friday, 12 June 2009
Forthcoming informal meetings
Please note that the information on forthcoming events is indicative and my be subject to changes
Friday, 12 June 2009
Meetings organized by Permanent Missions, intergovernmental organizations, specialized agencies, OHCHR and the Department of Public
Information
Type of meeting
conference
room
Time
Organized by
Subject of the meeting
10.00-12.00
Permanent Mission of Portugal
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution “the right to education”
Public
VIII
10.00-12.00
Permanent Mission of Slovakia
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution “the working group on an
optional protocol to the convention on the
rights of the child to provide a
communication procedure”
Public
XXVII
10.00-13.00
Permanent Mission of Canada
Open-ended informal consultations on
draft resolution “violence against women”
Public
XXV
13.00-15.00
The Permanent Missions of Colombia,
Czech republic, Ireland, Netherlands and
the United States of America
Table ronde de haut niveau sur les droits
de l’Homme, l’orientation sexuelle et
l’identité de genre
Public
XVIII
14.00-15.00
Office of the High Commissioner for
Human Rights (OHCHR)
Meeting of the President of the Human
Rights Council with NGOs
Public
XXII
NGO events - Friday, 12June2009Type of meeting
conference
room
Human Rights in Sri Lanka
Public
XXII
World Council of Churches, German
Forum for Human Rights
Climate Change and Human Rights: the
Case of Vanuatu
Public
XXV
13.00-15.00
Interfaith International
Human Rights in Sri Lanka
Public
VIII
15.00-16.00
Centrist Democrat International
States and Human Rights
Public
XXVII
Time
Organized by
13.00-15.00
Amnesty International,
13.00-14.30
Suggested title of the meeting
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