Joint Task Force on the Workload of the Human Rights Council FINAL REPORT

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1 Joint Task Force on the Workload of the Human Rights Council FINL REPORT Geneva, 24 ugust 2017

2 Contents Introduction... 2 I. Review of services provided by UNOG to the Council and possible savings Interpretation Meeting services assistants Translation of documentation Press coverage Technical support Safety and security... 5 II. Review of possible time-saving measures explored by the Task Force Managing the nnual Programme of Work uration of panels Revisiting speaking time limits Universal Periodic Review:... 8 III. Recommendations by the Task Force - options for consideration... 9 Option Option Option nnex I Participants in the 34 th and 35 th sessions of the Council nnex II Time spent per category of speaker for the 35 th session nnex III Request for additional meeting time: cost estimate nnex IV Request for additional meeting time: draft HRC decision nnex V Mock Programme of Work March, June and September sessions

3 Introduction In June 2017, the Bureau of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the irector-general of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) decided to establish a Joint Task Force (hereafter: Task Force) on the increasing workload of the HRC to review various options and their implications in terms of cost, working methods, meeting room availability and documentation, and to report to the Bureau with a set of recommendations. The Task Force was chaired by mbassador Valentin Zellweger, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations in Geneva. The Office of the High Commissioner was represented by Mr. Eric Tistounet, Chief of the Human Rights Council Branch, while Ms. Corinne Momal-Vanian, irector of Conference Management represented UNOG. The Task Force met several times in July and ugust 2017, focusing its work around the following two areas: reducing the cost of servicing meetings (see Section I) and reducing the Council s workload (see Section II). The Task Force also considered the issue of increasing the Council s funding. This report presents its findings and recommendations. Over the past year, the irector-general of UNOG has alerted the President of the HRC on several occasions of the challenges posed by the increasing workload entailed in servicing the Council. etailed figures on this workload and on budgetary allocations were provided, including during an Organizational Meeting of the Council on 31 ugust 2016 and in letters to the President dated 9 ugust 2016 and 21 ecember 2016 (see also annexes I and II.) While the Council held 128 meetings over its three regular sessions in 2012 and 2013, it held 144 such meetings in 2015 and 154 in By 2016, UNOG was servicing a yearly total of 172 HRC meetings. 1 The irector-general explained that considering UNOG s decreasing budgetary allocations, it would not be in a position to provide services to more than 130 meetings per year on a continuous basis. Thanks to the efforts deployed by the Bureau and the secretariat during the 34 th and 35 th sessions, a reduction has been observed this year. The Council was able to complete its programme of work without resorting to evening meetings during these two sessions. lthough lunchtime sessions were still held on most days, the total number of meetings held so far this year over two sessions, including organizational meetings, was 103. Forty meetings are expected to be held during the 36 th session, for a yearly total of 143. Because of an exceptional redeployment of funds and favourable budgetary circumstances at the end of the current biennium, UNOG has informed the Bureau that it would be in a position to fully service the 36 th session. However, with new mandates emanating from decisions taken at the 34 th and 35 th sessions and taking into account that the UPR mechanism will resume its usual pattern from 2018, the number of meetings of the Council is likely to again significantly increase in 2018, beyond UNOG s servicing capacity. In Section III of this report, the Task Force puts forward recommendations to address this issue. 1 Including all organizational and other meetings provided with interpretation. With 55 meetings held by the Council s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism in 2016, UNOG serviced a total of 227 meetings last year. 2

4 I. Review of services provided by UNOG to the Council and possible savings The Task Force reviewed all technical and support services provided to the Council to identify possible avenues for cost savings and efficiencies. 1. Interpretation In accordance with United Nations workload standards (seven assignments per 5-day work week) and agreements between the United Nations and the International ssociation of Conference Interpreters), a team of 20 interpreters is required to service 10 meetings a week (two 3-hour meetings a day): 4 each in the rabic and in the Chinese booths 2, 3 each in the English, French, Russian and Spanish booths. n assignment is defined as a period of three consecutive hours of interpretation service (i.e., the interpreter is in a booth). minimum 90- minute break is required between two consecutive three-hour assignments. If lunchtime meetings are scheduled, another team of 14 additional interpreters/days is needed. Because standards are set for the whole United Nations secretariat, they cannot be changed unilaterally by UNOG and the only possibilities to reduce costs linked to interpretation would be a) for the Council to forego its entitlement to interpretation in all official languages; b) to hold some of its meetings in an informal format which does not require interpretation. 2. Meeting services assistants Seven meeting services assistants (MS) are now assigned to the Human Rights Council during its sessions. They perform the following duties: preparing the list of speakers; responding to queries by delegates; ensuring coordination with technical and other services and troubleshooting when need be; collecting statements from delegates, making copies and distributing them on demand at the counter in Room XX and to interpreters; providing dedicated service to the President and others at the podium including distribution of statements and documents. The reduction of paper copies has allowed a decrease in the number of MS assigned to the Council sessions from eight to seven starting with the 34th session in March It seems very difficult in current conditions, however, to reduce further their number without impacting the quality of support provided to delegates. Given the increasing speed of delivery of speeches, interpreters have also indicated that they must continue to rely on printed copies of statements for now to maintain the quality of interpretation provided. CM will continue to explore with the secretariat of the HRC possibilities of reducing the reproduction and distribution of paper copies of statements. No significant cost reduction is however likely to occur in this field. 3. Translation of documentation For documentation translated into six languages, the following costs apply in 2017: - Report of 8,500 words: US 32,200; - Report of 10,700 words: US 40,300; - Cost per page (330 words): US 1, Where interpreters interpret both from and into Chinese and rabic. 3

5 These costs have been brought down considerably over recent years (in 2012, the per page cost of translation and text processing in all official languages was estimated at US 1,650) thanks to the use of new computer-assisted translation tools, rationalization of processes and careful management of short-term staff and external contractors. However, further reductions are unlikely in coming years, as these costs are based on UN-wide productivity standards for language staff and prevailing cost patterns. Unless the standards are modified, the only ways to reduce costs for documentation would be: a) for the Council to renounce its entitlement to all documents in all official languages; b) to reduce the number of reports; c) to reduce the word limits for reports below the standard length authorized by the General ssembly. 4. Press coverage UNIS provides press officers to write summaries of each HRC meeting which are issued as press releases shortly after each meeting. These documents are drafted by the press officers in the room, then edited and published on UNOG Website. Permanent missions, journalists, UN staff and NGO representatives all make use of these summaries. team of 10 press officers (five for English and five for French) is assigned to each session. The work of each team is organized as follows: three press officers per language make up the core team in the room; the fourth press officer helps the core team during the breaks, lunchtime meetings and 1.5 hour at the end of the day, as well as prepares reviews/roundups of the documents for each meeting and summaries of resolutions, etc.); and the fifth press officer does the editing and works on Human Rights Treaty Bodies meeting in parallel with the Council. In principle, three press officers for each language could cover the work of the Council if it followed the standard pattern of two meetings a day (10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.). However, two more officers are required for both the English and French teams when three meetings take place daily without a break, as well as whenever Human Rights Treaty Bodies meet in parallel with the Council. In addition, UNIS employs photographers and cameramen during selected meetings of the Council, particularly when high-ranking dignitaries address the Council. n agreement between UNIS and OHCHR also allows for the webcasting of all meetings of the Council. It would not be possible to reduce the number of people on the press coverage team unless lunchtime sessions are discontinued altogether. 5. Technical support uring the HRC sessions, two operators, one junior technician, and one audio-visual technician are required. One of the operators (full time) ensures that the microphones are in good working order and activates them at the President s request. The second operator (full time) produces audio recording of the proceedings, enters the names of speakers, and uploads the recordings to the igital Recordings Portal ( ) three times a day. One junior technician (part time) ensures technical support to the participants presentations. He/she takes note of the presenters technical needs before the beginning of the meeting, then 4

6 makes the necessary technical arrangements, monitors that everything goes smoothly during the proceedings, and provides assistance in the room as may be required. One audio-visual technician (part time) is present in the technical control centre throughout the session to ensure that the equipment functions properly, resolves ad-hoc requests/problems, and supports complex technical services (captioning, sign language, videoconferences). Given current technical installations and requirements, it is not possible to operate the rooms used by the Council with fewer technicians, especially when three meetings are held every day. 6. Safety and security The high number of sensitive meetings taking place in Room XX during the sessions of the Council requires an increased level of security and access control. minimum of five dedicated security officers are now deployed during the HRC sessions. This number can be higher, for instance, when VIPs such as Heads of State attend meetings in Room XX. Resources devoted by SSS to the Council s sessions cannot be reduced without compromising the safety of delegates and staff. 7. Conclusion to Section 1 There can be no savings in servicing the Human Rights Council unless there is a decision a) for the Council to forego its entitlement to interpretation in all official languages or b) to hold some of its meetings in an informal format which does not require interpretation. 5

7 II. Review of possible time-saving measures explored by the Task Force In the past, a number of proposals have been made and initiatives taken with a view to strengthening its effectiveness and efficiency, as well as on the issue of reducing the number of meetings of the Council. These efforts have been intensified in the last three years. uring the ninth cycle, under the Presidency of mbassador Ruecker, the Council adopted PRST 29/1, entitled Enhancing the efficiency of the Human Rights Council, which aimed inter alia at stressing the need to respect and implement the provisions of the institution-building package relating to the working culture of the Human Rights Council. uring the tenth cycle, under the leadership of Vice-President Karklins informal discussions were held on efficiency and time-saving measures over a period of several months. Subsequently, President Choi shared a consolidated list of proposals for reducing the number of meetings with the Council during the organizational session held on 5 ecember 2016, in which he encapsulated and expanded on several of the proposals previously discussed (see consolidated list of proposals.) gainst this background and in the context of the work carried out by the Task Force, the secretariat has researched the outcomes of previous processes, and reviewed the proposals and suggestions made in the past. On the basis of this research, the Task Force would like to advance the following practical and technical ideas for possible consideration (for the Task Force s recommendations, see Section III.) 1. Managing the nnual Programme of Work In accordance with the institution-building package (IBP), the holding of panel debates (5/1, para.115), including topics and modalities, are to be decided by the Council on a case-by-case basis. They should be held in the context of the Council s agenda and annual programme of work, and reinforce and/or complement its intergovernmental nature. The process leading to the adoption and monitoring of the annual programme of work referred to in rule 8 of the IBP, however, has not left much space for the Council given the practice by sponsors of resolutions to detail with great minutiae the topics, modalities and timing of the panels. In order to save time, the current practice could be revisited and the following alternatives contemplated: i. The proposal of capping the number of panels per year could be revisited. The Council may decide to limit the number of panels to 13 per year (6 in March, 3 in June and 4 in September). The resulting saving would be 8 meetings per year. ii. Should this not be deemed possible, the Bureau could be provided with an increased level of flexibility with a view to developing a manageable nnual Programme of Work (PW). The PW would include preliminary programmes of work for each session to be held during the calendar year, in which the panels would be distributed in the most appropriate and time-saving manner bearing in mind inter alia the dates of adoption of the corresponding resolutions. The Bureau would link with delegations and groups as appropriate, in particular following Organizational Meetings when new initiatives are announced with a view to manage the time available in the most 6

8 2. uration of panels adequate manner. This could amount to a gain of 3 to 4 meetings per year. While much has been said about the possible rationalization of the panels or the limitation of their yearly number, what would appear to be the simplest way to proceed is to streamline the duration of each panel to two hours. One hour would be devoted to the podium (Presiding Officer, HC or his representative, panellists, moderator and key note speakers if any) and the other one to the speakers from the floor (a maximum of 30 speakers, 24 States, 2 NHRIs and 4 NGOs). Regarding the former segment, the organizers would be free to suggest the number of invitees and the modus operandi on the understanding that the time available for presentations and responses would be limited to one hour. This could amount to a gain of about 7 meetings per year Revisiting speaking time limits It may also be envisaged to revisit the current time saving measures with a view to revert to the former practice of allocating 3 to Member States and 2 to Observers. 4 In order to make this possible the following three options are offered for consideration: i. One option would be to limit the number of statements to be delivered by each member and observer. For instance, at its 36 th session, the HRC will hold 20 interactive dialogues and 9 general debates. It could be envisaged for future sessions to have participants intervene only in half of the discussions that are taking place. In the given example, each participant would be able to intervene in a maximum of 10 dialogues and 4 (or 5) general debates. It would be understood that the statements not delivered orally would be posted under a specific entry in the HRC Extranet. This would result in a saving of around 5 meetings per year. ii. iii. lternatively, the application of the option described in (i) would be limited to non-council members only. The end-result would be a saving of 3 meetings per year. nother possibility would be to consolidate the general debates into three clusters during the June and September Sessions only. The update by the HC would remain as is in the first week of the session (first cluster). The second general debate would relate to the items considered during the first two weeks of the session, namely items 3, 4, 5 and 6 (second cluster). The last general debate would relate to all remaining items, namely items 7, 8, 9 and 10 (third cluster) and take place before the voting process during the last week of the session. The speaking times would be raised to 5 minutes for Member States and 3 minutes for observers for them to be able to address all agenda items under consideration. The resulting saving would be 4 meetings per year. 3 record number of 21 panels was held in t its 2 nd meeting, the Task Force decided not to pursue the alternatives contained in 3 (i) and (ii), as these proposals are deemed controversial. Therefore, other alternatives would have to be considered to allow a return to the former speaking time arrangements mentioned in (c). 7

9 4. Universal Periodic Review: lthough the rules and practices of the UPR are well established and codified, it may be envisaged to slightly adjust the technical aspects relating to the time distribution of the UPR Working Group and plenary activity. i. One possibility would be to reduce the UPR review at the Working Group level to 3 hours and 10 minutes (i.e. 10 minutes more than during the first cycle but 20 minutes less than in the second cycle ). The outcomes would be adopted in plenary without any discussion (statements made have increasingly become duplicative of those made in the Working Group). The stakeholder plenary segment of 20 minutes per State could be moved to the space freed by bringing the interactive dialogue in the WG to 3 hours and 10 minutes, it being understood that this segment would remain outside the UPR intergovernmental Peer-Review process itself and be summarized in the corresponding HRC sessional report as is the case now. s a result, the adoption of in plenary would be replaced by a formal en bloc adoption procedure which would be expected to last only a few minutes during the Council plenary session. This would amount to a gain of 14 meetings per year. ii. lternatively, a streamlined plenary UPR segment totalling 30 minutes could be retained consisting of 10 for the State under Review (SuR) and 20 minutes for non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions. Following the adoption of HRC resolution 16/21, SuRs submit their position on UPR recommendations in writing through dd. 1 of the UPR working group report and they seldom make use of the 20 minutes previously available to them. Moreover, experience shows that the 20 minutes segment for Member and Observer States is either increasingly used for short formal statements with little or no substantive content. half hour streamlined plenary adoption procedure (instead of the current one hour) would make it possible to save a total 7 meetings per year. 8

10 III. Recommendations by the Task Force - options for consideration The Task Force would like to recommend the following three options for the Bureau to take into consideration: Option 1. Status Quo The Council could decide to extend the application of the remedial time-management measures applied in 2017 to the next annual HRC cycle, but refrain from any other step. In this case, the total number of meetings to be anticipated in 2018 based on extrapolation from the 2017 programme of work would be 143 sessional meetings to which should be added the 4 organizational meetings and 5 meetings to consider the outcome of UPR reviews to be held in June 5 thus bringing the total number of required full-fledged serviced meetings to 148 in gainst this background, the Task Force reminds that UNOG Conference Services will only be able to absorb 130 meetings in 2018 which implies that 18 meetings will have to proceed without interpretation. In practical terms, this would lead to a situation where the speaking time limits would remain extremely short (2 30 /1 30 for general debates and 2 /2 for interactive dialogues and panels) while the September HRC39 session would benefit from full-fledge interpretation only until the end of the second week of the session. The remaining 18 meetings would have to be held without interpretation. Option 2. Further reductions The Council could decide to extend the application of the current time-management measures to 2018 and consider additional measures to reduce the workload of the Council in In this case, the Council could implement one or more of the above-mentioned technical steps with a view to absorb an additional 18 meetings thus enabling it to conclude its September 2018 session with full-fledge interpretation. Specifically, the Task Force submits following three measures to the Bureau for its consideration: ü Streamlining the Panels modalities and reducing their duration to 2 hours (net gain of 7 meetings per year) N ü Consolidating the number of general debates to three only in June and September 2018 (net gain of 4 meetings per year) N ü Streamlining the UPR plenary segment and reducing its duration to 30 minutes per State (net gain of 7 meetings per year). 5 ue to the start of the third UPR cycle, there was no UPR outcome to be adopted at the HRC35 session. 14 hours are required per session to that effect which translates into 4 meetings and 2 hours, a figure which was rounded up to 5 meetings for the sake of easing the reading of the report. 9

11 Option 3. Two-pronged approach The Council may adopt a two-pronged approach whereby it would rationalize further its working methods while seeking additional resources with a view to lighten the time restrictions introduced in The Council would phase its approach in the following manner: Ø dopt a decision (see annexes III and IV) requesting the General ssembly to authorize up to twenty fully serviced additional meetings to be held by the Council annually (US 223,000); Ø Should the General ssembly approve this demand this would provide the Council with the possibility to organize 150 meetings per year. It would thus enable the Council to return to the time-limits that prevails until 2017, namely 3 /2 for the General ebates and the interactive dialogues and 2 /2 for the panels. Ø However, this measure would increase the workload of the Council programme of work by 10 additional meetings bringing the total to 158 meetings. The Council would thus need to reduce its programme by 8 meetings. This could be achieved by resorting to one of the proposed following measures: o Reducing the duration of Panels (net gain 7 meetings per year) OR o Streamlining the UPR plenary segment (net gain of 7 meetings per year) OR o Consolidating the number of general debates (net gain of 4 meetings per year) and entrusting the Bureau with an increased level of flexibility with a view to developing a manageable programme of work (net gain of 3 to 4 meetings per year). 6 6 n example of three HRC sessions programme of work is provided in annex V built on the 2017 and 2018 cycle, with an additional week of meetings in September and a consolidation of the general debates in June and September. 10

12 nnex I Participants in the 34 th and 35 th sessions of the Council ates Participants Regular Sessions CS4 Request Session ay M Lunch PM 27 February February March March March March March March March March HRC34 27 February - 24 March March March March March March March March March March March June 2017 official UN holiday 06 June June June June June June HRC June June June no mtg June no mtg June June June no mtg June June

13 nnex II Time spent per category of speaker for the 35 th session Total HRC35 - number of minutes Total HRC35 - percentages Gs Gs 7% 1% 30% 19% 43% Is Is 25% 7% 25% 31% 12% Panels N/ N/ Panels N/ N/ 16% 21% 7% Total Item 2 Item 2 Gs Gs 6% 0% 23% 16% 55% Is N/ N/ N/ N/ N/ Is N/ N/ N/ N/ N/ Item 3 Item 3 Gs Gs 10% 0% 19% 10% 61% Is Is 24% 8% 25% 31% 12% Item 4 Item 4 Gs Gs 4% 2% 19% 15% 60% Is Is 25% 4% 26% 32% 13% Item 5 Item 5 Gs Gs % 0.00% 35.00% % 45.00% Is N/ N/ N/ N/ N/ Is N/ N/ N/ N/ N/ Item 6 Item 6 Gs Gs 0% 0% 37% 14% 49% Is N/ N/ N/ N/ N/ Is N/ N/ N/ N/ N/ Item 7 Item 7 Gs Gs 6% 6% 35% 27% 26% Is N/ N/ N/ N/ N/ Is N/ N/ N/ N/ N/ Item 8 Item 8 Gs Gs 0% 0% 26% 15% 59% Is N/ N/ N/ N/ N/ Is N/ N/ N/ N/ N/ Item 9 Item 9 Gs Gs 9% 0% 31% 13% 47% Is Is 24% 12% 28% 24% 12% Item 10 Item 10 Gs Gs 8% 4% 28% 27% 33% Is Is 31% 5% 21% 28% 15% Panels Panels Panels Members Observers NHRIs/NG Os Panelists HC/HC Panels Members Observers NHRIs/NG Os Panelists HC/HC Capacity building i Capacity b 17% 12% 7% 57% 7% UMC UMC 15% 22% 7% 52% 4% Women M Women 17% 18% 8% 50% 7% Women PM Women PM 13% 23% 8% 48% 8% Technical coopera Technical 15% 23% 5% 53% 4% Total

14 nnex III Request for additional meeting time: cost estimate In order for the Council to carry out its very heavy programme of work, it could consider requesting additional meeting time. More precisely, the Council could consider to request the General ssembly to authorize twenty fully serviced additional meetings to be held by the Council annually (see annex IV), which could be used to both accommodate the number of meetings needed during all regular sessions of the Council, and to add an additional week to one of its sessions, with the sole purpose of alleviating the existing schedule needed to absorb the annual programme of work. The Task Force has come to the conclusion that such an additional week could only be accommodated during the first week of September, given the time required for processing documents between sessions and the pattern of room occupation at the Palais des Nations. One additional week of meeting, would have the following cost implications (assuming there is no additional documentation involved). One additional week of two meetings per day would cost US 111,500: - CM Interpreters and meeting services assistants at US 94,000 (daily cost US 18,800); - UNIS: US 11,100 (3 press officers for the English team for 5 days at US 370 per officer per day); 3 press officers for the French team for 5 days at US 370 per officer per day); - CSS: US 4,800 (costs of temporary recruitment of sound operators); - SSS: US 1,600 (overtime costs for 5 officers for 5 working days). The request to the General ssembly to authorize twenty fully serviced additional meetings to be held annually would cost approximately US 223,

15 nnex IV Request for additional meeting time: draft HRC decision raft decision /HRC/EC/36/ Organization of the work of the Human Rights Council t its meeting, on September 2017, the Human Rights Council decided to adopt the text below: The Human Rights Council, Recalling General ssembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, particularly paragraph 10 thereof, in which the ssembly decided that the Council shall meet regularly throughout the year and schedule no fewer than three sessions per year, including a main session, for a total duration of no less than ten weeks, and shall be able to hold special sessions, when needed, at the request of a member of the Council with the support of one third of the membership of the Council; Taking note of the challenges reported by the United Nations Office at Geneva in providing services on a continuing basis for all of the meetings of the Council during its three yearly regular sessions; Taking into account the heavy and increasing volume of work of the Council, as well as the need to give adequate consideration to all the items on its agenda, decided; To request the General ssembly to authorize twenty fully serviced additional meetings to be held by the Council annually; To request the President of the Human Rights Council to organize the work of the Council within the time previously allotted so that the additional meetings that the General ssembly might authorize would be utilized only if they proved to be absolutely necessary. 14

16 nnex V Mock Programme of Work March, June and September sessions MRCH SESSION WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 M O N ITEM 1 Opening of session High- level segment (HLS) HLS PNEL ISCUSSION 1: (NNUL HIGH- LEVEL PNEL ON MINSTREMING) PNEL ISCUSSION 5: (NNUL FULL- MEETING ON RIGHTS OF THE CHIL) - Clustered I 4 PNEL ISCUSSION 6: (NNUL FULL- MEETING ON RIGHTS OF THE CHIL) 9:00 ITEM 4 - I with SR on country 1 - I with SR on country 2 - I with SR on country 2 - I with SR on country 3 - I with SR on country 3 - I with COI 1 ITEM 7 I with SR Presentation of reports followed by General debate General debate on ITEM 7 General debate on ITEM 8 ITEM 9 Presentation of reports followed by General debate T U E S HLS HLS HLS - Clustered I 5 - Clustered I 5 Clustered I 6 - Clustered I 6 Clustered I 7 - I with COI 1 - I with COI 2 - I with COI 2 - I with COI 3 - I with COI 3 General debate on ITEM 4 ITEM 10 - I with IE on country 1 - I with IE on country 2 - I with IE on country 2 - I with IE on country 3 - I with IE on country 3 - I on HC report on country 4 W E N E S HLS General segment - Clustered I 1 PNEL ISCUSSION 2: BIENNIL HIGH- LEVEL PNEL ITEM 2 - HC annual report (presentation only) - Clustered I 7 - Clustered I 8 BREK - Clustered I 8 General debate on ITEM 4 General debate on ITEM 4 ITEMs 3 & 5- I Presentation of reports followed by General debate on ITEM 5 - I on HC oral report on country 5 - I on HC report on country 6 - I on HC report on country 6 - I on country 7 ITEM 2 - I on HC report on country 8 Presentation of reports under ITEMS 2 & 10 followed by general debate T H U R S PNEL ISCUSSION 3 - Clustered I 1 - Clustered I 2 - ITEM 2 I with the HC I with the HC Enhanced I Enhanced I ITEM 6 ITEM 1 - ecisions and conclusions - ecisions and conclusions - ecisions and conclusions F R I PNEL ISCUSSION 4: (RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH ISBILITIES) - Clustered I 2 - Clustered I 3 - Clustered I 3 - Clustered I 4 - Presentation of reports followed by General debate General debate on G on General debate on ITEM 6 BREK General debate on ITEM 6 - ecisions and conclusions - ecisions and conclusions - ecisions and conclusions - ppointment of mandate holders - Election of dvisory Committee members - doption of session report 15

17 JUNE SESSION WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 M O N T U E S 0 ITEM 1 - Opening of the session ITEM 2 - Oral update by the HC - Clustered I 1 - Clustered I 1 - Clustered I 2 - Clustered I 2 (cont d - Clustered I 3 0 ITEM 2 General debate on HC oral update General debate on HC oral update - Clustered I 3 - Clustered I 4 0 PNEL ISCUSSION 2: (NNUL FULL- 0 ISCUSSION ON WOMEN S Consolidated general debate RIGHTS) - I with COI 1 ITEM 4 PNEL ISCUSSION 3: (NNUL FULL- ISCUSSION ON WOMEN S RIGHTS) 0 ITEM 4 - I with COI 1 - I with COI 2 - I with COI 2 Consolidated general debate Presentation of reports under ITEM 7 Presentation of reports under ITEM 8 0 ITEM 9 - I with SR on racism - I with SR on country 1 - I on country 2 - I with SR on country 1 - I with SR on country 2 ITEM 9 - I with SR on racism Presentation of reports under ITEM 9 ITEM 10 - I with IE on country 1 - I on country 2 - I on country 3 W E N E S 0 - Clustered I 4 - Clustered I 5 - Clustered I 5 PNEL ISCUSSION 1 ITEM 4 - I with SR on country 2 - I with SR on country 3 BREK ITEM 4 - I with SR on country 3 Presentation of reports under ITEM 4 ITEM 10 - I on country 3 Presentation of reports under ITEM 10 Consolidated general debate on items 7, 8, 9 and 10 Consolidated general debate Presentation of reports under ITEM 5 T H U R S 0 - Clustered I 6 BREK - Clustered I 6 - Clustered I 7 0 ITEM 6 0 Consolidated general debate ITEM 1 - ecisions and conclusions - ecisions and conclusions F R I 0 - Clustered I 7 - I - I Presentation of reports under items 2 and 3 0 Consolidated general debate on items 3, 4, 5 and ecisions and conclusions - ecisions and conclusions Consolidated general debate - ecisions and conclusions - ppointment of SP mandate holders - doption of the session report 16

18 SEPTEMBER SESSION WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 M O ITEM 2 Oral update by the HC - Clustered I 1 - Clustered I 5 ITEM 6 ITEM 10 - I with SR on country 3 - I with IE on country 4 N BREK - Clustered I 1 - Clustered I 2 - Clustered I 5 - Clustered I 5 - Clustered I 5 Presentation of reports under item 3 BREK - I with IE on country 4 - I on HC oral update on country 5 T U E S ITEM 2 - General debate on the oral update by the HC* BREK ITEM 2 - General debate on the oral update by the HC* ITEM 4 - I with Commission of inquiry 1 BREK Enhanced I on country 1 BREK Consolidated general debate on items 3, 4, 5, 6 (if time permits) - I with IE on country 6 - I with IE on country 7 BREK - I with IE on country 7 Presentation of reports under item 10 W E N E - Clustered I 2 BREK S - Clustered I 3 ITEM 4 - I with FFM 1 - I with COI 2 PNEL ISCUSSION 3 Consolidated general debate on items 3, 4, 5, 6 BREK Consolidated general debate Consolidated general debate on items 7, 8, 9, 10 Consolidated general debate Consolidated general debate T H U R S - Clustered I 3 - Clustered I 4 BREK - Clustered I 4 PNEL ISCUSSION 4: (RIGHTS OF INIGENOUS PEOPLES) BREK - ITEMS 3 & 5 - Clustered I 6 Consolidated general debate BREK PNEL ISCUSSION 5 ITEM 1 - ecisions and conclusions BREK - ecisions and conclusions F R I PNEL ISCUSSION 1 BREK PNEL ISCUSSION 2: (INTEGRTION OF GENER PERSPECTIVE) ITEMS 3 & 5 - Clustered I 6 ITEM 5 - I BREK ITEM 5 I Presentation of reports under item 5 Complaint procedure (closed meeting) Presentation of reports under item 7 Presentation of reports under item 8 ITEM 9 - I Presentation of reports under item 9 ITEM 10 - I on HC oral update on country 1 - Enhanced I on country 2 ITEM 10 - Enhanced I on country 2 ITEM 1 - ecisions and conclusions - ecisions and conclusions - ecisions and conclusions - Election of C members - ppointment of SP mandate holders - doption of the session report 17