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Full details of the upcoming Human Rights Council - 14th Session
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The 14th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) will be held from 31st May to 18th June 2010 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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Menu: 14th Session Agenda - Side Events - Statements - CRINMAILs - NGO participation - Special Procedures - Sources of information - Subgroup on the HRC - Universal Periodic Review - Useful contacts
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14th Session Agenda
To view the full agenda for the 14th session of the Human Rights Council,
click here
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Side Events
Several side events will be run throughout the 14th Session of the Human Rights Council.
Key events will be posted here.
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Statements at the Human Rights Council
Key Statements concerning children's rights will be posted here.
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CRINMAILs
Child Rights at the Human Rights Council 53
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Information note for NGOs - including information on accreditation and NGO parallel events
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 statements are to be submitted in accordance with the guidelines for the submission of NGO written statements:
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/guidelines.htm
NGOs may submit their written statements to the Council Secretariat electronically to hrcngo@ohchr.org.
OHCHR NGO Liaison Office:
Office of the High Commissioner for Human RightsPalais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Telephone: + 41 (0)22 917 9656
Email: Civilsocietyunit@ohchr.org
Contact information, as well as the NGO liaison office location accessible
during the session will be communicated at a later stage.
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- For a list of all reports submitted for the 14th Session, click here
- Key reports related to child rights include:
-Report of the High Commissioner on human rights in the administration of justice, including juvenile justice
-Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
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Sources of Information
CRIN - sign up to the special HRC CRINMAIL.
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - Press releases are issued by the HRC on a daily basis during HRC sessions and are available on the OHCHR website. In addition, relevant documents are posted on the Human Rights Council extranet (sign up).
Relevant and updated information on the 14th session of the HRC will be regularly posted on the HRC Extranet. Username: hrc extranet - Password: 1session.
A live Webcast service will be available under the Council’s webpage, covering the plenary session online, and will be accessible through this link.
Civil society news and perspectives are available on the CONGO website (Conference of NGOs in consultative relationship with the UN) and the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) - ISHR: Human Rights Council daily updates
UN - FAQs about the Human Rights Council
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Working Group for the HRC
The Working group for the Human Rights Council, of the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child, brings together NGOs willing to promote the rights of the child at the United Nations Human Rights Council.
The WG’s aim so far has been to ensure that the Human Rights Council addresses the specific rights and situations of children worldwide in its regular work and sessions on human rights. By advocating for the inclusion of its concerns into the Council's Resolutions, the NGO community has ensured better support and coherence between international politics and local realities affecting the realisation of children's rights.
For more information, contact the co-convenors of the NGO WG:
Alan Kikuchi-White, Geneva Representative
SOS-Kinderdorf International
Email: KikuchiA@sos-kd.org
Or Veronica Yates, CRIN
Email: vyates@crin.org
Visit: http://www.crin.org/docs/resources/publications/NGOCRC/subgroup-CHR.asp
Child Rights Information Network (CRIN)
East Studio
2, Pontypool Place, London, SE1 8QF, United Kingdom
+44 20 7401 2257
Email: info@crin.org
Website: http://www.crin.org/HRC
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