Human Rights Council Thirty-first session Geneva, 29 February – 24 March 2016 Bulletin of informal meetings Held in parallel to the session The information contained in this document was compiled and is correct as of 12 (noon) of the previous working day; it is reproduced as received and does not imply any opinion or endorsement by the Secretariat of the United Nations, and can be subject to possible change. Event organizers are requested to kindly notify the Secretariat (mailto:lgiardini@ohchr.org lgiardini@ohchr.org, Tel: 022 917 9255) of any change to their planned events. Rooms E-3005, E-3009, E-3011, E-3015, and E-3019 have been allocated for meetings of European Union, JUSCANZ, OIC, African Union and GRULAC respectively, for the entire duration of the session, and will not be reflected in this document unless specifically requested. Monday, 29 February 2016 MEETINGS ORGANIZED BY PERMANENT MISSIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, SPECIALIZED AGENCIES, OHCHR, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION Time Organized by Subject of the meeting Type of meeting Room 08:00 – 10:00 Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) EU group meeting Private XXIII 08:30 – 10:00 Permanent Mission of Guatemala GRULAC group meeting Private XXVII 09:00 – 12:00 African Union (AU) African Union group meeting Private XXI 09:00 – 10:00 Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) OIC group meeting Private XXII 10:00 - 12:00 Permanent Mission of Iran (Islamic Republic of) NAM group meeting Private XXII 11:00 - 13:00 Permanent Mission of Switzerland and the Universal Rights Group (URG) 10 years of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council: Opportunities and perspectives Public XXIV 13:00 - 15:00 OHCHR, United Nations Mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica (UPEACE) and the Forum of Catholic Enabling sustainable development and lasting peace: a side event to mark the 30th Anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development Public XII 13:00 – 14:00 Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) OIC group meeting Private XXII 13.00 - 15:00 Permanent missions of Brazil, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Greece, Iraq, Ireland, Poland, Serbia, Switzerland and the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Destruction of cultural heritage: contextualizing the human rights aspect with a view to prevention or mitigation Public XXIII 13:15 - 14:30 Permanent Mission of the Netherlands, Impact Hub Geneva and the Port Human Rights DiploHack’ Public XXIV Forthcoming meetings Tuesday, 1 March 2016 Please note that the information on forthcoming events is indicative and may be subject to change. Meetings organized by Permanent Missions, intergovernmental organizations, specialized agencies, OHCHR and the Department of Public Information Time Organized by Subject of the meeting Type of meeting Room 08:00 – 10:00 Permanent Delegation of the European Union (EU) EU group meeting Private XXIII 08:30 – 10:00 Permanent Mission of Guatemala GRULAC group meeting Private XXVII 09:00 – 12:00 African Union (AU) African Union group meeting Private XXI 09:00 – 10:00 Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) OIC group meeting Private XXII 10:00 - 12:00 Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic Changing the faces of people Public XXIV 10:00 - 12:00 Permanent Mission of Iran (Islamic Republic of) NAM group meeting Private XXII 11:30 - 13:00 Permanent Mission of Canada Climate change, gender equality and the human rights of women – how to effectively address gender equality and the human rights of women while combatting climate change Public XXVII 12:00 - 14:00 OHCHR, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and Centre for Civil and Political Rights 50th Anniversary of the Human Rights Covenants: a civil society perspective on impact and contemporary challenges Public XXIII 12:30 - 14:30 Permanent Mission of Lithuania Widening civil society space in the eastern partnership region Public XXI 13:00 – 14:00 Permanent Delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) OIC group meeting Private XXII 13:00 – 14:00 Permanent Delegation to the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) Experts meeting Private E-3023 14:00 - 16.00 Permanent missions of Chile, Denmark, Ghana, Indonesia, Morocco and the Convention Against Torture Initiative Strategies to prevent torture in police custody Public XXII 14:00 - 16:00 Permanent missions of Namibia and South Africa The right to development – 30 years on Public XXIII ________________   Bulletin of informal meetings 29 February and 1 March 2016 Bulletin of informal meetings 29 February and 1 March 2016 - 2 - - 3 - A/HRC/31/BI/1