2nd (resumed) and 3rd sessions of the Human Rights Council

Basic information

News: Ambassador de Alba, President of the Human Rights Council, held an informal discussion with NGOs on the up-coming 2nd resumed and 3rd sessions of the Human Rights Council, which took place on Wednesday 22 November from 2:00 to 3:00 pm in Room VII, Palais des Nations. Download the informal summary (coming soon).

• Website of the Human Rights Council
• Information for NGOs on the oHCHR website (accreditation, written statements, oral statements, room booking, NGO Liaison Office)
• Check the HRC Extranet for regularly updated information
  
  
• Provisional agenda of the 3rd session
• Preliminary draft timetable of the 3rd session
• Orders of the day and bulletin of informal meetings during the third session

• Meetings of the Human Rights Council are webcasted on a daily basis throughout the session.

• Council Monitor - Daily Updates  (prepared by the International Service for Human Rights)
• Tribune des Droits Humains (developed by Info Sud, online news service on the Human Rights Council)

Open ended informal consultations on the preparations for the resumed 2nd session and the 3rd session of the Human Rights Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 2006, on 17 November 2006 and on 22 November 2006.

During the resumed 2nd session on 27 and 28 November , the HRC took action on the draft resolutions tabled during the second session. Other texts tabled during the 2nd session have been postponed to a later session or withdrawn by their sponsors.

The third session will therefore start immediately after the conclusion of the second session, expected on 29 November 2006 and will expected to address the following point:
      - Update from the High Commissioner;
      - Some time interactive dialogues with Special Procedures who had not presented their report during the second session;
      - Report on the situation in Lebanon;      
      - Progress report from the inter session open ended intergovernmental Working Groups on Universal Periodic Review and Review of Mandates.
      - Discussion on the methods of work and on rules and procedures - based on a Canadian contribution on the convening of HRC Special Sessions, on an Asian paper on the methods of work of the Council, and on a non-Paper from the HRC Secretariat on working arrangements of the HRC throughout the year, which are available on the Extranet of the HRC;
      - Discussion on the agenda of the Council - The Presidency will put forward a proposal in this regard, based on the discussions taking place during the 3rd Session;

See also the draft framework of work for the 1st year. A preliminary draft timetable was ciruclated by the President on 1 November 2006, as well as the provisional agenda of the 3rd session of the Council.

Related pages and documents

• Human Rights CONGO follow-up to HR multilateral bodies