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List of Special Procedure Mandate-Holders and the Other DRAFT AS OF 22 Oct 2019 subject to change Provisional list of special procedure mandate-holders and other experts / UN officials scheduled to make presentations to the Third Committee of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session Tuesday 1 October 2019 (am) - Item 25 (a & b): Social development 1. Mr. Liu Zhenmin, USG DESA 2. Ms. Daniela Bas, Director, Division for Inclusive Social Development, DESA 3. Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Ms Rosa KORNFELD-MATTE (GA res. 73/143, § 52) Thursday 3 October 2019 (am) – Items 106 Crime, 107 Information and technologies and 108 Drugs 1. Mr. John Brandolino, Director, Division of Treaty Affairs, UNODC in Vienna Friday 4 October 2019 (am) - Item 26 (a & b): Advancement of women 1. Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, USG and Executive Director, UN-Women 2. Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Ms Hilary GBEDEMAH (GA res. 73/162 §3) 3. Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Dubravka ŠIMONOVIC (GA res. 73/148, §24) Tuesday 8 October 2019 (am) – Item 66 (a & b): Rights of children 1. Ms. Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict 2. Ms. Najat Maalla M’jid, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children 3. Ms. Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF Tuesday 8 October 2019 (pm) – Item 66 (a & b): Rights of children 1. Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, Mr. Luis Ernesto PEDERNERA REYNA (GA res.73/155 § 59(f) and 73/162, § 3) 2. Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other sexual abuse material, Ms. Maud DE BOER-BUQUICCHIO (GA res. 73/155, § 59 (e) and HRC res 34/16 § 33) 3. Independent Expert – Lead Author of the Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty, Mr. Manfred Nowak (GA res. 72/245 § 37 and 73/155 § 58) Friday 11 October 2019 (pm) – Item 67 (a & b): Rights of indigenous peoples 1. Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Ms. Victoria TAULI-CORPUZ (HRC res. 42/20 § 1(j)) Monday 14 October 2019 (am) – Item 70 (a-d): Promotion and protection of human rights 1. Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, USG for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs 2. Mr. Andrew Gilmour, ASG for Human Rights 3. Ms. Daniela Bas, Director, Division for Inclusive Social Development, DESA 4. Chair of the Human Rights Committee, Mr. Ahmed Amin FATHALLA (GA res. 73/162, §3) 5. Chair of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Mr. Renato ZERBINI RIBEIRO LEAO (GA res. 73/162, § 3) Monday 14 October 2019 (pm) – Item 70 (a-d): Promotion and protection of human rights 1. Chair of the Committee against Torture, Mr. Jens MODVIG (GA res. 73/162 § 3) 2. Chair of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, Mr. Malcolm EVANS (GA res. 73/162, § 3) 3. Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Mr. Nils MELZER (GA res. 72/163, § 49 and HRC res 34/19 § 1 (g)) Tuesday 15 October 2019 (am) – Item 70 (a-d): Promotion and protection of human rights 1. Ms Michele Bachelet, High Commissioner for Human Rights Tuesday 15 October 2019 (pm) – Item 70 (a-d): Promotion and protection of human rights 1. Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Mr. Obiora C. OKAFOR (HRC res., 35/3, § 14) 2. Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Mr. Clement Nyaletsossi VOULE (HRC res. 41/12 § 3) 3. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mr. Michel FORST (GA res. 72/247 §19, HRC res. 16/5 § 2(g) and HRC res 34/5 § 2) Wednesday 16 October 2019 (am) – Item 70 (a-d): Promotion and protection of human rights 1. Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Ms. Fionnuala NÍ AOLÁIN (GA res. 72/180, §16 and HRC res. 40/16 §1) 2. Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Mr. Diego GARCIA-SAYAN (HRC res. 35/11 §2) 3. Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, Mr. Idriss JAZAIRY (HRC res. 36/10 § 3) Wednesday 16 October 2019 (pm) – Item 70 (a-d): Promotion and protection of human rights 1. Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on the Right to Development, Mr. Zamir Akram (GA res. 73/166 § 47) 2. Special Rapporteur on the right to development, M. Saad ALFARARGI (HRC res. 33/14 § 14 (e) and HRC res. 42/23 § 22)* 3. Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Mr. Livingstone SEWANYANA (GA res. 73/169 §22 and HRC res. 36/4 § 14) Thursday 17 October 2019 (am) – Item 70 (a-d): Promotion and protection of human rights 1. Chair of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances, Mr. Mohammed AYAT (GA res. 73/162 §3) 2. Chair of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, Mr. Luciano HAZAN (GA res. 72/183 § 12) 3. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, Ms. Anaïs MARIN (HRC res. 38/14 § 11 and 41/22 § 13) Thursday 17 October 2019 (pm) – Item 70 (a-d): Promotion and protection of human rights 1. Chair of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, Mr. Can ÜNVER, (GA res. 73/162 §3) 2. Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, Mr. Felipe GONZÁLEZ MORALES (HRC res. 34/21, §1) 3. Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Mr. Ahmed SHAHEED (GA res. 73/176 §3 and HRC res. 31/16 §18) Friday 18 October 2019 (am) – Item 70 (a-d): Promotion and protection of human rights 1. Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Ms. Koumbou BOLY BARRY (HRC res. 8/4 § 9 (g), 26/17 § 8 and 35/2 § 8) 2. Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Mr. Philip ALSTON (HRC res. 35/19, § 4) DRAFT AS OF 22 Oct 2019 subject to change Friday 18 October 2019 (pm) – Item 70 (a-d): Promotion and protection of human rights 1. Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, Mr. Léo HELLER (HRC. Res. 42/5 § 3) 2. Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, Ms. Leilani FARHA (HRC res. 34/9, § 7) Monday 21 October 2019 (am) – Item 70 (a-d): Promotion and protection of human rights 1. Chair of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Mr. Danlami BASHARU (GA res. 73/162 §3) 2. Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Ms. Catalina DEVANDAS AGUILAR (HRC res. 35/6 and 26/20 § 2(i), GA res. 70/145) Monday 21 October 2019 (pm) – Item 70 (a-d): Promotion and protection of human rights 1. Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Mr. David KAYE (HRC res. 34/18 § 5) 2. Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, Mr. Juan BOHOSLAVSKY (HRC res. 34/3 § 16) Tuesday 22 October 2019 (am) – Item 70 (a-d): Promotion and protection of human rights 1. Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Mr. Fernand DE VARENNES (GA res. 72/184 § 24, HRC res. 34/6 and 25/5 §11(h)) 2. Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Ms. Karima BENNOUNE (HRC res.37/12 §13) 3. Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Ms. Ikponwosa ERO (HRC res. 37/5 § 3) Tuesday 22 October 2019 (pm) – Item 70 (a-d): Promotion and protection of human rights 1. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Ms. Yanghee LEE (GA res.72/248 §11, HRC res. 37/32 § 34 and 40/29 § 27) 2. Chair of the former independent international fact-finding mission on Myanmar, Mr. Marzuki Darusman (HRC res. 42/3 § 26) 3. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPR of Korea, Mr. Tomas Ojea QUINTANA (GA res. 72/188, §21, and HRC res. 37/28, § 21 and 40/20 § 22) Wednesday 23 October 2019 (am) Item 70 (a-d): Promotion and protection of human rights 1. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Mr. Michael LYNK (HRC res. 5/1) 2. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Javaid REHMAN (HRC res.37/30 §1, 40/18 § 1) Wednesday 23 October 2019 (pm) Item 70 (a-d): Promotion and protection of human rights 1. Ms. Christine Schraner-Burgener, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar 2. Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, Mr Doudou DIENE (HRC res. 39/14 §22 and HRC res. 42/26 § 22) 3. Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Mr Bahame Tom MUKIRYA NYANDUGA (HRC res. 36/27 §14, HRC res. 39/23 §13 and HRC res. 42/33 § 15) Thursday 24 October 2019 (am) Item 70 (a-d): Promotion and protection of human rights 1. Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Mr. Fabian SALVIOLI (HRC res. 36/7 § 6) 2. Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Mr.
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