<p> VOLUNTARY FUND FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES</p><p>Call for Applications: July – September 2017</p><p>Dear all, </p><p>Please note that the deadline to submit applications to attend the 36th session of the Human Rights Council and sessions of treaty bodies taking place in Geneva between July and September 2017 is: 10 May 2017.</p><p>Below are the States that will be examined by the Treaty Bodies for the said period:</p><p>Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women / 67th session (03 -21 July 2017: </p><p>Consideration of State’s report of: Costa Rica, Niger, Nigeria, and Thailand</p><p>Human Rights Committee / 120th session (3-28 July 2017):</p><p>Consideration of State’s report of: Honduras, Pakistan and Mongolia</p><p>Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women - Pre-sessional Working Group/69th session (24-28 July 2017): </p><p>Consideration of State’s report of: Fiji, New Zealand, Malaysia and Suriname</p><p>Committee against Torture / 61st session (24 July to 11 August 2017)</p><p>Consideration of State’s report of: Panama and Paraguay</p><p>Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination / 93rd session (31 July to 25 August 2017) :</p><p>Consideration of State’s report of: Canada, Djibouti, Ecuador & Russian Federation, </p><p>Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities / 18th session (14 August to 1 September 2017): </p><p>Consideration of State’s report of: Morocco and Panama</p><p>Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Pre-sessional Working Group / 8th session (4-8 September 2017) </p><p>Consideration of State’s report of: Nepal, Russian Federation and Sudan</p><p>Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families / 27th session (4- 13 September 2017)</p><p>Consideration of State’s report of: Ecuador, Indonesia and Mexico</p><p>Committee on Enforced Disappearances / 13th session (4 – 15 September 2017) </p><p>Consideration of State’s report of: Gabon</p><p>Human Rights Council / 36th session (11- 29 September 2017)</p><p>Committee on the Rights of Child / 76th session (11-29 September 2017)</p><p>Consideration of State’s report of: Denmark, Ecuador & Vanuatu</p><p>Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights / 62nd session (18 September to 6 October 2017)</p><p>Consideration of State’s report of: Colombia, Mexico and Russian Federation Additional information</p><p>This information might be subject to change. Therefore, we would strongly advise that you check the OHCHR webpage on a regular basis to have updated information: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/Pages/HumanRightsBodies.aspx The application forms for these meetings are available on the following web link: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/IPeoples/IPeoplesFund/Pages/ApplicationsForms.aspx</p><p>Applications need to be signed, dated and sent with all the supporting documents to the following email: [email protected]</p><p>Please mention the mechanism you wish to attend in the subject header of your e-mail</p><p>Please also verify the new criteria for selection established by the members of the Board of Trustees of the Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples to make sure that you are eligible to apply to attend the sessions you are interested in. The new criteria are available on the following web link: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/IPeoples/IPeoplesFund/Pages/criteria.aspx</p><p>For any other additional information, you can consult our website: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/IPeoples/IPeoplesFund/Pages/IPeoplesFundIndex.aspx</p><p>Best wishes,</p><p>The Secretariat of the Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples</p>
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