DRAFT PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR THE 46RD SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (22 FEBRUARY – 24 MARCH 2021)

Version of 18 March 2021 (PROVISIONAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE)*

WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5
22 February 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March
10.00 ANNUAL DISCUSSION ON RIGHTS 09.00 ITEM 10
– OF THE CHILD ITEM 3 – - ID with IE on Mali
9.00 ITEM 1 12.00 10:00 - ID with SR defenders (cont’d) 10.00 12.00 - ID on HC oral report on Ukraine
(res. 7/29 and 45/30) accessible
– Opening of session – – General debate on ITEM 4 (cont’d) - High-level ID on human rights situation in
12.00 General debate on ITEM 2 - ID with SR torture
12.00 High-level segment (HLS) 13.00 13.00 the Central African Republic
– (cont’d)
13.00
12.00
M
– - High-level ID on human rights situation in
15.00 the Central African Republic (cont’d)
O
- Presentation of HC country report
12.00 13.00 13.00
(Afghanistan)
N – HLS (cont’d) – BREAK – BREAK
13.00 - HC annual presentation on technical
15.00 15.00 15.00
– BREAK cooperation
D
15.00 - Report of Board of Trustees of Voluntary
Fund Technical Cooperation
A
followed by General debate
15.00
Y
– HLS (cont’d)
16.00 ITEM 3 General debate on ITEM 4 (cont’d)
15.00 General debate on ITEM 2 General debate on ITEM 10 (cont’d)
15.00 - ID with SRSG on violence against 15.00 15.00
– (cont’d) – children – ITEM 3 –
16.00 16.00 18.00 18.00 ITEM 1
ANNUAL HIGH-LEVEL MAINSTREAMING 18.00 - ID with SRSG on children and armed - ID with SR minorities
– Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
18.00 PANEL (+20TH ANNIVERSARY OF DDPA) 16.00 ANNUAL DISCUSSION ON RIGHTS conflict
– OF THE CHILD
18.00 (res. 7/29 and 45/30) accessible
23 February 2 March 9 March 16 March 23 March
ITEM 3 - ID with SR torture (cont’d) ITEM 6 09.00 ITEM 1
T 10:00 – Presentation of Report of IGWG on 10.00 UPR outcomes – Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
9.00 BIENNIAL HIGH-LEVEL PANEL ON DEATH 10.00 ITEM 3
– TNCs; Report on the third intersessional – (Belarus, Libya, Malawi, Panama, Mongolia 12.00
U – PENALTY – - ID with SR sale of children
13.00 meeting on 2030 Agenda; HC/OHCHR/SG 13.00 Maldives, Andorra, Honduras, Bulgaria,
11.00 (res. 26/2 and 42/24 ) 13.00
thematic reports, followed by General Marshall Islands, United States of America,
E
debate Croatia, Liberia, Jamaica)
S 11.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 12.00
– HLS (cont’d) – BREAK – BREAK - BREAK – Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
D 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00
ITEM 3 ITEM 3 -ID with SRSG on children and
A 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00
- ID with SR food armed conflict (cont’d) –
y – HLS (cont’d) – – – UPR outcomes
18.00 18.00 - ID with IE albinism 18.00 ITEM 4 18.00 18.00
- ID with SR on Iran
24 February 3 March 10 March 17 March 24 March
W 09.00 10.00 ITEM 3 10.00 10.00 10.00 Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
HLS (cont’d) General debate on ITEM 3 (cont’d)
E – – - ID with SR disabilities accessible – – ITEM 6 - UPR outcomes –
12.00 General segment 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00
- ID with IE foreign debt
D
12.00 ITEM 2 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00
N – - ID on HC report on OPT (res. 43/3) – BREAK – BREAK – BREAK – BREAK
E 15.00 - ID on oral update by SR on Eritrea (res. 41/1) 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00
Decisions and conclusions (cont’d)
S ITEM 6 - UPR outcomes Appointment of mandate holders
D 15.00 - ID on HC report on Sri Lanka (res. 30/1 and 15.00 15.00 - ID with SR on DPRK 15.00 15.00
- ID with SR cultural rights Adoption of session report
– 40/1) – – - ID with FFM Venezuela (oral update, – ITEM 5 – Presentation of Reports of Forum on –
A 18.00 18.00 - ID with SR environment 18.00 res. 45/20) 18.00 Minority Issues and Social Forum; Annual report 18.00
- ID on HC report on Nicaragua (res. 43/2)
Y CC of SPs followed by General debate
25 February 4 March 11 March 18 March
T ITEM 4
ITEM 2 - ID on HC oral update on Venezuela (res.
H General debate on ITEM 5 (cont’d)
10.00 - Enhanced ID on HC report on Belarus (res. 10.00 ITEM 3 10.00 45/20) 10.00
U – 45/1) – - ID with IE foreign debt (cont’d) - - ID with Commission of inquiry on –
General debate on ITEM 6
R 13.00 - ID on oral update of GEE on Yemen (res. 13.00 -ID with SR freedom of religion 13.00 Burundi (oral update) 13.00
45/15) - ID with Commission on South Sudan
S
D 13.00 BREAK 13.00 BREAK 13.00 BREAK 13.00 BREAK
– – – –
 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00
ITEM 2- HC oral update and presentation
of HC/SG reports on OHCHR activities in ITEM 7
15.00 Colombia; Guatemala; and Honduras: and 15.00 15.00 - ID with Comnission of Inquiry on Syrian 15.00 - Presentation of HC/SG reports followed by
- ID with SR environment (cont’d)
A – other reports and oral updates (COVID, - – Arab Republic – General debate
- ID with SR counter-terrorism
18.00 Cyprus, Eritrea, Venezuela as per res. 45/2) 18.00 18.00 - ID with SR on Myanmar 18.00 General debate on ITEM 8
Y
followed by General debate

26 February 5 March 12 March 19 March

MEETING ON THE ROLE OF POVERTY ITEM 3 ITEM 4
10.00 ALLEVIATION (res. 43/21) -ID with SR freedom of religion - ID with Commission on South Sudan
General debate on ITEM 8 (cont’d)
– (cont’d)
10.00 (cont’d) 10.00 10.00
12.00 Presentation of HC report on DPRK (res.
– - ID with SR counter-terrorism – – ITEM 9 Presentation of report of IGWG on
12.00 43/25) and SG oral update on
F General debate on ITEM 2 (cont’d) 13.00 (cont’d) 13.00 13.00 DDPA, HC oral update on systemic racism (res.
– involvement of United Nations in
- ID with SR defenders 43/1), followed by General debate
13.00 Myanmar (res. 43/26), followed by
R General debate
I 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00
– BREAK – BREAK – BREAK – BREAK
D 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00
15.00
A
- ITEM 3 (cont’d) 15.00 General debate on ITEM 9 (cont’d)
Y 16.00 - - ID with SR on Myanmar (cont’d) ITEM 10
15.00 General debate on ITEM 2 (cont’d) 15.00
16.00 - Enhanced ID on oral updates on Democratic
– ANNUAL DEBATE: RIGHTS OF –
16.00 Republic of the Congo (HC and the expert team
18.00 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 18.00
- 16.00 on Kasai)
(res. 7/9 and 43/23) DEBATE ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
18.00 –
accessible (GA res. 75/237)
18.00
*The programme of work is based on the assumption that DGACM will approve at least five lunchtime meetings. Timing and duration of debates may be significantly affected depending on the number of speakers that will inscribe.