During each segment of the Programme of Work, there will be time for discussion, during which States, specialized agencies, intergovernmental organizations, national human rights institutions, and non-governmental organizations will be allowed to intervene, in that order.
In order to speak, specialized agencies, IGOs, NHRIs, and NGOs are requested to send an email to igwg-intervention@ohchr.org (with
djamel.benkrid@un.org in copy) with the following information:
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The session during which the oral intervention is to take place: e.g., “Tuesday morning, covering articles 6, 7, and 13;”
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The type of organization speaking: e.g., specialized agency, IGO, NHRI, or NGO;
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Name of the organization;
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Name of the speaker;
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A copy of the oral statement (if possible): to aid the interpreters and report writers.
This email should be sent during the session preceding the one the organization intends to speak at (i.e., if you would like to speak during the Tuesday afternoon session on Art. 9 – Prevention (15h – 18h), please email the request and statement by the end of Tuesday’s morning session (13h)). As with the Human Rights Council, the order of the speakers will be prioritized based on when the request was made. Speaking slots will depend on the number of requests received and the time allocated under the Programme of Work (subject to adjustment due to time management).
Please note:
- Only NGOs with ECOSOC consultative status may make an oral statement. Where the speaker is not from the inscribing NGO, an authorized representative from the latter must authorize this in writing.
- To take the floor, NGO speakers should use the conference-table seats reserved for that purpose.
- In order to allow for the largest possible number of substantive contributions, participants are kindly requested to limit their interventions to be as concise and succinct as possible. A time limit for each intervention may need to be imposed, at the discretion of the Chair, depending on the number of speakers for each panel.
- Abusive or disrespectful language or derogatory and inflammatory remarks by any participant will not be tolerated during the session. All participants should ensure that a sense of respect and tolerance permeates the discussion.
- All statements will be posted as received on OHCHR’s website following the conclusion of the session. If the statement delivered is substantially different from the document initially received by the secretariat or if you do not wish the statement to be published online, please inform the secretariat. In line with the OHCHR disability policy, oral interventions without written scripts cannot be shared on the website.
