25th session of the Working Group on the Right to Development

13 May 2024, 10:00 → 17 May 2024, 18:00 Europe/Zurich

In-Person

E/3-20 - E-3-20 - Room XX (Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland)

Session

At this session, the Working Group will continue to monitor and review progress made in the promotion and implementation of the right to development. It will hold an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to development and with the Chair of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development.

The Working Group will also consider the interrelationship between the right to development and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the interrelationship between the right to development and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the contribution of the right to development towards combating discrimination, including racial discrimination. The Working Group will also discuss its programme of work of its 26th session and adopt conclusions and recommendations.

OHCHR 25th Session Webpage

Agenda and program of work Programme of Work Provisional Agenda

Guidelines

• Guide for Recording Video Messages
• Guidelines on Creating Captions Using YouTube.pdf
• Guidelines on WeTransfer and Video Messages.pdf

List of speakers List of speakers (Protected) Registeration on the List of Speakers

Panels

• Bios of Panellists
• Panel: The contribution of the right to development towards combating discrimination
• Panel: The interrelationship between the right to development and the ICCPR
• Panel: The Interrelationship between the right to development and the ICESCR

Side Events

• Gender Transformative Approach for Operationalizing the Right to Development - Concept Note .pdf
• The Right to Development and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - Concept Note .pdf
• The Role of Business in Realising the Right to Development - Concept Note.pdf

Useful information

• Conference Rooms at the Palais | UN GENEVA
• Home | UN Web TV
• Listen Live | Live Meeting stream at The United Nations Office Geneva | UN GENEVA (unog.ch)
• UN Geneva Conference Rooms Guide.pdf

Monday, 13 May

25th session: Item 1 – Opening of the session, Item 2 – Election of Chair Rapporteur, Item 3 – Adoption of the agenda and programme of work, Item 4.1 – General statements and good practices

25th session: Item 4.1 – General statements and sharing of good practices

Tuesday, 14 May

25th session: Item 4.2 – Combined interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development and the Chair of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development

25th session: Item 4.3 – The interrelationship between the right to development and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Wednesday, 15 May

25th session: Item 4.4 – The interrelationship between the right to development and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

25th session: Item 4.5 – The contribution of the right to development towards combating discrimination including racial discrimination

Thursday, 16 May

25th session: Item 4.6 – The programme of work of the 26th session of the Working Group

25th session: Item 5 – Adoption of conclusions and recommendations

Friday, 17 May

25th session: Item 5 – Adoption of conclusions and recommendations

25th session: Item 6 – Adoption of the report (ad referendum)