| HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT 31st Session of the UN Human Rights Council (29 February-24 March 2016) List of Speakers DRAFT as of 27/2/2016 10:38 PM – SUBJECT TO CHANGE Monday 29 February 2016[1] |
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| MORNING MEETING 09:00-12:00 |
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| 09:00 | Opening of session | |
| President of the Human Rights Council | H.E. Mr. Choi Kyonglim | |
| President of the General Assembly | H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft | |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein | |
| Host country | H.E. Mr. Didier Burkhalter, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland (Chef du Département fédéral des affaires étrangères de la Suisse) | |
| HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT – DIGNITARIES | ||
| Time | Country | Dignitary |
| 09:30 | Togo | H.E. Mr. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, President of Togo, (Président de la République togolaise et Ministre de la Défense nationale et des anciens Combattants) |
| 09:40 | San Marino | H.E. Ms. Lorella Stefanelli and H.E. Mr. Nicola Renzi, Captains Regent of the Republic of San Marino |
| 09:50 | Portugal | H.E. Mr. Augusto Ernesto dos Santos Silva, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Portugal |
| 10:00 | Belgium | H.E. Mr. Didier Reynders, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium (Vice Premier Ministre et Ministre des Affaires étrangères, du Commerce extérieur et des Affaires européennes de la Belgique) |
| 10:10 | Slovakia | H.E. Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia |
| 10:20 | Turkey | H.E. Mr. Lütfi Elvan, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey |
| 10:30 | Paraguay | H.E. Mr. Eladio Ramón Loizaga Lezcano, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Paraguay |
| 10:40 | Qatar | H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Qatar |
| 10:50 | Argentina | H.E. Ms. Susana Mabel Malcorra, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Argentina |
| 11:00 | France | H.E. Mr. Jean-Marc Ayrault, Minister for Foreign Affairs of France (Ministre des Affaires étrangères de la France) |
| 11:10 | Netherlands | H.E. Mr. Bert Koenders, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands |
| 11:20 | Liechtenstein | H.E. Ms. Aurelia Frick, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Lichtenstein |
| 11:30 | United Nations Development Program | Ms. Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Program |
| 11:40 | Organisation internationale de la Francophonie | Mme Michaëlle Jean, Sécretaire générale de l’ Organisation internationale de la Francophonie |
| 11:50 | UNESCO | Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| LUNCHTIME MEETING (29 February 2016) 12:00-15:00 |
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| HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT – DIGNITARIES | ||
| Time | Country | Dignitary |
| 12:10 | Kyrgyzstan | H.E. Ms. Gulmira Kudaiberdieva, Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan |
| 12:20 | Panama | H.E. Ms. Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado, Vice-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Panama |
| 12:30 | Iraq | H.E. Mr. Hyder Natiq Jasim, Minister of Justice of Iraq |
| 12:40 | Finland | H.E. Ms. Lenita Toivakka, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development of Finland |
| 12:50 | Brazil | H.E. Ms. Nilma Lino Gomes, Minister for Women, Racial Equality and Human Rights of Brazil |
| 13:00 | Monaco | H.E. Mr. Gilles Tonelli, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of Monaco (Conseiller de Gouvernemen pour les Relations extérieures et la Coopération de Monaco) |
| 13:10 | Morocco | H.E. Mr. Salaheddine Mezouar, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of Morocco (Ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la cooperation du Maroc) |
| 13:20 | European Union | H.E. Mr. Bert Koenders, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands |
| 13:30 | Armenia | H.E. Mr. Edward Nalbandyan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Armenia |
| 13:40 | Georgia | H.E. Mr. Mikheil Janelidze, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia |
| 13:50 | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | H.E. Mr. Nikola Poposki, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| 14:00 | Lithuania | H.E. Mr. Linas Antanas Linkevičius, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Lithuania |
| 14:10 | Luxembourg | H.E. Mr. Jean Asselborn, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg (Ministre des Affaires étrangères et européennes et Ministre de l’Immigration et de l’Asile du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg) |
| 14:20 | Mexico | H.E. Mr. Miguel Ruiz Cabañas, Vice-Minister for Human Rights and Multilateral Affairs of Mexico |
| 14:30 | Norway | H.E. Mr. Tore Hattrem, State Secretary and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway |
| AFTERNOON MEETING (29 February 2016) 15:00-18:00 |
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| HIGH-LEVEL PANEL ON HUMAN RIGHTS MAINSTREAMING (NO SPILL-OVER POSSIBLE) | ||
| Tuesday 1 March 2016 | ||
| MORNING MEETING | ||
| 09:00-12:00 | HIGH-LEVEL PANEL ON 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COVENANTS | |
| LUNCHTIME MEETING (1 March 2016) 12:00-15:00 |
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| HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT – DIGNITARIES | ||
| Time | Country | Dignitary |
| 12:00 | Russian Federation | H.E. Mr. Sergey V. Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation |
| 12:10 | State of Palestine | H.E. Mr. Riyad Al Malki, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine |
| 12:20 | Algeria | H.E. Mr. Ramtane Lamamra, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Algeria (Ministre d’Etat, Ministre des affaires étrangères et de la Coopération international de la République algérienne démocratique et populaire) |
| 12:30 | Denmark | H.E. Mr. Kristian Jensen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark |
| 12:40 | Angola | H.E. Mr. Rui Carneiro Mangueira, Minister of Justice and Human Rights of Angola |
| 12:50 | Czech Republic | H.E. Mr. Jiří Dienstbier, Minister for Human Rights, Equal Opportunities and Legislation of the Czech Republic |
| 13:00 | Albania | H.E. Mr. Ditmir Bushati, Minister for Forein Minister of Albania |
| 13:10 | Canada | H.E. Mr. Stéphane Dion, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Canada |
| 13:20 | Botswana | H.E. Ms. Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Botswana |
| 13:30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | H.E. Mr. Igor Crnadak, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 13:40 | Jordan | H.E. Mr. H.E. Mr. BassamTalhouni, Minister of Justice of Jordan |
| 13:50 | Germany | H.E. Ms. Bärbel Kofler, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid of Germany |
| 14:00 | Cyprus | H.E. Mr. Alexandros N. Zenon, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cyprus |
| 14:10 | International Committee of the Red Cross | Mr. Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross |
| 14:20 | Council of Europe | Mr. Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary-General of the Council of Europe |
| 14:30 | Slovenia | H.E. Ms. Dragoljuba Benčina, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Slovenia |
| 14:40 | Greece | H.E. Mr. Ioannis Amanatidis, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece |
| AFTERNOON MEETING (1 March 2016) 15:00-18:00 |
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| HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT – DIGNITARIES | ||
| Time | Country | Dignitary |
| 15:00 | Zimbabwe | H.E. Mr. Emmerson D. Mnangagwa, Vice-President and Minister of Justice, Legal and Parlimentary Affairs of Zimbabwe |
| 15:10 | Equatorial Guinea | H.E. Mr. Alfonso Nsue Mokuy, Deputy Prime Minister for Human Rights of the Equatorial Guinea |
| 15:20 | Montenegro | H.E. Igor Lukšić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Montenegro |
| 15:30 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | H.E. Mr. Ri Su-yong, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
| 15:40 | Cuba | H.E. Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba |
| 15:50 | Central African Republic | H.E. Mr. Saïd Paguindji, Minister of Justice of the Central African Republic |
| 16:00 | Nigeria | H.E. Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nigeria |
| 16:10 | Yemen | H.E. Mr. Ezzadin Al-Asbahi, Minister for Human Rights of Yemen |
| 16:20 | El Salvador | H.E. Mr. Hugo Roger Martinez Bonilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of El Salvador |
| 16:30 | Congo | H.E. Mr. Jean-Claude Gakosso, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Congo (Ministre des affaires étrangères et de la Coopération de la République du Congo) |
| 16:40 | Uruguay | H.E. Mr. Rodolfo Nin Novoa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uruguay |
| 16:50 | Maldives | H.E. Ms. Dunya Maumoon, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Maldives |
| 17:00 | Eritrea | H.E. Mr. Osman Mohammed Saleh, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Eritrea |
| 17:10 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | H.E. Ms. Delcy Rodríguez Gómez, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela |
| 17:20 | Ghana | H.E. Mr. Dominic Ayine, Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice of Ghana |
| 17:30 | United Arab Emirates | H.E. Mr. Anwar Mohamad Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates |
| 17:40 | Saudi Arabia | H.E. Mr. Bandar bin Mohammed Al-Aiban, Minister and President of the Human Rights Commission of Saudi Arabia |
| 17:50 | Sudan | H.E. Ms. Tahani Ali Mohamed, State Minister, Ministry of Justice of the Sudan |
| 18:00 | Viet Nam | H.E. Mr. Ha Kim Ngoc, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam |
| EVENING MEETING (1 March 2016) 18:00-21:00 |
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| 18:10 | Sweden | H.E. Ms. Alice Bah Kuhnke, Minister for Culture and Democracy of Sweden |
| 18:20 | Ukraine | H.E. Mr. Pavlo Klimkin, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine |
| 18:30 | Mauritania | H.E. Ms. Khadijetou Mbareck Fall, Minister Delegate in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Mauritania |
| 18:40 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | H.E. Mr. Mohammad Javad Ardeshir Larijani, Secretary of the High Council for Human Rights and Advisor to the Chief of Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
| 18:50 | South Africa | H.E. Mr. Luwellyn Landers, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa |
| 19:00 | Tunisia | H.E. Mr. Kamel Jendoubi, Minister in charge of Relations with Constitutional Authorities and Civil Society of Tunisia (Ministre chargé des relations avec les Instances constitutionnelles et la société civile et des Droits de l’Homme) |
| 19:10 | Community of Portuguese Language Countries | H.E. Mr. Murade Isaac Murargy, Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries |
| Wednesday 2 March 2016 | ||
| MORNING MEETING (2 March 2016) 10:00-13:00 |
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| HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT – DIGNITARIES | ||
| Time | Country | Dignitary |
| 10:00 | Mongolia | H.E. Mr. Lundeg Purevsuren, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia |
| 10:10 | Chile | H.E. Mr. Heraldo Muñoz, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Chile |
| 10:20 | Poland | H.E. Mr. Witold Waszczykowski, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Poland |
| 10:30 | Guatemala | H.E. Mr. Carlos Raúl Morales Moscoso, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guatemala |
| 10:40 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | H.E. Mr. Alexis Tambwe Mwamba, Minister of Justice and Human Rights of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 10:50 | Colombia | H.E. Ms. María Angela Holguín, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia |
| 11:00 | Sierra Leone | H.E. Mr. Mohammed Gibril Sesay, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone |
| 11:10 | Philippines | H.E. Mr. Evan P. Garcia, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Philippines |
| 11:20 | Kazakhstan | H.E. Mr. Alexei Volkov, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan |
| 11:30 | Hungary | H.E. Mr. Ádám Zoltán Kovács, Deputy State Secretary for International Cooperation of Hungary |
| 11:40 | Thailand | H.E. Mr. Virasakdi Futrakul, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Thailand |
| 11:50 | Cameroon | H.E. Mr. Lejeune Mbella Mbella, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ministre des Relations extérieures de la République du Cameroun) |
| 12:00 | Serbia | H.E. Ms. Roksanda Ninčić, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Serbia |
| 12:10 | Uzbekistan | H.E. Mr. Akmal Saidov, Chairman of the National Human Rights Centre of Uzbekistan |
| 12:20 | Australia | H.E. Mr. Philip Ruddock, Special Envoy for Human Rights of Australia |
| 12:30 | Japan | H.E. Mr. Masakazu Hamachi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 12:40 | Italy | H.E. Mr. Benedetto Della Vedova, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy |
| 12:50 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | H.E. Mr. Juan Carlos Alurralde, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Plurinational State of Bolivia |
| 13:00 | Libya | H.E. Mr. Hassan A. M. Alsghayr, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Libya |
| LUNCHTIME MEETING (2 March 2016) 13:00-15:00 |
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| 13:10 | United States of America | H.E. Mr. Anthony Blinken, Deputy Secretary of State of the United States of America |
| 13:20 | The Commonwealth | H.E. Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary-General of The Commonwealth |
| 13:30 | Ecuador | H.E. Mr. Xavier Torres, Vice President of the National Council of equality for Persons with Disabilities of Ecuador |
| 13:40 | Spain | H.E. Mr. Ignacio Ybáñez, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Spain |
| 13:50 | Bahrain | H.E. Ms. Abdulla Faisal Al-Doseri, Assistant of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bahrain |
| 14:00 | Guinea | H.E. Mr. Khalifa Gassama Diaby, Ministre de l’Unité Nationale et de la Citoyenneté de la République de Guinée |
| 14:10 | Republic of Korea | H.E. Mr. Yun Byung-se, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea |
| AFTERNOON MEETING (2 March 2016) 15:00-18:00 |
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[1] Waiting list for Monday 29 February 2016 (listed here alphabetically, but please be advised that in the event a slot opens up, priority will be given by taking into account protocol, order of inscription and time constraints): Below ministerial level: Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Viet Nam.
