Fifth session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The dates for the Expert Mechanism's fifth session are 9 - 13 July 2012 in Geneva at the United Nations Palais des Nations.

Provisional Programme of Work

The provisional programme of work for the Expert Mechanism's 5th session is available here.

The accreditation procedures for the fifth session of the Expert Mechanism (2012) are now online on the accreditation webpage.  The deadline for accreditation is Monday 25 June 2012.

Lunch-time events

During the session, from 9 to 13 July 2012, lunch-time events related to the mandate of the Expert Mechanism can be organized from 13:15 to 14:45. Due to the limited availability of rooms, only two lunch-time events can take place each day.

The Expert Mechanism is encouraging the organization of lunch-time events that contribute to its mandate and specifically to the agenda of the session, in particular in relation to indigenous peoples' languages and cultures and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Preference will be given on the basis of the order of receipt of the request and the relevance of the lunch-time event to the Expert Mechanism's session.

To apply to hold a lunch-time event, please send a letter to ccharters@ohchr.org explaining:

• the title of the event;
• the names of the organizer/s;
• the purpose of your proposed lunch-time event;
• its relationship to the fifth session;
• the language of the event;
• whether interpretation will be provided; and
• the preferred day for the lunch-time event.

The deadline for receiving applications for lunch-time events is 29 June 2012.

Decisions by the secretariat on lunch-time events – including day and room - will be final.

Please note that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights cannot provide interpretation services for the lunch-time events. However, should you or your organisation be in a position to provide interpretation, the requisite technical services will be available including booths for simultaneous translation.