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HRC63 Induction LDC/SIDS
Venue: Concordia 4, Building A clear filter
Wednesday, September 2
 

10:00am CEST

Introductory session: Getting to know each other
Wednesday September 2, 2026 10:00am - 10:45am CEST
Welcome to the LDCs/SIDS Delegates

Speakers and roundtable:

Ms. Mariana Olivera West,
Chief, Human Rights Council Branch 
Ms. Meena Ramkaun
, Coordinator of the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund
  • Presentation of the Trust Fund Team
  • Tour de table: presentation of Delegates and the objects symbolizing their countries*
  • Description of the Induction Programme (Ms. Meena Ramkaun)
  • Administrative and logistics arrangements, including the collection of the boarding passes (Ms. Josiane Di Santo)
  • Questions and answers

*Each beneficiary delegate will be asked to present himself/herself (name, country, professional function, and if it is her/his first time attending a HRC session and visiting Geneva – 3 minutes maximum) and the object that best represents his/her country. We will follow the English alphabetical order of countries: Angola, Barbados, Benin, Cambodia, Jamaica and Marshall Islands.
Speakers
MM

Ms. Meena Ramkaun

Coordinator of the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund
MM

Ms. Mariana Olivera West

Chief, Human Rights Council Branch
Wednesday September 2, 2026 10:00am - 10:45am CEST
Concordia 4, Building A

10:45am CEST

Coffee break
Wednesday September 2, 2026 10:45am - 11:00am CEST

Wednesday September 2, 2026 10:45am - 11:00am CEST
Concordia 4, Building A

11:00am CEST

Briefing on the HRC 63rd session and procedures
Wednesday September 2, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm CEST


  • Programme of work, agenda items and annotated agenda
  • List of speakers (different types of debates, online inscription in Events and joint statements)
  • Official documents of the Human Rights Council
  • How to find information on HRC web pages (Internet) and Extranet
  • Webcast and digital recordings

Speakers
ME

Mr. Evan Welber Falcon

Associate Human Rights Officer, Human Rights Council Branch, OHCHR
MI

Ms. Ilhan Dahir

Associate Human Rights Officer
Wednesday September 2, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm CEST
Concordia 4, Building A

12:30pm CEST

Briefing on OHCHR’s digital resources - old and new tools, and how to use them
Wednesday September 2, 2026 12:30pm - 12:45pm CEST

Speakers
MA

Mr. Alfonso Garcia Miguel Casanueva

Librarian, Dynamic Knowledge and Library Unit, OHCHR

Wednesday September 2, 2026 12:30pm - 12:45pm CEST
Concordia 4, Building A

2:00pm CEST

Introduction to the Human Rights Council and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Wednesday September 2, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST

Speakers
MM

Mr. Matthew Brown

Public Information Officer, Human Rights Council Branch
Wednesday September 2, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Concordia 4, Building A

3:00pm CEST

Walk through the Palais des Nations
Wednesday September 2, 2026 3:00pm - 5:00pm CEST

Wednesday September 2, 2026 3:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Concordia 4, Building A

5:00pm CEST

Free time for the delegates to cash bank checks at UBS Bank Varembé
Wednesday September 2, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm CEST

UBS Varembé, with the assistance of Josiane

Chemin Camille-Vidart 17b, 1202 Genève 
Wednesday September 2, 2026 5:00pm - 5:30pm CEST
Concordia 4, Building A
 
Thursday, September 3
 

10:00am CEST

Briefing on human rights treaty bodies reporting
Thursday September 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am CEST

Speakers
MR

Ms. Rosa Sanz Delgado De Molina

Treaty Body Capacity Building Programme, OHCHR

Thursday September 3, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am CEST
Concordia 4, Building A

11:30am CEST

Briefing on the Universal Periodic Review
Thursday September 3, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm CEST

Speakers
MM

Mr. Mohamed Kheir

Human Rights Officer, Universal Periodic Review Branch
Thursday September 3, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm CEST
Concordia 4, Building A

1:00pm CEST

Lunch break
Thursday September 3, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST

Thursday September 3, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Concordia 4, Building A

2:00pm CEST

Briefing on Special Procedures
Thursday September 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm CEST

Speakers
MJ

Mr. Jamshid Gaziyev

Human Rights Officer, Special Procedures Branch
Thursday September 3, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm CEST
Concordia 4, Building A

3:30pm CEST

Briefing on resolutions, voting and programme budget implications (PBIs)
Thursday September 3, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm CEST

Speakers
MM

Ms. Meena Ramkaun

Coordinator of the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund
MA

Ms. Alena Inhelder

Finance Officer, Finance and Budget Section, OHCHR
MC

Ms. Catherine Desrochers-Coulombe

Finance Officer, Finance and Budget Section, OHCHR

Thursday September 3, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm CEST
Concordia 4, Building A

5:00pm CEST

Wrap-up session
Thursday September 3, 2026 5:00pm - 5:45pm CEST

Speakers
MM

Ms. Meena Ramkaun

Coordinator of the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund
Thursday September 3, 2026 5:00pm - 5:45pm CEST
Concordia 4, Building A
 
Friday, September 4
 

10:00am CEST

Briefing on the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) / civil society in the HRC
Friday September 4, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am CEST

Speakers
MY

Mr. Yann Collier

Civil Society Team, OHCHR
MA

Mr. Antonio Nicolini

Human Rights Officer, Human Rights Council Branch

Friday September 4, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am CEST
Concordia 4, Building A

11:30am CEST

Coffee break
Friday September 4, 2026 11:30am - 11:45am CEST

Friday September 4, 2026 11:30am - 11:45am CEST
Concordia 4, Building A

11:45am CEST

Briefing on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment
Friday September 4, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST

Speakers
MR

Ms. Ruthbec Laau-Trepanier

Environment and Climate Change Team, OHCHR
MR

Mr. Raphael Pangalangan

Environment and Climate Change Team, OHCHR

Friday September 4, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Concordia 4, Building A

1:00pm CEST

Lunch break
Friday September 4, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST

Friday September 4, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Concordia 4, Building A

2:00pm CEST

Briefing on national human rights institutions
Friday September 4, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST

Speakers
MD

Ms. Daphne Coetzee

National Institutions and Regional Mechanisms Unit, OHCHR
Friday September 4, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Concordia 4, Building A

3:00pm CEST

Meet and greet with PMs hosting LDCs/SIDS delegates
Friday September 4, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST

Friday September 4, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Concordia 4, Building A

4:00pm CEST

Coffee break
Friday September 4, 2026 4:00pm - 4:15pm CEST

Friday September 4, 2026 4:00pm - 4:15pm CEST
Concordia 4, Building A

4:15pm CEST

Wrap-up meeting of the Induction Course
Friday September 4, 2026 4:15pm - 5:15pm CEST

Speakers
MM

Ms. Meena Ramkaun

Coordinator of the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund
MG

Mr. Gustavo Rutilo

Human Rights Officer, Human Rights Council Branch
Friday September 4, 2026 4:15pm - 5:15pm CEST
Concordia 4, Building A
 
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