26th session of the Advisory Committee

The twenty-sixth session of the Advisory Committee will take place from 16 to 20 August 2021.

Note: In view of the current restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the session will be held in a hybrid format. Participants may therefore choose to either be physically present in Room XX at the Palais des Nations or participate remotely via Zoom. All participants who choose to be physically present in Room XX will be required, for their safety and the safety of others, to be free of COVID-19 symptoms, to maintain the recommended physical distancing at all times, and to wear face-covering masks at all times.

The secretariat will communicate in due course the Zoom link(s) and detailed guidelines on how to follow the proceedings in the 6 official languages and take the floor through Zoom to all representatives accredited to the session through INDICO.

Accreditation

Accreditation to the session is required through INDICO. All representatives of States, national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council wishing to participate in the session, either in person or remotely via Zoom, are requested to register their participation with the secretariat of the Advisory Committee through the following INDICO registration page: https://indico.un.org/event/33610/.

Inscription on the list of speakers

All participants registered through INDICO could deliver their statements either in-person from Room XX (while respecting the COVID-19 related measures in place), via pre-recorded messages, or live on Zoom.

Requests for inscription on the list of speakers should also be made online on INDICO at https://indico.un.org/event/33610/.

The online inscription for the lists of speakers will close on Thursday 12 August 2021 at 3 p.m. Geneva time. Please note that this requirement also applies to those participating through video-messages or live remote participation via Zoom.