First session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on a draft United Nations declaration on the right to peace (18-21 February 2013)
The first session of the open-ended working group took place from 18 to 21 February 2013 in room XVIII, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.
Participants
The working group is open-ended. This means that all United Nations Member and Observer States, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC consultative status, and other relevant stakeholders may attend public meetings of the working group.
Accreditation
Member States, United Nations specialised agencies, intergovernmental organizations, national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations wishing to accredit to one or more of the meetings taking place during the same period indicated below, should request accreditation only once and clearly indicate by completing the registration form to which meeting(s) accreditation is being requested:
- 10th session of the Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Council (18-22 February 2013)
- 1st session of the Working Group on Right to Peace (18- 21 February 2013)
- 22nd session of the Human Rights Council (25 February - 22 March 2013)
The request of accreditation should be addressed to the attention of Ms. Julia Begey and submitted by email to: hrcaccreditation@ohchr.org or by fax: +41 22 917 90 11 (prior to the session) or fax: +41 22 917 04 94 (during the session).
To request additional information on matters related to this working group, please do not hesitate to contact us at: wgrightpeace@ohchr.org.
Documentation
Pre-session documents
In-session documents
- Report of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on the right of peoples to peace (A/HRC/20/31)
Post-session documents
- A/HRC/WG.13/1/2 Report of the open-ended inter-governmental working group on a draft United Nations declaration on the right to peace
Statements made during the first session of the open-ended inter-governmental working group on a draft United Nations declaration on the right to peace
18 February 2013
- Opening statement by the Deputy High Commissioner (18 February 2013)
- Statement by the President of the Human Rights Council
- Statement by Ms Mona Zulficar, Chairperson of the Advisory Committee drafting group on the draft declaration on right to peace
- States
- OIC and NGOs statements (General comments and articles 1 to 3)
19 February 2013:
20 February 2013:
Written statements are temporarily posted as received from the submitting non-governmental organization(s).
- Submission presented by Women’s World Summit Foundation
- Submission presented by Institute for Planetary Synthesis
- Submission presented by United Network of Young Peacebuilders
- Submission presented by International Movement ATD Fourth World
- Submission presented by Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII
- Submission presented by Japanese Workers' Committee for Human Rights
- Submission presented by United Religions Initiative
- Submission presented by Nonviolent Peaceforce
- Submission presented by Zonta International
- Submission presented by Istituto Internazionale Maria Ausiliatrice delle Salesiane di Don Bosco
- Submission presented by Make Mothers Matter International
- Submission presented by International Association of Democratic Lawyers
- Submission presented by Initiatives of Change International
- Joint submission presented by International Association of Peace Messenger Cities English & Español