United Nations Department of Public Information REV.1. Student Conference on Human Rights 2010

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1 United Nations Department of Public Information REV.1 Student Conference on Human Rights 2010 Theme: Discrimination and the Rights of the Child 1-3 December 2010 PROGRAMME WEDNESDAY, 1 DECEMBER 2010 United Nations International School (UNIS) Third Floor Conference Room All participants from outside New York arrive on Tuesday afternoon and meet their hosts as arranged. The visiting students will be hosted by UNIS students and students from the Berkeley Carroll School 8:30 am Arrival of all participants at UNIS Opening of the Conference Welcome Remarks UNIS Student 9:00 9:30 am Mr. Andrew Hand, UNIS Principal, Tutorial House Mr. George Dymond, UNIS Executive Director Overview of the conference Yvonne Acosta, Chief, Education Outreach, UN Department of Public Information 9:30 11:00 am Workshop on group dynamics and conference protocol for all conference participants and facilitators Facilitator: Rick Martin, UNESCO ASPnet, Canada 11: am Break 11:15 12:15 pm Panel Discussion on Discrimination and the Rights of the Child UN Experts [Name] [Title] 12:15 12:45 pm Question and Answer session 12:45-2:00 pm Lunch

2 Presentations of student research (school or student groups) 2:00 4:00 pm Chair: Two student moderators Selection of two student moderators for presentations on research on the theme and sub-themes - to be proposed by chaperones 4:00 4:15 pm Break *Guidelines will be prepared to provide guidance to teachers and students on the presentations. 4:15-4:30 p.m. 4:30 5:00 pm Decision on composition of groups for thematic discussions Led by students Voting to select two student moderators for next day s programme (Process to be decided) Discussion of procedures for the videoconference (New York group) Cultural Presentations by UNIS students Cultural Presentation by other student groups *Times are Eastern Standard Time THURSDAY, 2 DECEMBER 2010 Videoconference at United Nations Headquarters Webcast by UN Television & Web Services Section from 8:30AM - 5:30PM (EST) 8:00 9:00 am Arrival/Registration and breakfast (North Lawn Building) 8:45 am Videoconference sites link with UN Headquarters 9:00 9:20 am Opening Remarks Address by Kiyo Akasaka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, and Navanethem Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (tbd) Presentations of student research (student groups) (Continued) 9:20 10:30 am 1. New York 2. India 3. France 4. Mexico 5. Other Chair: Two student moderators *Guidelines will be prepared to provide guidance to teachers and students on the presentations. 10:30 10:45 am Close of videoconference - Break

3 Working groups begin discussions on recommendations - working independently in their locations. (Number of groups to be determined) 10:45 am 12:15 pm Facilitators in New York: Rick Martin, UNESCO ASPnet, Canada Bill Yotive, Education Outreach, UN Department of Public Information Suzanne Fogarty, Educator, Berkeley Carroll School, Brooklyn, New York Sharon Clarke, Deputy General Counsel, New York State Division Of Human Rights Thenjiwe McHarris, Amnesty International Other facilitators to be identified 12:15 1:15 pm Lunch Facilitators to be identified in other locations 1:15 3:00 pm Working groups continue discussions on recommendations 3:00 3:15 pm Break and drinks 3:15 5:00 pm Working groups continue discussions on recommendations All videoconference groups are asked to: 5:00 pm 1. Post their recommendations on the Conference forum for access by all videoconference groups. All recommendations will be presented to the Panel of Human Rights Experts for their review and comments. 2. Review the recommendations from each group (New York, France, Mexico, India and the North American Sites) 4. Prepare questions and comments on each set of recommendations from the various sites for the videoconference on Friday, 3 December. 5:00 5:30 pm New York: Voting to select three moderators for the final day and a student to make closing remarks [Other videoconference groups are asked to identify a student to present their recommendations during the videoconference and another student to make closing remarks.] * Guidelines will be prepared to provide guidance to teachers and students on the final recommendations that the participating groups are being asked to produce during the course of the second day of the conference. FRIDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2010 PROGRAMME Videoconference at United Nations Headquarters Webcast by UN Television & Web Services Section from 8:30AM - 4:00PM (EST) 8:30 am Arrival at United Nations 8:45 am Videoconference sites link with UN Headquarters

4 9:00 9:05 am Opening Remarks by Chairperson: UNSCHR Moderator 1 Introduction of the Panel of Experts in New York 9:05 9:15 am UN Experts Each site presents recommendations. This session should be very interactive, with questions and comments from all sites: France; Mexico City; India; UN Headquarters; Other 9:15 12:00 noon UNSCHR Moderator 2 Panel of Experts to comment on recommendations from each site General discussion and comments from all sites 12:00 noon [French and Indian sites will make closing remarks and depart from the videoconference. The far sites will do a debriefing and post their comments on the conference discussion forum] 12:00 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 1:30 pm Sites are given time to review comments from the Panel of Experts and revise recommendations Videoconference resumes 1:30 3:00 pm Chairperson: UNSCHR Moderator 3 Additional comments from all sites Mexico City; and UN Headquarters Closing remarks from remaining conference sites by students 3:00 3:30 pm Mexico City; UN Headquarters Close of videoconference 3:30 4:00 pm Debriefing at all sites on lessons learnt during the conference (teachers and students). Conducted by: Yvonne Acosta, Bill Yotive and Rick Martin (in New York) 4:00 pm Conference ends All sites to post debriefing comments on Conference Discussion Forum 4:15 pm Tour of the United Nations (visiting students and chaperones)

5 The following will be completed by 10 November, or before, when all the participants information is provided (name of school and location, and the names and location of the host sites for the videoconference). Conference Participants (1-3 December 2010) Schools participating in the New York Conference Canada: UNESCO s Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet), Canada List to be provided by organization or by chaperone United States List to be provided by organization or by chaperone United States: Schools invited by Global Education Motivators List to be provided by organization or chaperone Schools invited by Amnesty International List to be provided by organization or chaperone Videoconference Sites and Participating Schools Canada Host site: Participating schools (List to be provided) France Host Site: Lycée international général et technologique Victor Hugo, Colomiers Participating schools (List to be provided) Mexico 1. Host site: United Nations Information Centre, Mexico City/Student Conference on Human Rights Participating schools

6 List to be provided United States 2. Host site: Participating schools: List to be provided 3. Host site: Participating schools: List to be provided 4. Host site: United Nations Headquarters, New York Conference Organizers and Partners United Nations Department of Public Information, UN Headquarters, New York Regional Information Centre, Brussels Information Centre, Mexico City Schools United Nations International School, Manhattan, New York Berkeley Carroll School, Brooklyn, New York Civil Society Organizations Amnesty International Global Education Motivators InterConnections 21 UNESCO s Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet), Canada UNICEF/USA Governmental Organization The New York State Division for Human Rights