Legend:		Assembly or Governing Council		Standing Committees or Panel discussions		Other Assembly events, including in camera sessions

Thursday, 20 October 2016 11:00 - 13:00 and 15:00 - 18:00 Sub-Committee on Finance* Main meeting room, IPU Headquarters Friday, 21 October 2016 10:00 - 13:00 and 15:00 - 18:00 Executive Committee* Main meeting room, IPU Headquarters Saturday, 22 October 2016 09:00 - 10:00 Gender Partnership Group* Main meeting room, IPU Headquarters   09:00 – 19:00 Beginning of Registration Lobby, CICG 09:30 - 13:00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians* Salle Lausanne, CCV Annexe, CICG 10:00 - 13:00 Executive Committee* Main meeting room, IPU Headquarters 14:00 - 17:30 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians* Salle Lausanne, CCV Annexe, CICG 15:00 - 18:00 Executive Committee* Main meeting room, IPU Headquarters Sunday, 23 October 2016 08:30 –10:30 Bureau of Women Parliamentarians* Salle Genève, CCV Annexe, CICG 11:00 – 13:00 Forum of Women Parliamentarians Room 2, level 0, CICG 11:30 – 13:00 Meeting with the Chairpersons of the Geopolitical Groups and Presidents of Standing Committees* Salle Genève, CCV Annexe, CICG 14:00 - 15:30 Committee to Promote Respect for International Humanitarian Law* Salle Genève, CCV Annexe, CICG 14:30 – 17:30 Forum of Women Parliamentarians Room 2, level 0, CICG 14:30 - 18:00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians* Salle Lausanne, CCV Annexe, CICG 16:30 – 17:30 Meeting of Advisers and Secretaries to delegations Rooms 5 & 6, level 3, CICG Monday, 24 October 2016 08:00 – 09:00 Assembly Steering Committee* VIP Salon, level 3, CICG 08:00 – 09:00 Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the IPU* Room 18, level -1, CICG 09:00 – 10:45 Governing Council Room 1, level 1, CICG 09:00 – 13:00 Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the IPU Room 2, level 0, CICG 09:30 – 13:00 Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Presentation and debate of draft resolution on "The freedom of women to participate in political processes fully, safely and without interference: Building partnerships between men and women to achieve this objective" Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, CICG ASGP 11:00 – 12:30 ASGP Meeting Rooms 5 & 6, level 3, CICG 11:00 – 13:00 Assembly: Start of the General Debate on "Human rights abuses as precursors of conflict: parliaments as early responders" Room 1, level 1, CICG 14:30 – 17:30 Assembly: General Debate Room 1, level 1, CICG 14:30 - 17:30 Standing Committee on Peace and International Security Experts hearing on "The role of parliament in preventing outside interference in the internal affairs of sovereign States" Room 2, level 0, CICG 14:30 - 17:30 Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS and Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (English only) * Room 15, level -1, CICG ASGP 14:30 - 17:30 ASGP Meeting Rooms 5 & 6, level 3, CICG 14:30 - 18:00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians* Salle Lausanne, CCV Annexe, CICG 14:30 - 18:30 Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Drafting in plenary of the draft resolution Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, CICG 17:00 – 18:30 Assembly: Decision on the emergency item Room 1, level 1, CICG   18:30 Reception offered by Switzerland Event area, level 1, CICG Tuesday, 25 October 2016 09:00 - 10:30 Bureau of the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade* Room 18, level -1, CICG 09:00 – 13:00 Assembly - Debate on the emergency item and - Continuation of the General Debate Room 1, level 1, CICG 09:30 - 12:30 Information Session on IPU’s work and activities Open to all delegates (English and French only) Room 2, level 0, CICG 09:30 - 13:00 Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Conclusion of drafting in plenary of the draft resolution Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, CICG 09:30 - 13:00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians* Salle Lausanne, CCV Annexe, CICG ASGP 10:00 – 12:30 ASGP Meeting Rooms 5 & 6, level 3, CICG 11:00 - 13:00 Committee on Middle East Questions* Salle Genève, CCV Annexe, CICG 14:30 - 16:00 Bureau of the Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs* Room 18, level -1, CICG ASGP 14:30 – 17:30 ASGP Meeting Rooms 5 & 6, level 3, CICG 14:30 - 18:30 Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade - Segment on the "Parliamentary contribution to the 2016 UN Climate Change Conference", and - Debate on "Promoting enhanced international cooperation on the SDGs, in particular on the financial inclusion of women as a driver of development" Room 2, level 0, CICG 14:30 – 18:30 Assembly: Continuation of the General Debate Room 1, level 1, CICG 14:30 - 18:30 Possible drafting committee on the emergency item* Salle Genève, CCV Annexe, CICG 14:30 - 18:30 Informal panel discussions (English and French only) Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, CICG 16:30 - 18:30 Bureau of the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights* Room 18, level -1, CICG Wednesday, 26 October 2016 09:00 - 10:00 Gender Partnership Group* Salle Genève, CCV Annexe, CICG 09:00 - 12:00 Standing Committee on Peace and International Security Panel discussions on: - Promoting democratic accountability of the private security sector and on - Comprehensive Disarmament Room 1, level 1, CICG 09:00 - 13:00 Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs - Debate on Funding the United Nations and - Panel discussion on "The UN response to allegations of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers" Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, CICG ASGP 10:00 – 12:30 ASGP Meeting Rooms 5 & 6, level 3, CICG 10:30 - 13:00 Executive Committee* Salle Genève, CCV Annexe, CICG 11:00 - 13:00 Parity debate on Harassment and violence against parliamentarians: Issues and solutions organized by the Forum of Women Parliamentarians Room 2, level 0, CICG 14:30 - 16:00 Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Adoption of the draft resolution Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, CICG 14:30 - 16:30 Open session of the Committee to Promote Respect for International Humanitarian Law – Panel debate on Refugees, migrants and their hosts – what next? Salle Genève, CCV Annexe, CICG ASGP 14:30 – 17:30 ASGP Meeting Rooms 5 & 6, level 3, CICG 14:30 - 18:00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians* Salle Lausanne, CCV Annexe, CICG 14:30 – 18:30 Assembly - Adoption of the resolution on the emergency item, and - Conclusion of the General Debate Room 1, level 1, CICG 16:30 - 18:30 Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade Panel discussion on "The role of parliaments in countering the activities of vulture funds" Room 2, level 0, CICG 17:00 - 18:30 Committee on Middle East Questions* Salle Genève, CCV Annexe, CICG Thursday, 27 October 2016 08:00 – 10:00 Bureau of Women Parliamentarians* Salle Genève, CCV Annexe, CICG 09:00 – 13:00 Governing Council Room 1, level 1, CICG 10:30 - 12:30 Joint IPU-ASGP session Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, CICG 14:00 – 16:00 Bureau of the Standing Committee on Peace and International Security * Room 18, level -1, CICG 14:30 Governing Council Room 1, level 1, CICG At the end of the Governing Council Assembly - Adoption of resolutions - Reports of the Standing Committees - Outcome document of the General Debate, and - Closing sitting Room 1, level 1, CICG