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

Wednesday, 14 October 2015 11:00 - 13:00 and 15:00 - 18:00 Sub-Committee on Finance* Main meeting room, IPU Headquarters Thursday, 15 October 2015 10:00 - 13:00 and 15:00 - 18:00 Executive Committee* Main meeting room, IPU Headquarters Friday, 16 October 2015 09:00 - 10:00 Gender Partnership Group* Main meeting room, IPU Headquarters 09:30 - 13:00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians* Room 15, level -1, CICG 10:00 - 13:00 Executive Committee* Main meeting room, IPU Headquarters 14:30 - 18:00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians* Room 15, level -1, CICG 15:00 - 18:00 Executive Committee* Main meeting room, IPU Headquarters Saturday, 17 October 2015   14:00 – 19:00 Beginning of Registration Lobby, CICG 10:00 –12:00 Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians* Main meeting room, IPU Headquarters 11:00 – 12:30 Joint Meeting with the Chairs of the Geopolitical Groups and the Presidents of the Standing Committees* Room 18, level -1, CICG 14:00 – 15:00 Meeting of Advisers and Secretaries to delegations Rooms 5 & 6, level 3, CICG 14:30 – 18:00 Meeting of Women Parliamentarians Debate on "Women’s experiences as migrants and refugees: human rights and socioeconomic perspectives" Room 2, level 0, CICG 14:30 - 18:00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians* Room 15, level -1, CICG 14:30 - 18:00 Committee on Middle East Questions* Room 18, level -1, CICG Sunday, 18 October 2015 08:00 – 09:00 Assembly Steering Committee* VIP Salon, level 3, CICG 09:00 – 10:00 Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians* Room 18, level -1, CICG 09:00 – 10:45 Governing Council Room 1, level 1, CICG 09:30 – 13:00 Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Presentation and debate of draft resolution on "Democracy in the digital era and the threat to privacy and individual freedoms" Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, CICG 10:00 – 13:00 Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the IPU Room 18, level -1, CICG 11:00 - 12:30 Bureau of the Standing Committee on Peace and International Security* Room 15, level -1, 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 "The moral and economic imperative for a fairer, smarter and more humane migration" Room 1, level 1, CICG 14:30 – 17:30 Assembly: Continuation of the General Debate Room 1, level 1, CICG 14:30 - 17:30 Standing Committee on Peace and International Security Experts hearing on "Terrorism: The need to enhance global cooperation against the threat to democracy and individual rights" Room 2, level 0, 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* Room 15, level -1, 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 17:30 – 18:30 Assembly: Decision on the emergency item Room 1, level 1, CICG Monday, 19 October 2015 09:00 – 13:00 Assembly - Debate on the emergency item (09:00 - 10:30) and - Continuation of the General Debate (10:30 - 13:00) Room 1, level 1, CICG 09:00 - 10:30 Bureau of the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade* Room 18, level -1, CICG 09:30 - 12:30 Information Session on IPU’s work and activities Open to all delegates 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* Room 15, level -1, CICG ASGP 10:00 – 12:30 ASGP Meeting Rooms 5 & 6, level 3, CICG 11:00 - 13:00 Committee on Middle East Questions* Room 18, level -1, CICG 14:30 - 16:00 Bureau of the Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs* Room 15, 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 2015 UN Climate Change Conference", and - Debate on "Ensuring lasting protection against destruction and deterioration for the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of humanity" 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* Room 18, level -1, CICG 16:30 - 18:30 Bureau of the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights* Room 15, level -1, CICG 18:30 Reception offered by Switzerland Events area, level 1, CICG Tuesday, 20 October 2015 09:00 - 10:00 Gender Partnership Group* Room 18, level -1, CICG 09:00 - 11:00 Panel discussion on "Parliamentary action in meeting international commitments to counter terrorism" Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, CICG 09:30 - 11:30 Parity debate on "Parliamentary oversight and political will" organized by the Meeting of Women Parliamentarians Room 2, level 0, CICG ASGP 10:00 – 12:30 ASGP Meeting Rooms 5 & 6, level 3, CICG 10:00 - 12:30 Executive Committee* Room 18, level -1, CICG 11:30 - 13:00 Meeting of Women Parliamentarians Debate on "CEDAW and UNSCR 1325: Gender equality as an indispensable element of sustainable peace and security" Room 2, level 0, CICG 11:30 - 13:00 Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Adoption of the draft resolution Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, CICG 13:00 - 14:30 Side event "Monitor, review and act: Parliamentary leadership in implementing the Global Strategy for Women's Children's and Adolescents' Health" (organized by IPU, WHO and PMNCH - The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health) Room 18, level -1, CICG 14:30 - 16:30 Open session of the Committee to Promote Respect for International Humanitarian Law on "The humanitarian dimension of forced migration – asylum-seekers and refugees. From emergency responses to comprehensive approaches" Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, 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* Room 15, level -1, 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 14:30 - 18:30 Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs - Review of the work of the UN Peacebuilding Commission - Discussion on the role of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the settlement of international disputes Room 2, level 0, CICG 17:00 - 18:30 Committee to Promote Respect for International Humanitarian Law* Room 18, level -1, CICG 18:30 - 20:00 Future Policy Award Ceremony Room 2, level 0, CICG 20:00 Future Policy Award Reception Events area, level 1, CICG Wednesday, 21 October 2015 08:00 – 10:00 Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians* Room 18, level -1, CICG 09:30 – 13:00 Governing Council Room 1, level 1, CICG ASGP 10:00 – 12:30 ASGP Meeting Rooms 5 & 6, level 3, CICG 14:30 - 16:30 Panel discussion on "Powerful parliaments: building capacity for effective parliamentary oversight" Jointly organized by IPU and the ASGP Rooms 3 & 4, level 0, 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