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The I.O.I. has been invited to participate at the 24th General Meeting of the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights (ICC), to be held in Geneva from 17 to 19 May 2011.
In 2009 the I.O.I. Board of Directors gave the Executive Committee a mandate to explore opportunities for enhanced cooperation with the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights (ICC), an international non-profit association which promotes and strengthens NHRIs and provides leadership in the advancement and protection of human rights. The ICC has an observer status in the UN Human Rights Council and several I.O.I. member institutions among its accredited institutions.
In 2010 I.O.I. Secretary General Peter Kostelka met with UN High Commissioner Pillay to clarify the framework for future cooperation. Subsequently, he was invited by the ICC Bureau to participate in its Edinburgh meeting in October 2010, providing an excellent opportunity to present the I.O.I. and its activities. Talks with ICC Chair Rosslyn Noonan during the Edinburgh meeting have led to a joint agenda item during the 24th General Meeting of the ICC. In his function as Secretary General Mr Kostelka will represent the I.O.I. at this event and contribute to the discussion by illustrating examples of cooperation opportunities in general and by sharing the expertise of the I.O.I. on how ombudsman institutions can work with NHRIs and how they can cooperate during the consultation and reporting cycles in the UPR process in particular.
