World TB Day.
Every year more than 3 million people who fall ill with TB are ‘missed’ by health systems and do not always get the TB services that they need and deserve. One key element in reaching the unreached is improving access to rapid and quality TB diagnostic services. Capacity has been especially weak for diagnosing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) which is one critical step in the overall response to end the MDR-TB crisis. WHO and partners will present results from a multi-country project which is a pathfinder in expanding access to diagnosis for people with MDR-TB, enabling them to get the care they need. 
Moderator: Gregory Hartl, World Health Organization
Dr Mario Raviglione, Director, Global TB Programme, World Health Organization
Dr Catharina Boehme, Chief Executive Officer, FIND (Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics)
Dr Joel Keravec, Global Drug Facility Special Advisor, Stop TB Partnership
Ambassador Philippe Meunier, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France
  Dr Philippe Duneton,  Executive Director a.i., UNITAID

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WHO

The current humanitarian situation and challenges in Lebanon in light of the conflict in Syria.
Ross Mountain, Deputy Special Coordinator, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim (DSC/RC/HC a.i.) in Lebanon

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UNOCHA

Presentation of latest report by Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic In addition to the report, made public on 5 March, covering the period from mid-July 2013 to mid-January, the Commission of Inquiry will provide an oral update to the Human Rights Council covering the latest developments on the human rights situation in Syria
· Mr. Paulo Pinheiro, Chairperson, Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
· Ms. Karen Abuzayd, Member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
· Ms. Carla del Ponte, Member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
· Mr. Vitit Muntarbhorn, Member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic

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OHCHR

Ambassador Robert King, Special Envoy for North Korea Human Rights Issues, will hold a short press stakeout.

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UNOG

Presentation of the report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The report, made public on 17 February, addresses a wide array of crimes against humanity having been committed and continuing to take place in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and also calls for urgent action by the international community to address the human rights situation in the country, including Security Council referral to the International Criminal Court. The full report and supplementary material can be found at the following link - http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/CoIDPRK/Pages/ReportoftheCommissionofInquir yDPRK.aspx
Michael Kirby, Chair, Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the DPRK
Marzuki Darusman, Member of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK
Sonja Biserko, Member of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the DPRK

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OHCHR

The Public Prosecutor: Guarantor of peace and law in today's Venezuela
Ms. Luisa Ortega Díaz, Attorney General, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

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UNOG

The Special Rapporteur will talk about the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran and his third report to the Human Rights Council
Mr. Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran

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OHCHR

The Special Rapporteur presents his final report to the Human Rights Council
which, in the context of the ongoing democratic transition, looks at the serious situation in Rakhine State, the next steps needed to secure peace in the ethnic border areas, and the ongoing arrests of journalists and people protesting evictions and land confiscations in the face of large-scale development projects. He takes a look back at the six years he has spent on this mandate, reflecting on how far the country has progressed and how much further reforms still need to go.
Mr. Tomás Ojea QUINTANA, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar

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OHCHR

Special Representative Leila Zerrougui will brief the press on the presentation of her annual report to the Human Rights Council and the launch of the campaign Children, not Soldiers to end the recruitment of children by Government armed forces in conflict by 2016.
Leila Zerrougui, SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict

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UNOG

Report on collective religious hatred by the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief to the Human Rights Council.
The report focuses on the need to tackle manifestations of collective religious hatred. It examines root-causes and aggravating political factors as a pre-condition to developing effective prevention and coping strategies. The report stresses that sentiments of collective religious hatred are often caused by a combination of fear and contempt which can trigger a vicious cycle of mistrust, narrow-mindedness and collective hysteria. It also identifies aggravating political factors, such as endemic corruption, an authoritarian political atmosphere, and the harnessing of religion for the purposes of national identity politics. In response, the report stresses the need to adopt trust building activities, including establishing trustworthy public institutions and promoting meaningful communication, in particular between different religious or belief communities.
Mr. Heiner Bielfeldt (Germany), Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief.

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OHCHR