Revised schedule for the public hearings

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Press Release
Unofficial
No. 2024/76
2 December 2024
Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change (Request for Advisory Opinion) Revised schedule for the public hearings
THE HAGUE, 2 December 2024. The schedule for the public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change has been revised.
The revised schedule is as follows:
Monday 2 December 2024
10 a.m.-10.15 a.m.
Opening of the oral proceedings
10.15 a.m.-11.15 a.m.
Vanuatu and Melanesian Spearhead Group
11.15 a.m.-11.30 a.m.
Break
11.30 a.m.-12 noon
South Africa
12 noon-12.30 p.m.
Albania
12.30 p.m.-1 p.m.
Germany
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3 p.m.-3.30 p.m.
Antigua and Barbuda
3.30 p.m.-4 p.m.
Saudi Arabia
4 p.m.-4.30 p.m.
Australia
4.30 p.m.-4.45 p.m.
Break
4.45 p.m.-5.15 p.m.
Bahamas
5.15 p.m.-5.45 p.m.
Bangladesh
5.45 p.m.-6.15 p.m.
Barbados
Tuesday 3 December 2024
10 a.m.-10.30 a.m.
Belize
10.30 a.m.-11 a.m.
Bolivia
11 a.m.-11.30 a.m.
Brazil
11.30 a.m.-11.45 a.m.
Break
11.45 a.m.-12.15 p.m.
Burkina Faso
12.15 p.m.-12.45 p.m.
Cameroon
12.45 p.m.-1.15 p.m.
Philippines
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3 p.m.-3.30 p.m.
Canada
3.30 p.m.-4 p.m.
Chile
4 p.m.-4.30 p.m.
China
4.30 p.m.-4.45 p.m.
Break
4.45 p.m.-5.15 p.m.
Colombia
5.15 p.m.-5.45 p.m.
Commonwealth of Dominica
5.45 p.m.-6.15 p.m.
Korea (Republic of)
Wednesday 4 December 2024
10 a.m.-10.30 a.m.
Costa Rica
10.30 a.m.-11 a.m.
Côte d’Ivoire
11 a.m.-11.45 a.m.
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden (jointly)
11.45 a.m.-12 noon
Break
12 noon-12.30 p.m.
Egypt
12.30 p.m.-1 p.m.
El Salvador
***
3 p.m.-3.30 p.m.
United Arab Emirates
3.30 p.m.-4 p.m.
Ecuador
4 p.m.-4.30 p.m.
Spain
4.30 p.m.-4.45 p.m.
Break
4.45 p.m.-5.15 p.m.
United States
5.15 p.m.-5.45 p.m.
Russian Federation
5.45 p.m.-6.15 p.m.
Fiji
Thursday 5 December 2024
10 a.m.-10.30 a.m.
France
10.30 a.m.-11 a.m.
Sierra Leone
11 a.m.-11.30 a.m.
Ghana
11.30 a.m.-11.45 a.m.
Break
11.45 a.m.-12.15 p.m.
Grenada
12.15 p.m.-12.45 p.m.
Guatemala
***
3 p.m.-3.30 p.m.
Cook Islands
3.30 p.m.-4 p.m.
Marshall Islands
4 p.m.-4.30 p.m.
Solomon Islands
4.30 p.m.-4.45 p.m.
Break
4.45 p.m.-5.15 p.m.
India
5.15 p.m.-5.45 p.m.
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
5.45 p.m.-6.15 p.m.
Indonesia
Friday 6 December 2024
10 a.m.-10.30 a.m.
Jamaica
10.30 a.m.-11 a.m.
Papua New Guinea
11 a.m.-11.30 a.m.
Kenya
11.30 a.m.-11.45 a.m.
Break
11.45 a.m.-12.15 p.m.
Kiribati
12.15 p.m.-12.45 p.m.
Kuwait
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3 p.m.-3.30 p.m.
Latvia
3.30 p.m.-4 p.m.
Liechtenstein
4 p.m.-4.30 p.m.
Malawi
4.30 p.m.-4.45 p.m.
Break
4.45 p.m.-5.15 p.m.
Maldives
5.15 p.m.-5.45 p.m.
African Union
Monday 9 December 2024
10 a.m.-10.30 a.m.
Mexico
10.30 a.m.-11 a.m.
Micronesia (Federated States of)
11 a.m.-11.30 a.m.
Myanmar
11.30 a.m.-11.45 a.m.
Break
11.45 a.m.-12.15 p.m.
Namibia
12.15 p.m.-12.45 p.m.
Japan
***
3 p.m.-3.30 p.m.
Nauru
3.30 p.m.-4 p.m.
Nepal
4 p.m.-4.30 p.m.
New Zealand
4.30 p.m.-4.45 p.m.
Break
4.45 p.m.-5.15 p.m.
Palestine (State of)
5.15 p.m.-5.45 p.m.
Pakistan
Tuesday 10 December 2024
10 a.m.-10.30 a.m.
Palau
10.30 a.m.-11 a.m.
Panama
11 a.m.-11.30 a.m.
Netherlands
11.30 a.m.-11.45 a.m.
Break
11.45 a.m.-12.15 p.m.
Peru
12.15 p.m.-12.45 p.m.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
***
3 p.m.-3.30 p.m.
Portugal
3.30 p.m.-4 p.m.
Dominican Republic
4 p.m.-4.30 p.m.
Romania
4.30 p.m.-4.45 p.m.
Break
4.45 p.m.-5.15 p.m.
United Kingdom
5.15 p.m.-5.45 p.m.
Saint Lucia
Wednesday 11 December 2024
10 a.m.-10.30 a.m.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
10.30 a.m.-11 a.m.
Samoa
11 a.m.-11.30 a.m.
Senegal
11.30 a.m.-11.45 a.m.
Break
11.45 a.m.-12.15 p.m.
Seychelles
12.15 p.m.-12.45 p.m.
The Gambia
***
3 p.m.-3.30 p.m.
Singapore
3.30 p.m.-4 p.m.
Slovenia
4 p.m.-4.30 p.m.
Sudan
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4.30 p.m.-4.45 p.m.
Break
4.45 p.m.-5.15 p.m.
Sri Lanka
5.15 p.m.-5.45 p.m.
Switzerland
5.45 p.m.-6.15 p.m.
Serbia
Thursday 12 December 2024
10 a.m.-10.30 a.m.
Syria
10.30 a.m.-11 a.m.
Thailand
11 a.m.-11.30 a.m.
Timor-Leste
11.30 a.m.-11.45 a.m.
Break
11.45 a.m.-12.15 p.m.
Tonga
12.15 p.m.-12.45 p.m.
Tuvalu
12.45 p.m.-1.15 p.m.
Comoros (Union of)
***
3 p.m.-3.30 p.m.
Uruguay
3.30 p.m.-4 p.m.
Viet Nam
4 p.m.-4.30 p.m.
Zambia
4.30 p.m.-4.45 p.m.
Break
4.45 p.m.-5.15 p.m.
Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
5.15 p.m.-5.45 p.m.
Alliance of Small Island States
Friday 13 December 2024
10 a.m.-10.30 a.m.
Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law
10.30 a.m.-11 a.m.
Pacific Community
11 a.m.-11.30 a.m.
Pacific Islands Forum
11.30 a.m.-11.45 a.m.
Break
11.45 a.m.-12.15 p.m.
Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
***
3 p.m.-3.30 p.m.
World Health Organization
3.30 p.m.-4 p.m.
European Union
4 p.m.-4.30 p.m.
International Union for Conservation of Nature
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