The United Nations Human Rights System 1 SESSION 1.3. FUNCTIONS OF THE TREATY BODIES Note for the facilitator  SESSION SEQUENCE  1.Work in groups: discovering the functions of the Treaty Bodies 2. Debrief in plenary 1 hour 30 minutes TOTAL DURATION VENUE REQUIREMENTS EQUIPMENT TRAINING MATERIALS BACKGROUND READING FOR FACILITATORS DOCUMENTS FOR PARTICIPANTS Spacious training hall arranged in such a way as to promote a peer-to-peer atmosphere and accommodate the needs of group work; preferably round tables with 4 to 5 persons per table for a maximum of 25 participants. • Video projector and screen • Flipcharts, self-sticking cards or meta cards or paper in different colours and shapes (arrow-shaped, round/oval) • Pins, glue or tape, glue tack, markers in different colours • 5 Flipcharts with the functions of TBs • Markers • Computer slide with the questions for the activity (optional) • PPT- Functions of the Treaty Bodies • Chapter 1 of the Manual of this Training Guide • OHCHR, Fact Sheet No. 30/Rev. 1, The United Nations Human Rights Treaty System, available at: https://goo.gl/xiSHpj • Treaty Bodies at a glance (booklet), available at https://goo.gl/GPtKpq • Treaty Bodies’ main functions • Table with the functions of the Treaty Bodies specifying the functions performed by each Committee • Table with the functions accepted by the relevant country or countries of the region • Hard copy or PDF of the Treaty Bodies at a glance (booklet) LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of the session, participants will be able to: ¡¡ describe the functions of the Treaty Bodies, in particular individual complaints, inquiries, country visits and general comments/recommendations and identify the stakeholders involved in each of them; and ¡¡ discuss the benefits of each of the Treaty Bodies’ functions mentioned above. 13