REPORTING TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODIES TRAINING GUIDE: Part II — Notes for Facilitators LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of the session participants will be able to: ¡¡ describe the purpose and rules of procedure of a constructive dialogue between a Treaty Body and a State party; and ¡¡ prepare for their participation in a constructive dialogue. SESSION PREPARATIONS ¡¡ This session has been designed to take place in the framework of a general training on treaty reporting. It requires intense preparations and clear guidance from the facilitator for it to run smoothly. Therefore you are encouraged to familiarize yourself with the procedure and training materials well in advance of the training. ¡¡ A separate box with specific tips on how to adapt this session into a two-day training course, including a one-and-a-half days mock session aimed at supporting the actual constructive dialogue preparations of a State party delegation, is included at the end of this note for the facilitator. In advance of the training course: select, from the website of OHCHR (www.ohchr.org) under the Publications and Resources webpage, the set of documents related to a specific Treaty Body with a view to conducting a mock session most relevant to the context in which the training is taking place. ¡¡ Each set contains the following: the text of the treaty; the reporting guidelines issued by the Treaty Body; three fictitious documents: concluding observations, State party report, and alternative report; and, a list of suggested questions for Committee members. Make copies of these materials to distribute to participants. ¡¡ Alternatively you can use any of the proposed documents as a sample for developing your own training materials. TIP ÎÎCopies of the list of suggested questions for Committee members will only be distributed to participants playing the role of Treaty Body experts in the mock session. In advance of the session, preferably one day before: ¡¡ Divide participants into three groups, taking into consideration the information they have provided to you in their application form or during the introductory session, i.e. experience with Treaty Body reporting and government entities where they work. üü Group 1 is going to play the role of Committee members. The most experienced participants in the group (e.g., if they have already formed part of a State party delegation, and are more familiar with Treaty Body reporting) or UN colleagues (if they are participating in the training) are best placed to play this role. 50 üü Groups 2 and 3 are each going to play the role of a State party delegation. So you will have two State party delegations. Practice shows that this ensures that all participants experience how a constructive dialogue is prepared and conducted; and, consequently, more enriching