Annex 2. @@Integrate a gender perspective in the alternative report (i.e., mention whether there are any differences between women/men with regard to the enjoyment of specific human rights; include disaggregated data, etc) @@Include concrete suggestions on how could the human rights situation be improved 3. On the format and submission of your alternative report, you may wish to take into consideration that: @@Advice on the length of written submissions varies amongst Treaty Bodies – a general suggestion would be 10 pages plus a summary @@Stakeholders’ alternative reports are not translated. To ensure that most of the members of a Treaty Body understand your information it is advised to submit it in English. @@Even though most Treaty Bodies working languages also include French and Spanish, you are encouraged to include a summary of your alternative report in English, if you submit your information in any of these languages @@Written information should be sent directly to the Secretariat of the relevant Committee (except for CRC) and only in electronic form in Word and PDF formats. Treaty Bodies Secretariats contact details are included in the quick reference table for stakeholders below. V. How to provide an oral briefing? If you have submitted an alternative report to a Treaty Body, it may be worth it to consider presenting orally your information to the relevant Committee. It is suggested to: @@Discuss within your organization the availability of funds to travel to Geneva and who would be representing the organization there; @@Get acquainted with the available options to address the Treaty Body of your interest and decide which modality you would like to use (see quick reference table below); @@Be aware that the time slot allocated to have an exchange with the Treaty Bodies is usually one hour. Often this time is shared amongst various stakeholders – e.g., CSOs and NHRIs or only CSOs or only NHRIs52 depending on the Treaty Body, which means that your time to present oral information to a Treaty Body will be limited! @@Get in touch with the NGO assisting the relevant Treaty Body in coordinating CSOs participation at the session / pre-sessional working group, if any (see quick reference table below). Otherwise, CSOs are encouraged to coordinate amongst themselves so as to make the best use of their shared time slot, which varies depending on the number of stakeholders addressing a Treaty Body; @@Prepare your oral statement well in advance and highlighting only your main concerns! @@If travelling to Geneva is not a suitable option, consider reaching out the Secretariat of the Treaty Body of your interest to inquire about the possibility to provide your oral briefing via a videoconference! 52 See: OHCHR paper on engagement of NHRIs with the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies (2016), paras. 15 – 20, available at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/AnnualMeeting/Pages/MeetingChairpersons.aspx 85