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OHCHR
OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER
FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
The
mission
of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is to protect and promote all human rights for all.
OHCHR
promotes
universal ratification and implementation of human rights treaties.
UN Human Rights Bodies
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Human Rights Council
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About Human Rights Treaty Bodies
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UNV - UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTEERS
FACT SHEET
UN Volunteers and Human Rights
KEY UN SYSTEM OFFICES
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OFFICES
PROGRAMMES
MAIN UN BODIES
HUMAN RIGHTS BODIES
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SC - THE SECURITY COUNCIL
ABOUT THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS
GA - THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THIRD COMMITTEE
- "Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee"
ABOUT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
ECOSOC - THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
ABOUT ECOSOC AND HUMAN RIGHTS
ECOSOC Commissions
Human Rights
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Special Procedures
(country situations / thematic issues)
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Working Groups
Sub-commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
Commission on the Status of Women (CSW
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ECOSOC Committees
Human Rights (HRC)
Monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Economic Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
The Child (CRC)
Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
Racial Discrimination (CERD)
Torture (CAT)
Migrant Workers (CMW)
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
Special Representative of the Secretary General on Human Rights Defenders
SUBTOPICS
& UN OFFICES
PROGRAMMES
CHILDREN
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OHCHR - OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Special Rapporteur
Independent Expert to lead a Global Study on Violence against Children
Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education
UNICEF - THE UNITED NATIONS CHILDRENS FUND
Child Protection
Convention on the Rights of the Child
ILO - INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
Child Labour (IPEC)
UNESCO - UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
The Right to Education
Human Rights Education
WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Child and Adolescent Rights
CULTURE
HUMAN RIGHTS
OHCHR - OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Human Genome
Bioethics
Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on Freedom of Religion or Belief
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Migrants / Migration
Working Group on Minorities
RACISM
UNESCO - UNTED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
Legal Instruments
SECTOR OF SOCIAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES
DANIDA Programme on Human Rights
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MAP
COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
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OHCHR - OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
SUBCOMMISSION
Working Group on Communications
Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression
Freedom of Opinion and Expression
ITU - INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION
ICTs in support of Human Rights, Democracy and Good Governance
UNESCO - UN EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
Freedom of Expression and Democracy
Promoting Media Independence and Pluralism
CRIME & DRUGS
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OHCHR - OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
DETENTION
Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions
Independent Expert to update the Set of Principles for Action to Combat Impunity
Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
Independent Expert on Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism
Torture
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
Independent expert on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography
Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children
UNODC - UNITED NATIONS OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME
Trafficking in Human Beings
DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RIGHTS
OHCHR - OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Special Rapporteur on the
Right to Food
Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing
GLOBALIZATION
- Business, Trade and Investment
Business and human rights
Trade and Investment
GOVERNANCE (and DEBT)
Democracy
Working Group on the Right to Development
Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on use of Mercenaries as a means of Impeding the Exercise of the Right of Peoples to Self-determination
Independent Expert on Structural Adjustment Policies and Foreign Debt
POVERTY
Independent Expert on Extreme Poverty
UNDP - UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
HURIST - Joint program of UNDP and OHCHR
Integrating Human Rights into Sustainable Development
Access to Information
Access to Justice
GOVERNANCE
[ See, also:
Governance
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Electoral Systems and Processes
Poverty
WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
The Right to Water
HEALTH
HUMAN RIGHTS
OHCHR - OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Disability
Special Rapporteur on the Right of Everyone to the Enjoyment of the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health
HIV/AIDS
Special Rapporteur on Adverse effects of the Illicit Movement and Dumping of Toxic and Dangerous Products and Wastes on the Enjoyment of Human Rights
WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Health and Human Rights
Elder Abuse
Gender and reproductive rights
Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation
LABOUR
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OHCHR / OFFICE OF THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Slavery
ECOSOC
Migrant Workers (CMW)
ILO - INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION
Social Protection
REFUGEES
PROTECTING REFUGEES
OHCHR / OFFICE OF THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons
Migrants / Migration
UNHCR - UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
Questions and Answers
Legal Protection
WOMEN
HUMAN RIGHTS
OHCHR / OFFICE OF THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
WOMEN
CEDAW - Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
Women's Rights are Human Rights
UN system Partners
DIVISION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN
DESA - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
(CEDAW) Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
UNIFEM - UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN
ECOSOC
(CSW) COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
Economic Security and Rights
Elminating Violence Against Women
UNESCO - UNTED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION
Gender Equality and Development
WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Gender and Reproductive Rights
Women and HIV / AIDS
UNIFEM - UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN
HIV / AIDS
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