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Human Rights Council
The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the UN system made up of 47 States responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe. The Council was created by the UN General Assembly on 15 March 2006 with the main purpose of addressing situations of human rights violations and make recommendations on them.

Human rights council holds annual dicussion on the integration of a gender perspective in its work
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Press release, Human Rights Council, 12 September 2008
UN human rights chief urges greater efforts to halt gender discrimination
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said that much more needs to be done to protect women from discrimination and achieve gender equality, despite progress made in the 60 years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. UN News, 12 September 2008
Panel discussion on the integration of a gender perspective in the work of the Human Rights Council with special focus on the work of the UN Special Procedures (2008)
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Geneva, 12 September 2008. The panel discussion, to be introduced by High Commissioner Navanethem Pillay, will examine the extent to which a gender perspective is being integrated into the work of the Human Rights Council.
Human Rights Council Website
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The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the UN system made up of 47 States responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe. The Council was created by the UN General Assembly on 15 March 2006 with the main purpose of addressing situations of human rights violations and make recommendations on them.
GA resolution 60/251 establishing the Human Rights Council
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60/251. Human Rights Council, Resolution adopted by the General Assembly

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