Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
The High Commissioner of the United Nations for Human Rights (English United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNHCHR, French Haut- Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l' homme ) deals with the global situation of human rights and is committed to its worldwide recognition and compliance with a.
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is based on articles 1, 13 and 55 of the Charter of the United Nations. Its creation was decided, on the recommendation of the Vienna World Conference on Human Rights in June 1993 on 20 December 1993 at the 48th UN General Assembly in Resolution 48/141; as the first High Commissioner was the Chairman of the Working Group on Human Rights, José Ayala Lasso, determined.
The High Commissioner reports directly to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and has the rank of "Under Secretary-General of the United Nations."
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
The High Commissioner is the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR, ( German Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights) before, which supports the work of the experts of the UN Human Rights Council. It consists of approximately 1,000 employees.
The budget of the OHCHR of approximately U.S. $ 120 million is in dispute about a third from the regular budget of the United Nations, the rest is financed by donations from governments, non-governmental organizations, foundations and private donors.
Tasks
The High Commissioner for Human Rights and the subordinate agencies are given the following tasks and objectives:
List of High Commissioners
- José Ayala Lasso, Ecuador, 1994-1997
- Mary Robinson, Ireland, 1997-2002
- Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazil, 2002-2003
- Bertrand Ramcharan, Guyana, 2003-2004 ( Interim)
- Louise Arbour, Canada, 2004 - June 2008
- Navanethem Pillay, South Africa, September 2008
The High Commissioner and the UN Human Rights Council
In contrast to the experts of the UN Human Rights Council, the High Commissioner is a high-ranking official of the United Nations, which is nominated by the UN Secretary-General and approved by the UN General Assembly.
While the experts of the Human Rights Council for certain tasks, such as special subjects or countries, be appointed the task of the High Commissioner is the promotion and protection of all human rights ( civil, political, economic, social and cultural) in all parts the world.
To avoid duplication of these activities, there is active communication between the High Commissioner and the experts of the Human Rights Council.