Following an agreement with the UN Resident Coordinator, OHCHR was, at the time of writing, planning to deploy a national human rights adviser and programme assistant to the UN Country Team in Serbia by the end of 2007. The Adviser and the Assistant will support the Office of the Resident Coordinator and the UN Country Team in Serbia to monitor the human rights situation and assist the Government of Serbia to develop its capacity to promote and protect human rights in Serbia.
In addition to monitoring and reporting, the Adviser and the Assistant will focus on supporting UN human rights treaty body and special procedures mechanisms in Serbia; supporting UN and national NGO transitional justice initiatives; supporting activities for human rights promotion and education; and providing general human rights advice and support to the Resident Coordinator and the UN Country Team.