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Useful Information

OHCHR Human Rights Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean region
2008-2009
2006-2007

Country Mandates Established
by the CHR/HRC

Open invitation to Special Procedures

Regional Members of the Human Rights Council:

Argentina 2011
Bolivia 2010
Brazil 2011
Chile 2011
Cuba 2012
Mexico 2012
Nicaragua 2010
Uruguay 2012

Voluntary Pledges and Commitments

Calendar of events

No events scheduled

Publications
High Commissioner's Strategic Management Plan 2008-2009

Brochure: Human Rights in Action

Humanitarian Appeal 2009

A Handbook for NGOs

Links to other UN websites

UN United Nations
United Nations Peacekeeping United Nations Peacekeeping
UNDP UNDP
UNDP is the UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life.

 

ECLAC Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
UNICEF UNICEF
The United Nations Children's Fund - works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees.
UNICRI United Nations Latin American Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders
UNAIDS UNAIDS has five focus areas including: leadership and advocacy, strategic information and technical support, tracking monitoring and evaluation, civil society engagement and mobilization of resources.

Contact Information
Headquarters

Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division
Geneva, Switzerland

Americas Section
Tel. + 41 22 928 9167
Geneva, Switzerland

Regional Offices/Centres
Latin America
2008-2009
2006-2007
(Santiago de Chile, Chile)
Av. Kennedy 5454,
Oficina 1401, Vitacura
Santiago de Chile
Tel.: (56 2) 816 0900
Fax: (56 2) 378 5008
Email: cvilla@ohchr.org

Other OHCHR Offices

Colombia
Guatemala
Haiti
Mexico

Links

United Nations Country Teams in Latin America and the Caribbean Region

Other UN links

External links
Organization of American States

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Geneva Conventions

ILO Conventions

Refugee Conventions

International Criminal Court

Interamerican Development Bank

National Institutions


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