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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:

Bolivia 2010
Brazil 2008
Cuba 2009
Guatemala 2008
Mexico 2009
Nicaragua 2010
Peru 2008
Uruguay 2009

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 2008

A Handbook for NGOs

Links to other UN websites

	United Nations
	United Nations Peacekeeping
	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.
	Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
	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.
	United Nations Environment Programme
	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.
	United Nations Latin American Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders
	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

Capacity Building and Field Operations Branch
Tel. +41 22 928 9118
Geneva, Switzerland

Latin America and the Caribbean Unit
Tel. +41 22 928 9122
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

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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