Other United Nations Bodies

Other UN bodies and entities involved in human rights promotion and protection

There are several other important United Nations bodies which are concerned with the promotion and protection of human rights. These bodies are not serviced by OHCHR and include:

Find Further information about the promotion and protection of human rights on the UN website.

Many United Nations agencies and partners are also involved in the promotion and protection of human rights and interact with the main human rights bodies:

• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
• Inter-Agency Internal Displacement Division
• International Labour Organization
• World Health Organization
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
• Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)
• DESA (Department of Economic and Social Affairs)
• Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
• Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women (OSAGI)
• Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
• United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• United Nations Human Settlements Programme (HABITAT)
• United Nations Mine Action