APPLICATION PROCESS IS NOW CLOSED FOR ALL 19 MANDATES AND APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED
Call for applications for the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights
Secretariat note verbale of 17 December 2019
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For the following mandate, the application process opened on 17 December 2019 and closed on 14 January 2020 (12 noon Greenwich Mean Time / GMT). APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED:
- Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights
Call for applications for five members of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development
Secretariat note verbale of 10 October 2019
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For the following five mandates, the application process opened on 10 October 2019 and closed on 21 November 2019 (12 noon Greenwich Mean Time / GMT). APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED:
- Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from African States
- Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from Asia-Pacific States
- Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from Eastern European States
- Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from Latin American and Caribbean States
- Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, member from Western European and other States
Extension of the deadline for applications for four mandate holders
Secretariat note verbale of 21 October 2019
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For the following four mandates, the application process opened on 6 September 2019 and closed on 27 October 2019 (12 noon Greenwich Mean Time / GMT).
APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED:
- Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), member from the Arctic
- Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia
- Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context
- Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar
Call for applications for 13 mandate holders (2 EMRIP members and 11 special procedures)
Secretariat note verbale of 6 September 2019
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For the following nine mandates, the application process opened on 6 September 2019 and closed on 17 October 2019 (12 noon Greenwich Mean Time), APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED:
- Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), member from Asia
- Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights
- Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons
- Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and its consequences
- Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
- Special Rapporteur on the right to food
- Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
- Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material
- Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
General information about the selection and appointment process
Frequently asked questions
For appointment of EMRIP members, please see
additional information.
For appointment to the new Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, members are each to represent one of the five
United Nations regional groups of Member States, according to their nationality.
