Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the work of the HRC

Funding opportunities to attend the regular sessions of the HRC in 2020

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Human Rights Council Branch) presents its compliments to the Permanent Missions of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in Geneva and New York and has the honour to transmit herewith a self-explanatory note verbale concerning the deadlines in 2020 for the application to the programmes funded by the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to support the participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States.

• Note Verbale sent to all LDCs/SIDS Permanent Missions in Geneva and New York dated 26 September 2019
• Sample Note Verbale to submit application
• Visa information form

Background

In accordance with its resolution 19/26 of 23 March 2012, the Human Rights Council (HRC) established the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the work of the Human Rights Council (HRC).

On 24 March 2017, the Human  Rights Council adopted  without a vote resolution 34/40 entitled Promoting the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the Work of the Human Rights Council.

Resolution 34/40 was sponsored /co-sponsored by 120 countries hence becoming the second most sponsored resolution since the establishment of the Human Rights Council in 2006.

The Fund is managed by the Human Rights Council Branch of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and provides funding for various activities such as trainings, participation in HRC sessions, and fellowships. Learn more.

E-learning tool

The new e-Learning Tool on the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms aims to ensure an increase in the participation of LDCs and SIDS in the work of the Human Rights Council. It is the first-ever online (and free) training on the Human Rights Council designed for government officials, particularly those coming from LDCs and SIDS. Read more.

To have a look at the E-Learning watch the teaser in English   and in French

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