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About Us
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About UN Human Rights
- Mandate
- Mission
-
The High Commissioner
- Volker Türk, High Commissioner
- Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner
- Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General
-
Past High Commissioners
- Michelle Bachelet Jeria, Chile, 2018-2022
- Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, Jordan, 2014-2018
- Ms. Navanethem Pillay, South Africa, 2008-2014
- Ms. Louise Arbour, Canada, 2004-2008
- Bertrand Ramcharan (Acting High Commissioner)
- Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, Brazil, 2002-2003
- Mrs. Mary Robinson, Ireland, 1997-2002
- Mr. José Ayala-Lasso, Ecuador, 1994-1997
- Past Deputy High Commissioners
- Past Assistant Secretaries-General
- What we do
- Where we work
-
Funding and budget
- Our donors
- Funding trends
-
Trust funds
- Special Fund of the OPCAT
- UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples
- UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation
- UN Voluntary Fund on Contemporary Slavery
-
UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture
- Mandate
- About the Fund’s assistance for victims
- Board of Trustees
- How the Fund is managed
- Reports
- Activities
- 40th anniversary
- International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
- Videos
- Feature stories
- How to apply for an annual grant
- Annual grant cycle
- How to report on a grant
- Emergency grants
- How to contribute to the Fund
- Group of Friends
- Evaluation
- Memorial
- OHCHR: United Nations Human Rights Council - A Practical Guide for NGO Participants. What you need to know about attending the Human Rights Council
- A Handbook for Indigenous Leaders in the United States on the Role of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples within the United Nations Human Rights System
- Universal Periodic Review - A Practical Guide for Civil Society. What you need to know about attending the Universal Periodic Review Working Group
- UPR-info
- Tutorials: http://www.upr-info.org/tutorials (also available on DVD, upon request)
- Factsheets on NGO engagement: English | Français | Español
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