General Information

Language

English.

Published

United Nations

Physical Description

116 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Contributors

Contributor

United Nations. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

United Nations Staff College.

Contents/Summary

Summary

This handbook has been developed to assist United Nations colleagues understand and appreciate the human rights system within the context of the United Nations Organization. The following chapters provide an overview of human rights instruments and developments; the role of United Nations organs in protecting human rights; the international mechanisms which have evolved to monitor implementation of rights and process complaints; strategies engaged to promote and protect human rights within the United Nations; and the role of [the High Commissioner for Human Rights] and other United Nations partners.

Subjects

Subject

United Nations.

Human rights > International cooperation.

Human rights.

Bibliographic Information

Library Special Collection

HU OSA 318 - Donation of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights

Available in another form

Human rights. [Geneva, Switzerland] : United Nations, [2002?] (OCoLC)55198283

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	Human Rights (IHF) Collection	341.4/81 HUM		General Stacks	-

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