Vinod Boolell (Mauritius) and Mr
The term"human right"is mentioned seven times in the founding Charter of the United Nations, making the promotion and protection of human rights as an overriding objective and a guiding principle of the OrganizationIn, the universal Declaration of human rights has placed human rights in the light of international law. Since then, the Organization actively protects the human rights legal instruments, and by field work. The High Commissioner The United Nations human rights (OHCHR) is the main responsible of the human rights of the United Nations. The Office supports the components of human rights in the missions of maintenance of peace of several countries. It also has numerous offices and regional and national centres. The High Commissioner speaks regularly on the situation of human rights in the world and has the authority to investigate possible violations and submit reports on these situations. The special Adviser on the prevention of genocide is mandated to provide information on the causes and mechanisms of genocide, to alert stakeholders when there is a risk and to adopt the necessary measures and to contribute to the mobilization to take appropriate action.
Simon Munzu (Cameroon) as members
The special Adviser for the responsibility to protect is charged to deepen the theoretical aspects, political, institutional and operational responsibility protect. The universal Declaration of human rights was the first legal document protecting the rights of man in a universal way. With the international Covenant on civil and political rights and the international Covenant on economic, social and cultural rights, these three instruments form the international bill of human rights. A series of international treaties on human rights and other instruments adopted since have expanded the scope of international standards of human rights. Democracy, founded on the rule of law, is ultimately a means of ensuring international peace and security, progress and development.
At the world Summit, the world's governments reaffirmed that"democracy is a universal value that emanates from the freely expressed will of peoples to define their own political, economic, social and cultural, and that is based on their full participation in all aspects of their existence."He stressed: 'We stress that democracy, development and respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms are interdependent and mutually reinforce each other.
Democratic principles are an integral part of the fabric of normative of the Organization.
The guidance note of the Secretary-general on democracy of states that the UN must ensure that its messages and its actions in support of democracy should be consistent, systematic and based on principles.
The security Council of the UN may be seized of serious violations of human rights, in particular in areas of conflict.
The United Nations Charter gives the security Council the authority to conduct investigations and mediation, and to dispatch missions, appoint special envoys or request the Secretary general to use his good offices.
The security Council can adopt a measure to require a cease-fire, send military observers or a peacekeeping force peace. If this is not followed up, it may take coercive measures such as economic sanctions, an arms embargo, sanctions and financial restrictions, travel bans, severance of diplomatic relations, blockade, or even joint military action. The Third Committee of the general Assembly (social, humanitarian and cultural) deals with many issues, the rights of man. It also discusses issues relating to the promotion of women, protection of children, indigenous peoples, the treatment of refugees, the protection of fundamental freedoms through the elimination of racial discrimination and the right to self-determination. The Commission deals with important issues related to the social development. Several intergovernmental bodies and mechanisms-departmental based at the UN Headquarters in New York, even as the UN Secretary-general, address a wide range of issues related to human rights. The general Assembly, the security Council and the economic and social Council and their subsidiary bodies shall take decisions and issue recommendations to the Member States, the Un System and other. The Office of the High Commissioner for human rights provides advice and support. It is also working to integrate human rights in all areas of work of the Organization, including development, peace and security, peacekeeping and humanitarian affairs. The issue of human rights is also involved in post-conflict situations, through the activities of the Office to support the consolidation of peace. The Council of human rights, created in, replaced the Commission of human rights after sixty years of exercise, such as the main intergovernmental body of the United Nations acting independently in the field of human rights. The special procedures of the Council of human rights are led by volunteer experts and independent review, monitor, and prepare reports public and issue recommendations on human rights on a thematic area or a particular country.
The bodies created under the international instruments are committees of independent experts that monitor implementation of core international instruments relating to human rights.
The mechanism of integration of human rights of the United Nations Group for development (UNDG-HRM) supports the efforts in this direction in the system development to the United Nations. The Secretary-general appoints special representatives who denounce the most serious violations of human rights: special Representative of the Secretary-general on the issue of sexual violence committed in times of conflict The Secretary-general of the united nations has established the eighteen January an international Commission of inquiry to the Mali. Lena Sundh (Sweden), Mr. Ms Sundh has been appointed President of this commission. Established at the request of the signatory parties of the Agreement, the Commission supports the national reconciliation and supporting the efforts of the malian authorities in the fight against impunity. The Commissioners, who serve in an individual capacity, to investigate the serious violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law committed in Mali since January and have submitted the twenty-second of October, a report to the Secretary-general. Many operations of peacekeeping and political operations and the consolidation of peace also incorporate the mandates related to the protection and promotion of the rights of man. These measures in the short-and long-term cover: the empowerment of people so that they can reaffirm and claim the enforcement of their fundamental rights and the strengthening of the capacities of States and their national institutions so that they are able to meet their obligations in respect of the rights of man and of the respect for the rule of law. The teams of human rights on the ground are working in close coordination with other components of civilian or uniform operations to maintain peace.
It is, in particular, on the protection of civilians, combating sexual violence in conflict and the violations of the rights of children and the strengthening of respect of human rights and the rule of law through legal reform and judicial, security sector and the penal system.
The Commission on the status of women of the United Nations (CSW) is the principal intergovernmental body the world dedicated exclusively to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Its Secretariat is provided by UN-Women, created in.
