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Go To Part I II III IV V International Mechanisms | UN Bodies Potential result With regard to communications, the Commission may make recommendations to ECOSOC for action on the “emerging trends and patterns of communications.” NGOs participating in the sessions may also encourage the Commission to adopt resolutions or agreed conclusions, or to formulate further recommendations of relevance to IDPs. send communications to: Commission on the Status of Women c/o Division for the Advancement of Women Department of Economic and Social Affairs United Nations Secretariat 2 United Nations Plaza, DC-2/12th Floor New York, NY 10017 USA Fax: + 41 22 917 9022 consultative status and registration: To apply for consultative status, send a letter of intent on the organization’s letterhead and signed by its secretary-general or president to: DESA NGO Section One UN Plaza, Room DC1-1480 New York, NY 10017 USA Tel: +1 212 963 8652 Fax: +1 212 963 9248 E-mail: desangosection@un.org The NGO section will send an application package. For information on registration with the Commission see: www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/Review/ english/ngo.htm#ngo2 for more information The Commission’s website: www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/index.html United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, “The Communications Procedures of the Commission on the Status of Women,” available at: www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/commproc.html Guide to International Human Rights Mechanisms for Internally Displaced Persons and their Advocates 11
Go To Part I II III IV V International Mechanisms | UN Bodies OFFICE.OF.THE.HIGH.COMMISSIONER.FOR.HUMAN.RIGHTS Background The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is the UN secretariat’s focal point for human rights issues with a general mandate to promote and protect human rights. It previously supported the Human Rights Council’s predecessor, the Commission on Human Rights, as well as its sub-bodies and treaty bodies and will continue to support the Council. OHCHR also carries out its own technical assistance, promotion, advocacy, monitoring and human rights education activities. It has field offices in 17 countries, 7 regional and sub-regional offices, and an association with human rights units in a number of UN peacekeeping operations. The High Commissioner herself undertakes high-level advocacy efforts, including through country visits. What you can Do You can bring IDP rights issues to the attention of OHCHR through its field or regional offices or to country desk officers at its headquarters and encourage the Office and/or the High Commissioner herself to intervene through statements, dialogue with authorities, a country visit or other means. evaluation With a staff of 580, the majority of whom are deployed at its Geneva headquarters, OHCHR is very small in comparison to most UN humanitarian agencies. Moreover, the mandate of each field office differs depending on the agreement with the government concerned. Many are not allowed to undertake monitoring or advocacy activities and instead may only provide training and other forms of technical assistance. Nevertheless, some field offices and human rights units of peacekeeping missions have been active and vocal on IDP issues. At the time of writing, OHCHR had recently released a “Plan of Action” indicating an intention to establish a much greater presence in the field. The High Commissioner has sometimes raised IDP issues in her own country visits and her Office is sponsoring an increasing number of international monitoring missions to respond to particular highprofile human rights events. However, these types of direct interventions are still relatively rare. There is no formal complaint mechanism for OHCHR itself but there is potential for it to act in an ad hoc manner on particular IDP rights situations. In communications with OHCHR, it is important to make very clear that action by the secretariat or the High Commissioner herself is sought. Generic complaints will be automatically transferred to one or more of the mechanisms (such as the Special Procedures, the 1503 procedure, or the treaty bodies) serviced by OHCHR. contact Desk Officer for (Insert Country) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights OHCHR-UNOG 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland A list of OHCHR’s field offices is available on its website and can be contacted directly. for more information Website: www.ohchr.org Guide to International Human Rights Mechanisms for Internally Displaced Persons and their Advocates 11
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