OHCHR

Overview

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights) is the leading UN entity on human rights. They represent the world's commitment to the promotion and protection of the full range of human rights and freedoms set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Category:
Bilateral and Multilateral Agency
Sectors of Interest:
Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Social Development, Women Rights and Empowerment
Subsectors of Interest:
Intercultural & interreligious dialogue, Women equity and equality, Human Trafficking, Rule of Law, Conflict prevention and peace building , Civil society strengthening, Civil rights, Special programs for People with Special Needs, Prisoners’ rights and reintegration, Combating discrimination
Country of Coverage:
Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Headquarters:
United States

OHCHR
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/pages/home.aspx
OHCHR-ME-Lebanon@ohchr.org
DohaCentre@ohchr.org
George Abu Al-Zulof
Country representative-Yemen
gabualzulof@ohchr.org
Laurent Sauveur
Chief of External Relation
LSauveur@ohchr.org
Natacha Foucard
Chief, Sustainable Human Development Section, Special Procedures Branch
nfoucard@ohchr.org
Katia Salerno
Programme Assistant
ksalerno@ohchr.org
nmouallem@ohchr.org

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
Amman Center for Human Rights Studies	National and Regional NGO	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights, Refugees and Migration
Arab Institute for Human Rights	National and Regional NGO	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Child Rights, Human Rights, Women Rights and Empowerment
Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (HRFT)	National and Regional NGO	Turkey	Human Rights
Phenix Center for Economic and Informatics Studies	National and Regional NGO	Jordan	Economic Growth, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Social Development
L`Association Tunisienne d`Action Culturelle (ATAC)	National and Regional NGO	Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights, Arts and Culture, Social Development
Life Makers Foundation	National and Regional NGO	Egypt	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Infrastructure, Urban & Rural Development, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Food Security
National Association for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Lebanon	National and Regional NGO	Lebanon	Human Rights, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
Directorate General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian aid (DGD)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights, Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Infrastructure, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Information Communication and Technology, Social Development, Food Security, Climate Change and Global Warming
EY	Consulting Firm	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates	Education, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Environment and Energy, Information Communication and Technology
Fe-Male	National and Regional NGO	Lebanon	Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre	Arab Organization	Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Infrastructure, Water and Wastewater, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Food Security
AJEM	National and Regional NGO	Lebanon	Health, Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF for Africa)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Trade, Food Security
EY	Corporate Funder	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Climate Change and Global Warming
FINNIDA	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Health, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights, Environment and Energy, Infrastructure, Water and Wastewater, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Tourism, Climate Change and Global Warming
UN Counter Terrorism Centre (UNCCT)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Media Development
UN Peace Fund	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan	Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Refugees and Migration
UN Secretariat	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Child Rights, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Environment and Energy, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Women Rights and Empowerment
UNAIDS	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Health, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights
UNAMI	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Iraq	Child Rights, Climate Change and Global Warming, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Environment and Energy, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Irish Aid	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Yemen	Climate Change and Global Warming, Food Security, Humanitarian aid
UNMAS	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
International Telecommunications Union (ITU)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Education, Information Communication and Technology
UNOPS	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Climate Change and Global Warming, Democratic Governance, Education, Environment and Energy, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Information Communication and Technology, Infrastructure, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Tourism, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment
UNPBF	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
International Detention Coalition	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Child Rights, Human Rights, Refugees and Migration
Geneva Call	International Organization	Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Yemen	Health, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Child Rights, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Food Security
Equal Rights Trust	International Organization	Egypt, Jordan, Sudan, Syria, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights, Media Development, Social Development
Lutheran World Federation	International Organization	Iraq, Jordan, Palestine	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Child Rights, Human Rights, Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Water and Wastewater, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
Network of African National Human Rights Institutions	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights
ARTICLE 19	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights, Media Development
Minority Rights Group	International Organization	Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia	Arts and Culture, Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Women Rights and Empowerment
International Legal Assistance Consortium	International Organization	Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia	Education, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights
International Disability Alliance (IDA)	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Danish Institute Against Torture (Dignity)	International Organization	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia	Health, Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Health, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
Lacha Community and Economic Development (LCED)	National and Regional NGO		Education, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Agriculture, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
Amal Association for Women and Development	National and Regional NGO	Morocco	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Child Rights
ATIOST	National and Regional NGO	Tunisia	Health, Human Rights, Social Development
MENA Rights Group	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
Ecorys	Consulting Firm	Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Social Development, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Restart Center	National and Regional NGO	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia	Health, Human Rights, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
Global Cities Hub	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Urban & Rural Development
UNFPA	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Child Rights, Democratic Governance, Health, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
ILO	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Child Rights, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
OCHA	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Climate Change and Global Warming, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Social Development, Women Rights and Empowerment
UNDP	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Industry, Infrastructure, Refugees and Migration, Trade, Urban & Rural Development, Waste Management, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
UNESCO	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Arts and Culture, Democratic Governance, Education, Environment and Energy, Human Rights, Infrastructure, Media Development, Tourism, Urban & Rural Development, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
UN Women	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment
UNEP	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Climate Change and Global Warming, Education, Environment and Energy, Humanitarian aid, Infrastructure, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment
UNICEF	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Child Rights, Education, Health, Women Rights and Empowerment
UNHCR	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Refugees and Migration
IOM	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen	Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Humanitarian aid
Lebanese Center for Human Rights-CLDH	National and Regional NGO	Lebanon	Human Rights, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
Center for Victims of Torture	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Health, Human Rights, Refugees and Migration
United Nations Volunteers	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Child Rights, Democratic Governance, Education, Health, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Treatment and rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture	National and Regional NGO	Palestine	Democratic Governance, Health, Human Rights