United Nations Human Rights

Overview

As the lead United Nations entity mandated to promote and protect human rights for all, it:

1- Works with and assists Governments in fulfilling their human rights obligations
2- Speaks out objectively in the face of human rights violations worldwide
3- Provides a forum for identifying, highlighting and developing responses to today's human rights challenges
4-Acts as the principal focal point of human rights research, education, public information, and advocacy activities
5-Works with a wide range of partners in order to widen the constituency for human rights worldwide.

Category:
Bilateral and Multilateral Agency
Sectors of Interest:
Climate Change and Global Warming, Human Rights, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Subsectors of Interest:
Human Trafficking, Civil rights, Youth Participation and Leadership, Prisoners’ rights and reintegration, Combating discrimination , Social empowerment , Climate Adaptation, LGBT rights, Labor rights, People living with HIV, Torture and ill-treatment
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:
Switzerland

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United Nations Human Rights
https://www.ohchr.org/en/ohchr_homepage
ohchr-InfoDesk@un.org
ohchr-media@un.org
ohchr-dexrel@un.org
Lisa Doughten
Director, Humanitarian Financing and Resource Mobilization
New York
doughten@un.org
Olivier Nkidiaka
Head, Regional Humanitarian Financing Unit and Fund
Raleigh, North Carolina
nkidiaka@un.org
Joyce Msuya
Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator
United States
joyce.msuya@un.org

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
African Union	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Infrastructure, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Arts and Culture, Information Communication and Technology, Social Development, Tourism, Trade, Industry
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
World Bank	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, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Health, Industry, Information Communication and Technology, Infrastructure, Social Development, Trade, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Freemuse	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Arts and Culture, Media Development
Minority Rights Group	International Organization	Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia	Arts and Culture, Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Women Rights and Empowerment
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Urban & Rural Development, Humanitarian aid, Information Communication and Technology
UN Human Rights Council	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates	Human Rights
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
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
UNRWA	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria	Child Rights, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Health, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Urban & Rural Development, Youth 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
FAO	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Food Security, Health, Trade, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater
U.S. State Department	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, Child Rights, Climate Change and Global Warming, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Media Development, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth 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
Danish Refugee Council	International Organization	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
Free Yezidi Foundation	International Organization	Iraq	Democratic Governance, Education, Women Rights and Empowerment
Collaborative Learning Projects (CDA)	International Organization	Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates	Democratic Governance, Environment and Energy, Humanitarian aid, Youth Empowerment
Minority Rights Group International