UNICEF
has worked since the 1989
Convention of the Rights of the Child to identify ways in which adoption of the
OHCHR
the Human Rights Council passed 60 resolutions to help translate human rights principles In 2015,
normative processes of international
human rights law can inform and guide
development work
for children and women.
UN-Waterworks
through its Members and Partners
to ensure that everyone has access to sufficient,
IPU’s
Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians is a UNIQUE SOURCE
safe, acceptable, physically accessible
OF PROTECTION for
for personal and domestic use.
killed, attacked, intimidated or jailed for their political views or differences.
UNESCO,
UNRISD
and affordable WATER
which plays a major role
the Members of Parliaments
SOCIAL PROTECTION
in the World Programme for Human Rights Education,
considers that EDUCATION should encompass values such as
peace, non-discrimination,
equality, tolerance
and respect for human dignity.
is an internationally recognized human right. States have
a legal obligation to provide
access to income and social services
when people cannot obtain them
e.g. due to unemployment, sickness, disability, old age or care responsibilities.
ITU
supports children’s rights
through its global Child Online Protection partnership
to keep
THE PORT
more connected and
At the Human Rights DiploHack 2016, hackers, human rights experts and diplomats JOINED FORCES for a 48-hours period to tackle
as digital citizens of the future.
presented by the OHCHR.
children safer, more engaged
Debt crises are an important threat to the realization of human rights.
Through the Debt Management and Financial Analysis System (DMFAS)
UNCTAD
has worked in 67 countries
and with over 100 institutions to help poor countries improve their public debt management.
TWO CHALLENGES
The UNECE
Aarhus Convention and its Protocol empower people with the rights
to access easily information,
participate effectively in decision-making in environmental matters and to seek
justice if their rights were violated.
socialprotection-humanrights.org
HUMAN RIGHTS IN OUR HANDS
Impact infographic by the Perception Change Project. Crowd-sourced product realized on the occasion of the Geneva Peace Week
Water and Sanitation is a HUMAN RIGHT.
into the laws of States.