UNITED NATIONS

HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2019

The UN Human Rights report 2019 presents the progress achieved in 2019 against the targets set out in the OHCHR Management Plan 2018-2021 and includes an overview of management, funding and expenditure as well as detailed results from the field and headquarters.

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foreword

“…the COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge our societies and ourselves, presenting a colossal test of leadership and humanity. In these unsettling times, the importance of human rights has become even more evident. This is essential for an effec­tive response and recovery - but also to ensure that we “build back better”, as enshrined in the COVID-19 and human rights report “We are all in this together”, released by the Secretary-General.”
I am pleased to present this report, the first covering an entire year of my term as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

As you will find in these pages, 2019 was a year marked by important devel­opments worldwide, supported by our headquarters and 84 field presences across the world. This Report highlights how human rights-based action achieves tangible results, though the gap between increasing demands and available funding keeps growing.

Even as we recognize, with pride, the value and impact of the work we have accomplished through our partner­ships, I am cognizant of the need for strengthened efforts. Today’s multiple predicaments are sobering on many fronts – I look forward to distilling les­sons learned, building on good practice and, together, leveraging a united voice for human rights for all.
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chapters

Highlights of results in 2019
Donor Profiles
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UN Human Rights at headquarters
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Annexes
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UN HUMAN RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD

Country / Stand-alone Offices / Human Rights Missions
Headquarters
Regional Offices / Centres
Human rights
components of UN Peace / Political Missions
Human Rights Advisers deployed under the framework of the UNSDG
Other types of field presences
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais des Nations
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