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BOARD OF VOLUNTARY FUND FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TECHNICAL COOPERATION TO MEET IN GENEVA FROM 23 TO 26 NOVEMBER
22 November 2004
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22 November 2004
The Board of Trustees of the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights will hold its twenty-second session from 23 to 26 November 2004 in Geneva.
At this meeting, the Board will be briefed on and discuss the project activities in Africa; Latin America and the Caribbean; and Europe, North America and Central Asia.
The highlight of the session will come on 24 November in the form of a discussion with representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) working in countries around the world. The seminar, on the theme, “Ensuring one Human Rights Programme with three interlinked components: treaty bodies, special procedures, and technical cooperation”, will be the first time the issue is discussed in a structured manner, involving key actors, including special rapporteurs and chairs of treaty bodies.
The Board will also discuss OHCHR collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme and explore the potential for further cooperation.
In addition, The Board will discuss administration of justice issues with the Rule of Law Unit of OHCHR, providing an opportunity to review the current situation and challenges in this important area of the technical cooperation programme.
Finally, Board members will meet with contributors to the Fund, as well as with member States of the United Nations.
The Fund was established in 1987 by the Secretary-General to strengthen the United Nations Programme of Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights. The Board of Trustees was established in 1993 to provide expert advice and support fund-raising for the Fund. During the last four years, the Fund has received an average of $6 million per year in contributions and pledges. As of 31 October this year contributions amounts to $7,4 million.
Technical cooperation projects are developed in close cooperation with requesting Governments and the United Nations agencies and programmes present in the countries concerned. Programmes are operational in more than 30 countries. There is a particular emphasis on the creation or strengthening of national human rights institutions; administration of justice; national human rights action plans; and human rights education.
The five members of the Board of Trustees are appointed by the Secretary-General for three years and are chosen for their independence and wide experience in the field of human rights and technical cooperation. The following are the current members: Ligia Bolivar (Venezuela), Mary Chinery-Hesse (Ghana), Thomas Hammarberg (Sweden); Vitit Muntarbhorn (Thailand), and Viecheslav I. Bakhmin (Russia).
The twenty-second session of the Board will be held in Room XXVII in Palais des Nations.
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The Board of Trustees of the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights will hold its twenty-second session from 23 to 26 November 2004 in Geneva.
At this meeting, the Board will be briefed on and discuss the project activities in Africa; Latin America and the Caribbean; and Europe, North America and Central Asia.
The highlight of the session will come on 24 November in the form of a discussion with representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) working in countries around the world. The seminar, on the theme, “Ensuring one Human Rights Programme with three interlinked components: treaty bodies, special procedures, and technical cooperation”, will be the first time the issue is discussed in a structured manner, involving key actors, including special rapporteurs and chairs of treaty bodies.
The Board will also discuss OHCHR collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme and explore the potential for further cooperation.
In addition, The Board will discuss administration of justice issues with the Rule of Law Unit of OHCHR, providing an opportunity to review the current situation and challenges in this important area of the technical cooperation programme.
Finally, Board members will meet with contributors to the Fund, as well as with member States of the United Nations.
The Fund was established in 1987 by the Secretary-General to strengthen the United Nations Programme of Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights. The Board of Trustees was established in 1993 to provide expert advice and support fund-raising for the Fund. During the last four years, the Fund has received an average of $6 million per year in contributions and pledges. As of 31 October this year contributions amounts to $7,4 million.
Technical cooperation projects are developed in close cooperation with requesting Governments and the United Nations agencies and programmes present in the countries concerned. Programmes are operational in more than 30 countries. There is a particular emphasis on the creation or strengthening of national human rights institutions; administration of justice; national human rights action plans; and human rights education.
The five members of the Board of Trustees are appointed by the Secretary-General for three years and are chosen for their independence and wide experience in the field of human rights and technical cooperation. The following are the current members: Ligia Bolivar (Venezuela), Mary Chinery-Hesse (Ghana), Thomas Hammarberg (Sweden); Vitit Muntarbhorn (Thailand), and Viecheslav I. Bakhmin (Russia).
The twenty-second session of the Board will be held in Room XXVII in Palais des Nations.
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