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HR/99/112
9 December 1999
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF VOLUNTARY FUND FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TECHNICAL COOPERATION TO MEET IN GENEVA FROM 13 TO 15 DECEMBER
The Board of Trustees of the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights will hold its twelfth session from 13 to 15 December 1999 in Geneva.
At this meeting, the Board will make recommendations on proposed projects aimed at advancing the promotion and protection of all human rights, democracy, and the rule of law through regional initiatives for Africa, Europe and Central Asia, and Asia-Pacific.
The Board will also review the implementation of ongoing projects in Georgia, Nicaragua and Palestine. In addition, its members will meet with contributors to the Fund, as well as with Member States of the United Nations.
Technical cooperation projects are developed in close cooperation with the requesting Government and the United Nations agencies and programmes present in the country concerned. Programmes are operational in more than 40 countries, providing assistance for the building of national and regional capacities for protecting and promoting all human rights. There is a particular emphasis on the creation or strengthening of national human rights institutions; education and training of government officials, lawyers, judges, defense forces, police and prison officials; penal reform; broad-based education, and public information for the respect of human rights.
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. Since becoming operational in 1988, the Fund has received an average of $3 million per year in contributions and pledges. This year it has already received more than $4 million.
The Board of Trustees was established in 1993 to provide expert advice and support fund-raising for the Fund. At its June 1999 session, the Board reviewed and endorsed nine new project proposals and five ongoing projects.
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. They are: Leila I. Takla (Egypt), Chairperson; Anne-Marie Lizin (Belgium), Vice-Chairperson; Kinhide Mushakoji (Japan); Luis Pérez Aguirre (Uruguay), and Krzysztof Skubiszewski (Poland)
The twelfth session of the Board will be held in room V of the Palais des Nations.
9 December 1999
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF VOLUNTARY FUND FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TECHNICAL COOPERATION TO MEET IN GENEVA FROM 13 TO 15 DECEMBER
The Board of Trustees of the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights will hold its twelfth session from 13 to 15 December 1999 in Geneva.
At this meeting, the Board will make recommendations on proposed projects aimed at advancing the promotion and protection of all human rights, democracy, and the rule of law through regional initiatives for Africa, Europe and Central Asia, and Asia-Pacific.
The Board will also review the implementation of ongoing projects in Georgia, Nicaragua and Palestine. In addition, its members will meet with contributors to the Fund, as well as with Member States of the United Nations.
Technical cooperation projects are developed in close cooperation with the requesting Government and the United Nations agencies and programmes present in the country concerned. Programmes are operational in more than 40 countries, providing assistance for the building of national and regional capacities for protecting and promoting all human rights. There is a particular emphasis on the creation or strengthening of national human rights institutions; education and training of government officials, lawyers, judges, defense forces, police and prison officials; penal reform; broad-based education, and public information for the respect of human rights.
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. Since becoming operational in 1988, the Fund has received an average of $3 million per year in contributions and pledges. This year it has already received more than $4 million.
The Board of Trustees was established in 1993 to provide expert advice and support fund-raising for the Fund. At its June 1999 session, the Board reviewed and endorsed nine new project proposals and five ongoing projects.
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. They are: Leila I. Takla (Egypt), Chairperson; Anne-Marie Lizin (Belgium), Vice-Chairperson; Kinhide Mushakoji (Japan); Luis Pérez Aguirre (Uruguay), and Krzysztof Skubiszewski (Poland)
The twelfth session of the Board will be held in room V of the Palais des Nations.