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The Role of the Ombudsman, Mediator and Other National Human Rights Institutions in the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights

A/RES/67/163No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 69bHuman rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, published in 2013.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 2009–2018
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/72/186
  • 2018A/RES/72/186The role of the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions in the promotion and protection of human rightsLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2017A/RES/71/200The role of the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions in the promotion and protection of human rightsCompare with previous version
  • 2015A/RES/69/168The role of the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions in the promotion and protection of human rightsCompare with previous version
  • 2013A/RES/67/163The role of the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions in the promotion and protection of human rightsCompare with previous version
  • 2011A/RES/65/207The role of the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions in the promotion and protection of human rightsCompare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics
Human Rights InstitutionsMediationOmbudsman

What does this mandate say?

12 operative paragraphs
1
Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General;
2
Encourages Member States:
a
To consider the creation or the strengthening of independent and autonomous ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions at the national and, where applicable, the local level;
b
To endow ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions, where they exist, with an adequate legislative framework and financial means in order to ensure the efficient and independent exercise of their mandate and to strengthen the legitimacy and credibility of their actions as mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights;
c
To develop and conduct, as appropriate, outreach activities at the national level, in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders, in order to raise awareness of the important role of the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions;
3
Recognizes that, in accordance with the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action,Error: Reference source not found it is the right of each State to choose the framework for national institutions, including the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions, which is best suited to its particular needs at the national level, in order to promote human rights in accordance with international human rights instruments;
4
Welcomes the active participation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in all international and regional meetings of the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions;
5
Encourages the Office of the High Commissioner, through its advisory services, to develop and support activities dedicated to the existing Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions and to strengthen their role within national systems for human rights protection;
6
Encourages the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions, where they exist:
a
To operate, as appropriate, in accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (the Paris Principles) and other relevant international instruments, in order to strengthen their independence and autonomy and to enhance their capacity to assist Member States in the promotion and protection of human rights;
b
To request, in cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner, their accreditation by the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, in order to enable them to interact effectively with the relevant human rights bodies of the United Nations system;
7
Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-ninth session on the implementation of the present resolution.

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