Consultative Forum

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights) is the leading UN entity on human rights, working for the protection, promotion and fulfilment of human rights of all persons. UN Human Rights assists and advises States that bear the primary responsibility for the protection of human rights on how to meet their obligations under the international human rights treaties, and helps right-holders claim their human rights. In the field of migration, UN Human Rights strives to advance the implementation of recommendations from international human rights mechanisms such as the UN Treaty Bodies, the UN Special Procedures and the Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was established on December 14, 1950 by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another State, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country. It also has a mandate to help stateless people. In more than six decades, the agency has helped tens of millions of people restart their lives. Today, a staff of some 7,685 people in more than 125 countries continues to help some 33.9 million persons.