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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights (OHCHR) is the United Nations office with primary responsibility
for promoting and protecting the enjoyment and full realization of human
rights for all. Civil society, especially non-governmental organizations
(NGOs), has been crucial in the process of defining and realizing human
rights throughout the world. Playing a multiplicity of roles, NGOs are
helping to build, drive and strengthen the international human rights system.
The effectiveness of the work of OHCHR depends on the collection and dissemination
of accurate information, and NGOs are a valuable link between the grass
roots and the national and international levels of action.
OHCHR provides and supports mechanisms
that are able to respond to human rights concerns highlighted by NGOs.
It also provides tools, standards and frameworks that NGOs can use to further
human rights within their own areas of work. This Handbook aims to facilitate
the participation of NGOs as essential partners in the United Nations human
rights system and to guide their interaction with OHCHR.
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