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e. Publications for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
Basic information kits
The basic information kit series is intended as a working tool for agencies, programmes, non-governmental
organizations and national institutions as well as individuals to assist in the commemoration of the 50th
Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Basic information kits are pub- lished in French, English
and Spanish and are distributed throughout the world free of charge.
f. Reference material
OHCHR reference publications are directed to a more specialized audience and often consist of collections or
compilations of international instruments. They are issued as United Nations sales publications.
PART 5:
THE OFFICE OF THE
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (OHCHR) AND PARTNERS
5.1 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has prime responsi- bility for the overall protection and
promotion of all human rights. Deriving its mandate from the United Nations Charter, the Vienna Declaration and
Programme of Action and the General Assembly, the OHCHR’s mission is to spearhead efforts of people worldwide for
the promotion and protection of human rights so that everyone can live in a society shaped and governed in the
image of the international human rights standards agreed upon by the United Nations.
In pursing this mission, the OHCHR has four strategic aims:
1. To enhance the effectiveness of the United Nations human rights machinery;
2. To increase United Nations system-wide implementation and co- ordination of human rights;
3. To build national, regional and international capacity to promote and protect human rights;
4. To analyze, process and disseminate reports, recommendations and reso- lutions of human rights organs and
bodies, as well as other relevant human rights information.
OHCHR is mandated to take a leading role in regard to human rights issues and to stimulate and co-ordinate human
rights activities and programmes.
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