c. The  New  York Office
A Director who is accountable to the High Commissioner heads the New York Office. The core functions of  the New York Office are as follows:
(a) Representing the High Commissioner at Headquarters, at meetings of policy-making bodies, permanent missions of Member States, interde- partmental, inter-agency meetings, non-governmental organizations, professional groups, academic conferences and the media;
(b) Providing information and advice on human rights issues to the Execu- tive Office of  the Secretary-General;
(c) Providing substantive support on human rights issues to the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and other policy-making bodies established in New York.

d. Field Presence
OHCHR’s offices and human rights operations in the field were established progressively. In 1992 there was one operation; by 1999 OHCHR maintained human rights field offices in Abkhazia Georgia, Afghanistan, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Croatia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, El Sal- vador, Federal Republic of  Yugoslavia, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau,  Indonesia,