Sub-series SO 216/3 - Seminars

Zone d'identification

Cote

SO 216/3

Titre

Seminars

Date(s)

  • 1957-1974 (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Sub-series

Étendue matérielle et support

115 files.

Zone du contexte

Nom du producteur

UN NY Registry

Histoire administrative

As part of the Department of Social Affairs, the Division of Human Rights was headed by John Humphrey from 1946 to 1966. The Division was responsible in the Secretariat for the work of the Commission on Human Rights, which had been given a clear mandate by the Economic and Social Council to draft the international bill of rights. It was responsible as well for the Commission on the Status of Women, the Sub-Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination, the Sub-Commission on Freedom of Information and the Ad Hoc Commission on Questions of Prisoners of War.

In 1962, the Division was composed of 5 units manned by 49 staff members. Due to lack of office space, United Nations New York approached United Nations Office Geneva to explore the possibility of housing the Division in Geneva, to which UNOG expressed its willingness. In April, the Acting Secretary-General decided that it would not be advisable to move the Division to Geneva at that time. Eventually, the Division was relocated to Geneva in 1973 (ref G.IIA 5/36). From 06.1974 the Division of Human Rights was officially transferred from United Nations Headquarters to United Nations Office Geneva.

In 1982 the Division of Human Rights (DHR) became the Centre for Human Rights (CHR) and shortly thereafter (01.1983) the Head of the CHR was reclassified to the level of Under-Secretary-General. In 1987, the Secretary-General designated the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva as the head of the Centre for Human Rights. In 1992 the Assistant Secretary-General was appointed as head of the Centre, reporting directly to the Secretary-General.

In 1994 the first High Commissioner for Human Rights was appointed and in 1997 the Centre for Human Rights and the Office of the High Commissioner were consolidated into a single Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

Dépôt

UNOG Registry, Records and Archives Unit

Histoire archivistique

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

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Portée et contenu

The human rights seminars organized under the programme of advisory services were designed to bring together people and governments to exchange ideas, experiences and knowledge gained in solving or attempting to solve problems of human rights. Under the terms of General Assembly resolution 926, the initiative for the organization of a seminar came from the interested government, with an indication of the preferred subject of the seminar. Subsequently, the Division of Human Rights organized the seminar, often working in concert with the permanent mission of the host government.

Generally, five or six substantive staff members from the Division attended and serviced human rights seminars. This team included a representative of the Secretary-General, who was available on a full time basis to deal with any political and public relations questions which arose as well as to give substantive direction to the work of the seminar. Another member of the team served as Secretary, traditionally advising the Chairman or discussion-leader in conducting meetings and acting as a liaison between writers of the draft report, the Rapporteur and the Chairman. The Secretary was also responsible for editing guidance to assure uniformity of style and reporting. The actual drafting of the various sections of the report was shared among the remaining three or four officers.

The records of this sub-series consist of the correspondence and reports related to seminars in human rights from 1957 to 1974.

Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation

Accroissements

Mode de classement

Numeric file code.

Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

Conditions d'accès

Archive Employee

Restricted

Conditions de reproduction

Langue des documents

  • anglais
  • français
  • espagnol
  • zz

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    Notes de langue et graphie

    Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

    Instruments de recherche

    Zone des sources complémentaires

    Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux

    Existence et lieu de conservation des copies

    Microfilm reference number: ARR 1157/Reels 63 - 71, 117-118

    Unités de description associées

    Descriptions associées

    Zone des notes

    Note

    Protection period to: 1994-12-31

    Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)

    Scope ID

    9645

    Mots-clés

    Mots-clés - Sujets

    Mots-clés - Lieux

    Mots-clés - Noms

    Mots-clés - Genre

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    Identifiant du service d'archives

    Règles et/ou conventions utilisées

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    Ébauche

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        Note de l'archiviste

        Protection period duration: 20

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        Permission:

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        Physical usability: Without limits

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        Term of protection: UN Restricted (20)

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