"OCHA's mission is to mobilize and coordinate effective and principled humanitarian action in partnership with national and international actors in order to alleviate human suffering in disasters and emergencies; advocate for the rights of people in need; promote preparedness and prevention; and facilitate sustainable solutions."

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"The mission of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is to work for the protection of all human rights for all people; to help empower people to realize their rights; and to assist those responsible for upholding such rights in ensuring that they are implemented."

Direction

"The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the UN system made up of 47 States responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe.  The Council was created by the UN General Assembly on 15 March 2006 with the main purpose of addressing situations of human rights violations and make recommendations on them."

"The International Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO) is an intergovernmental organisation which objective is to contribute to the development by States of structures ensuring the protection and assistance of population and safeguarding property and the environment from natural or man-made disasters."

"ACT is an alliance of 125 churches and related organisations that work together in humanitarian assistance, advocacy and development."

"International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) is dedicated to protecting the basic legal rights of ordinary individuals in developing countries. Specifically, IBJ works to guarantee everyone the right to competent legal representation, the right to be protected from cruel and unusual punishment, and the right to a fair trial. IBJ was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Geneva."

"The FIFDH is one of the most important events dedicated to cinema and human rights. Since 2003, it has been held every year in the heart of Geneva, the international capital of human rights, in parallel with the main session of the UN Council. For 10 days, the FIFDH proposes films followed by debates that address and denounce human rights violations wherever they occur. Activists, NGOs, professors, diplomats, artists, activists, journalists and the general public are invited to gather and confront their points of view in this unique place.

"The Centre for Civil and Political Rights aims to promote, facilitate and develop NGO engagement with the UN Human Rights Committee.  The CCPR Centre’s activities target national and regional NGOs (including regional NGO networks) as well as thematic NGOs whose mandates relate to the ICCPR. The main areas of activities are the following: Promotion of the role and the participation of the NGOs in the HR Committee’s reporting procedure; Build the capacity and support NGOs in their activities related to the HR Committee, including the follow-up to the concluding observations."

"The World Federation of United Nations Associations, WFUNA, is a global nonprofit organization working for a stronger and more effective United Nations. Established in 1946, we represent and coordinate a membership of over 100 United Nations Associations (UNAs) and their thousands of members. We work to build a better world by strengthening and improving the United Nations through the engagement of people who share a global mindset and support international cooperation – global citizens.