Mission and objectives

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. In carrying out its mission OHCHR will: Give priority to addressing the most pressing human rights violations, both acute and chronic, particularly those that put life in imminent peril; Focus attention on those who are at risk and vulnerable on multiple fronts; Pay equal attention to the realization of civil, cultural, economic, political, and social rights, including the right to development; and Measure the impact of its work through the substantive benefit that is accrued, through it, to individuals around the world. Operationally, OHCHR works with governments, legislatures, courts, national institutions, civil society, regional and international organizations, and the United Nations system to develop and strengthen capacity, particularly at the national level, for the protection of human rights in accordance with international norms. Institutionally, OHCHR is committed to strengthening the United Nations human rights programme and to providing it with the highest quality support. OHCHR is committed to working closely with its United Nations partners to ensure that human rights form the bedrock of the work of the United Nations.

Context

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) mandate includes monitoring and reporting, technical assistance and capacity-building for the Palestinian Authority and civil society. OHCHR is specifically mandated by Human Rights Council resolutions S-9/1 and S-12/1 of 2009 to monitor and report regularly on the human rights situation in the OPT. Pursuant to its mandate, OHCHR submits periodic reports to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly and informs discussions within other United Nations bodies. In addition, OHCHR is the coordinator of the Humanitarian Protection Cluster. The online UNV will support the Gaza sub-office assisting in general human rights related work and carrying out monitoring and reporting.

Task Description

The online volunteer will support verification work in contexts where traditional information sources are limited or unavailable. This includes assisting with open-source monitoring and analysis of human rights–related information, as well as general situation monitoring. Tasks include: • Weekly summary based on extensive research on social media, media sources and other reports, in accordance with OHCHR monitoring methodology. • Daily summary for daily situation reports on the human rights situation of the area of assignment. • Participate in the work of OHCHR OPT monitoring team as assigned.

Competencies and values

Living conditions and remarks