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83.
The World Programme for Human Rights Education represents international
consensus on the key contribution of effective human rights education to the realization of
those rights. The High Commissioner encouraged States to take full advantage of the third
phase of the Programme’s implementation (2015-2019) to promote human rights training
for media professionals and journalists.
84.
In Kenya, the Niger, Timor-Leste and Uganda, OHCHR worked towards integrating
human rights in the curricula of educational institutions, from primary school to university.
In the Russian Federation, nine leading universities from five regions developed, with
support from OHCHR, common curricula, including core courses on the United Nations
human rights machinery and regional human rights mechanisms.
F.
Early warning and protection of human rights in situations of conflict,
violence and insecurity
1.
Human rights, peace and security
85.
OHCHR interacted with the Security Council on a number of country-specific and
thematic issues related to human rights, peace and security, through briefings and
consultations.
86.
In efforts to further integrate human rights in the United Nations peace and security
agenda, OHCHR engaged with the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations and
welcomed its report. In his subsequent report on the future of peace operations, the
Secretary-General reinforced the centrality of human rights and the protection of civilians
in United Nations peacekeeping and as a system-wide responsibility.
87.
OHCHR and the Departments of Peacekeeping Operations, Political Affairs and
Field Support jointly conducted a review of the implementation of the 2011 policy on
integrating human rights in United Nations peace operations and special political missions.
The review provided a comprehensive road map, including recommendations for regular
public human rights reporting and strengthened human rights training to peacekeeping
personnel. As a member of the United Nations inter-agency Standing Committee on
Women, Peace and Security, OHCHR provided technical support and input to a global
study on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) and
recommendations on the way forward.
88.
OHCHR sought to contribute to a more coherent framework for peace missions on
the protection of, for example, children and victims of conflict-related sexual violence.
OHCHR supported United Nations peace missions in the Central African Republic, Mali
and South Sudan in fulfilling their mandates on the protection of civilians. OHCHR
launched a report on human rights and the protection of civilians in peacekeeping. In
August, the Human Rights Division of the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire and
the Forces républicaines de Côte d’Ivoire (FRCI) established a joint mechanism to share
information, address allegations of human rights violations by FRCI elements and improve
human rights capacity-building.
89.
OHCHR strengthened its cooperation with the Commission of the African Union to
further integrate human rights in African Union peace operations. The Office trained the
African Union Peace and Security Department and the United Nations Office to the African
Union with a view to ensuring that forces deployed by the African Union adhere to
international human rights and international humanitarian law, and that United Nations
support to the African Union is compliant with the human rights due diligence policy on
United Nations support to non-United Nations security forces. OHCHR provided technical
support to strengthen the human rights capacity of the African Union start-up team tasked
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