About Peacekeeping Human Rights Nature of Our Work
About Peacekeeping Nature of our Work Education
Peacekeeping is a calling that demands both Human Rights Officers integrate human rights Human Rights functions range from entry level to personal dedication and sacrifice. Service in the principles across mission activities. They support management roles. Experts in this field are expected cause of peace offers real opportunities to help transitional justice efforts, reforms to the rule of law to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and peoples and countries recover from conflict, rebuild and build capacity to protect and promote human experience of human rights principles and issues from their societies, and enjoy the benefits of peace. rights. Officers assist in bringing those who violate the protection of civilians to the rule of law. A master's international human rights and humanitarian law to degree is required in human rights law, political United Nations peace operations offer opportunities justice, helping to end impunity. They support victims, science, international relations or a discipline related to make a difference, both in the world and in your human rights defenders and actors from civil society, to human rights. A Human Rights Officer will have own life. Working and living conditions in the field as well as peacekeepers and police contingents. empathy and excellent communications skills; vary. If you serve in a peacekeeping or political demonstrate sensitivity to the political and social mission, or in a humanitarian field operation, the environment; have good analytical and research skills country or region that you work and live in is likely to and an ability to integrate human rights perspectives Working in the Field be emerging from conflict or an emergency situation into other mission components as required. where the conditions are more arduous; the infrastructure is weak and electricity and clean water United Nations peacekeeping and political missions are often in short supply. In addition, most have evolved over time to respond to different peacekeeping, political or humanitarian missions are conflicts and changing political landscapes. Civilian Related Careers categorized as “non-family” duty stations, and peacekeepers work as administrators and engineers, therefore family members are unable to join the staff police officers and legal experts, economists and member at the relevant location. electoral observers, specialists in civil affairs and There are various career opportunities related to Human Rights, such as the following: gender, as well as experts in information technology and public information among other specialized Human Rights functions. International positions have two categories, • Human Rights Investigator Professional and Higher and Field Service, which are • Human Rights Researcher distinguished by levels of responsibility as well as • Human Rights / Humanitarian Advisor The Human Rights Occupational Group is part of the • education and work experience requirements. Women Protection Advisors Political, Peace and Security Network. Based • Protection of Civilians Officer throughout multiple duty stations, a global network of
Human Rights Officers work tirelessly in the field, often in challenging circumstances and remote locations, Gender Helpful Links to promote human rights as well as monitor, investigate and report violations. Work in the field of human rights is guided by the Office of High The United Nations fosters gender equality and • careers.un.org Commissioner of Human Rights, which is based in encourages applications from suitably qualified and Geneva, Switzerland. experienced women across the full range of career • hr.un.org opportunities. • inspira.un.org
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Missions Directed by the Department of What are you doing Peacekeeping Operations* for peace?
Emilya CERMAK Field Personnel Division, Human Rights Officer Bamako, Mali United Nations Department of Field Support
Human Rights Human Rights Officer, MINUSMA, Officer, UNMISS, Bamako Juba
Human rights Associate Human UNV Human Rights Rights Officer, Officer, MONUC, is the backbone of a UNMIS, Khartoum Kinshasa peaceful society
UN Field Careers and my work in this field
Master of Laws Non-governmental Masters in makes every day a challenging in Human Rights, Organisation roles International University of in Human Rights, Relations, Before you navigate through the existing job and exciting experience. Nottingham Geneva & Armenia Graduate Institute opportunities available online, we strongly advise that of International you read carefully the description of each current UN Studies, Geneva operation through the links to the mission website. Global Workforce Please apply for the positions that best match your Over time, the United Nations has increased its expertise, qualifications, experience and aspirations. The necessary education background/training, presence in locations all over the world. There are experience and skills to perform a specific job are over 130 field offices, which include peacekeeping explained in the qualification section of each vacancy and political missions and humanitarian field announcement. operations, and they play an essential role in identifying, highlighting, and responding to emerging If you are interested in working for Peacekeeping challenges. While the work may vary greatly, the one Operations, please send your resume to
unifying factor is the opportunity to make a [email protected] and write “WRUD4P” in the subject line of your email. difference, both in the world and in your own life. Emilya CERMAK Together with its partners, the UN is tasked with a Human Rights Officer variety of responsibilities, such as providing and ______Duty Station: * Source: Map No. 4259 Rev. 20(E), Cartographic Section, Department of coordinating humanitarian assistance; promoting and Field Support, UNITED NATIONS, April 2014 Bamako, Mali protecting human rights; promoting the wise ** political mission Disclaimer: due to the mobile and dynamic nature of field careers, profilees may not stewardship of the global environment; assisting necessarily feature in their current positions.
countries to combat the supply of illicit drugs, crime
and corruption and; providing information on the Organization and its activities in the various locations in which it operates.