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Executive Direction and Management Executive Direction and Management The High Commissioner for Human Rights, as the field, the High Commissioner ensured that human principal advocate for human rights in the United rights were mainstreamed across the United Nations Nations system, continued to be the voice for system. The High Commissioner’s leadership role victims of human rights violations worldwide. His is reinforced by the Deputy High Commissioner for global advocacy for the promotion and protection Human Rights and the New York-based Assistant of human rights for all included engaging in Secretary-General for Human Rights. dialogue and fostering partnerships with Member States and other relevant stakeholders, such as civil The Executive Direction and Management (EDM) society actors, national human rights institutions provides support to the High Commissioner, the (NHRIs), other United Nations system entities and Deputy High Commissioner and the Assistant regional organizations. Through his country visits, Secretary-General for Human Rights in their participation in high-level meetings, briefings to endeavours. It is composed of the Executive Office, the Human Rights Council (HRC) and the Security the New York Office (NYO), the Policy, Planning, Council and his public outreach activities (speeches, Monitoring and Evaluation Service (PPMES), the statements, opinion articles and interviews), the Programme Support and Management Services High Commissioner brought attention to the most (PSMS), the External Outreach Service (which egregious human rights violations and warned includes the Communications Section, the Donor of critical situations. Building on the expertise of and External Relations Section (DEXREL) and the the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Meetings, Documents and Publications Unit (MDPU)) Rights (OHCHR), both at headquarters and in the and the Safety and Security Section. © UN Photo/Pierre Albouy © UN Photo/Pierre The High Commissioner talks at the opening of the Human Rights Council’s 29th regular session, June 2015. OHCHR REPORT 2015 247 EXECUTIVE DIRECTION AND MANAGEMENT Executive Office the High Commissioner’s advocacy efforts with Member States, the UN system and other relevant stakeholders. In addition, in line with the recommendations and subsequent follow-up Background to the report of the former Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on “a comprehensive strategy to The Executive Office supports the daily work eliminate future sexual exploitation and abuse of the High Commissioner and the Deputy in United Nations peacekeeping operations,” High Commissioner in their leadership and the High Commissioner strongly advocated management of the Office and all of their for accountability for sexual exploitation and interactions with relevant stakeholders. The abuse committed by international forces or Executive Office ensures coordination between UN peacekeeping forces. Special protocols for all parts of OHCHR regarding the preparation, immediate reporting of such allegations were put quality and consistency control of the documents in place. issued by the High Commissioner and the Deputy High Commissioner. It also guarantees the timely processing of their reports and briefing materials During 2015, the High Commissioner participated and ensures that all documents follow established in numerous panel debates and informal public workflows and that other Sections, Branches and discussions and delivered more than 90 formal Divisions of OHCHR are properly consulted. The speeches and briefings, both in person and via video same applies to the correspondence and invitations recordings, including to the Security Council and the of the High Commissioner and the Deputy High Human Rights Council. His statements included an Commissioner. Moreover, the Executive Office address on preventing atrocities that was delivered at plays a coordination role within OHCHR vis-à-vis Washington’s Holocaust Museum in May; a speech other UN departments, programmes and agencies, on the United Nations at 70 that was delivered including in relation to the preparation of meetings at London’s Guildhall in October; a speech on the and the elaboration of joint UN system responses, migration crisis in Europe that was given at the policies and other documents. Carnegie Council for Ethics in June; and the opening speech on the occasion of Sweden’s Global Child Forum in November. In 2015, the High Commissioner and the Deputy High Commissioner undertook missions to Austria, Brazil, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Colombia, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Global Management Outputs Sweden, Tunisia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. Organizational work processes and structures are aligned for increased efficiency (GMO 2) u The High Commissioner and the Deputy High Commissioner continued to hold regular Results all-staff meetings to brief staff members and exchange views on organizational matters, Enhancing equality and countering internal policy issues and key human rights discrimination concerns. They also chaired the meetings of the u Increased responsiveness of the international internal Senior Management Team (SMT), the community in ensuring accountability for gross Policy Advisory Group (PAG) and the Programme human rights violations (EA 10) and Budget Review Board (PBRB). The High Commissioner, supported by the u During an all-staff meeting in March, the Executive Office, received and responded High Commissioner announced the launch of to a steadily increasing number of requests a Change Initiative to implement functional from national, regional and international and organizational changes within the Office. judicial institutions, including the International One of the objectives of the Initiative is to Criminal Court, to use OHCHR information in decentralize some of the human rights expertise investigations and/or court proceedings. As a of OHCHR from its headquarters to the field follow-up to the OHCHR Investigation Report in order to provide more targeted support to on Sri Lanka and the recommendation to rights-holders and duty-bearers on the ground. adopt legislation establishing an ad hoc hybrid Throughout the year, the Executive Office special court, the Executive Office supported supported the High Commissioner, the Deputy 248 OHCHR REPORT 2015 EXECUTIVE DIRECTION AND MANAGEMENT High Commissioner and the Assistant Secretary- General for Human Rights in their advocacy efforts for the Initiative through briefings for Member States, staff members and other stakeholders. At the end of 2015, the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly did not approve the regional restructuring component of the Change Initiative and requested that the Secretary-General present a revised proposal to the General Assembly at its 71st session. A gender perspective is effectively integrated into all OHCHR policies, programmes and relevant processes (GMO 3) u The High Commissioner and the Deputy High Commissioner continued to ensure the integration of a gender perspective in their work. In October, the High Commissioner adopted an “action plan to improve on key areas of OHCHR gender and organizational culture” which was circulated to all staff members. The High Commissioner also committed to be a “Geneva Gender Champion” and pledged that he would no longer take part in any panel that does not include female experts, that he would meet with at least one women’s rights organization during each of his country visits and that he will endeavour to improve gender parity in the Office. u The Executive Office supported the High Commissioner and the Deputy High Commissioner © UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré The former Deputy High Commissioner, Flavia Pansieri, addresses to ensure that general temporary assistance the 28th session of the Human Rights Council, March 2015. funds would be pooled to guarantee consistent maternity leave coverage and that gender equality and equal opportunities would be integrated in all for their visits and through meetings and regular regular recruitments to OHCHR. interactions with those working in the field. u The Executive Office continued to provide advice Increased effectiveness in supporting human to OHCHR field presences on a range of legal rights mechanisms (GMO 4) and policy questions, including on international u In all of their meetings with delegations, the humanitarian and criminal law. It also provided High Commissioner and the Deputy raised legal and policy inputs to and cleared reports the importance of engaging with the human from OHCHR field presences. rights mechanisms and following up on the implementation of their recommendations. Improved awareness and understanding of and They also underlined the need to cooperate with support to OHCHR’s mission and programme by the mechanisms in order to achieve positive Member States and other stakeholders (GMO 7) change on the ground. The Executive Office u Supported by the Executive Office, the supported the High Commissioner’s dialogue with High Commissioner and the Deputy High the human rights mechanisms on a regular basis. Commissioner continued to interact with Member States and other stakeholders, including civil Increased effectiveness in supporting field society actors, through bilateral and collective operations (GMO 5) meetings and regular briefings. The Executive u The staff of the Executive Office assisted the High Office ensured that briefing materials were well Commissioner and the Deputy in their support for prepared, timely and
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