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Human Rights
Equipping the United Nations and Member States with the capabilities to turn human rights principles into coherent, practical action across every mandate, context and community.
Human rights serve as the foundation for United Nations (UN) action. As global challenges intensify and intersect, delivering on human rights commitments requires the UN to work in more connected, inclusive and forward-looking ways. UNSSC supports the UN ecosystem to respond with coherence, clarity and purpose. Through integrated learning across governance and human rights, gender equality, youth, climate and environment, and country programming, we equip UN personnel and partners with the knowledge, skills and tools to act collaboratively and effectively, turning shared principles into practical action at country level – in solutions that are people-centred, rights-based and built to endure.
Mainstreaming human rights-based approaches
Integrating HRBA across UN learning and operations, building the skills and institutional practice to embed rights, accountability and inclusion into programming at every level
Addressing rights at the intersection of global challenges
From Women, Peace and Security to climate justice, emerging technology and intersectionality, supporting the UN to navigate complex, overlapping agendas with a coherent human rights lens
Strengthening governance and accountability
Equipping UN personnel and partners with the frameworks and practical tools to uphold rights standards, foster inclusive participation and build systems that leave no one behind.
What we cover
This focus area spans five interconnected themes. Click on a theme to explore courses and tailored learning solutions.
Examples of our work
Advancing Women, Peace and Security: UNSSC learning and advisory solutions
Integrated learning and advisory services that equip UN personnel and partners to embed gender equality, intersectionality and WPS commitments into peace and security work.
Nelson Mandela Project for Social Change
This initiative, anchored in Nelson Mandela’s leadership insights of promoting a culture of value-based and adaptive leadership, resilience, and empathy, fosters social change, inclusive dialogue and participatory governance, implemented through a network of seven academic partners, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and UNSSC.
Economies that work – for all
This podcast series delves into the transformative power of human rights in economic policymaking, featuring insightful conversations with leading economists dedicated to fostering true equity and sustainable development