Research for the Development, Economic and Social Issues Branch of OHCHR

Volunteering Communications & PR

Overview

Conduct research on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights related issues

You have:

• Research into enterprise liability and its applicability to Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
• Restrictions of participation in decisions impacting rights-holders.
• Integrating Economic, Social and Cultural Rights into Transitional Justice efforts.
• Fluency in another UN language is an asset.

Contract

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Research about 100 related articles and publications. Three areas of work: 1. Research into enterprise liability and the applicability of a multi-entity approach to Economics, Social and Culture Rights. 2. Restrictions of participation in decisions that negatively affect a rights-holder. 3. Examples of the integration of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights into Transitional Justice efforts.

• Research

• Other communications related experience

  Ongoing work of the Development and Economic and Social Rights Branch and to increase the knowledge of the academic related work. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN Human Rights) is the leading UN entity on human rights. We represent the world's commitment to the promotion and protection of the full range of human rights and freedoms set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

• Volunteers: 2 needed

• 1-5 hours per week / 25 weeks

  Fluency of another UN language is an asset

• Global

• English

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