UNA-UK has compiled a collection of resources relevant to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights appointment process.
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UN documents
- Note Verbale to member states calling for nominations for the position of High Commissioner for Human Rights (11 June 2018)
- The job advertisment for the position of High Commissioner on the website of the Executive Office for the Secretary-General (published 11 June 2018)
- Details of the Secretary-General's process in the selection and appointment of senior managers
- Transparency in the Selection and Appointment of Senior Managers in the United Nations Secretariat - a Joint Inspection Unit
General Assembly resolution establishing the mandate
- The original General Assembly resolution that created the post of High Commissioner (RES 48/141) - Date: 20 December 1993
General Assembly decisions to approve the appointment of each High Commissioner
- Secretary-General appointment of Jose Ayala Lasso (14 February 1994)
- General Assembly meeting confirming Mary Robinson as High Commissioner (17 June 1997)
- General Assembly meeting confirming Sergio Vieira de Mello as High Commissioner (23 July 2002)
- General Assembly meeting confirming Louise Arbour as High Commissioner (25 February 2004)
- General Assembly meeting confirming Navanethem Pillay as High Commissioner (28 July 2008)
- General Assembly meeting confirming Zeid Ra'ad Al-Hussein as High Commissioner (16 June 2014)
- Secretary-General nomination of Michelle Bachelet (7 August 2018)
Letters from the Executive Office of the UN Secretary-General to UNA-UK and 1 for 7 Billion