Human Rights Due Diligence Policy Team

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The Human Rights Due Diligence Policy Team is a specialized unit within the UN Department of Peace Operations responsible for ensuring that UN support to security forces complies with human rights standards and risk mitigation requirements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UN unit ⓘ
specialized team ⓘ
appliesStandard UN Charter principles ⓘ
UN Human Rights Due Diligence Policy (HRDDP) ⓘ
international human rights law ⓘ
international humanitarian law ⓘ
collaboratesWith Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ
UN country teams ⓘ
UN peacekeeping missions ⓘ
UN special political missions ⓘ
member state security institutions receiving UN support ⓘ
employs human rights officers ⓘ
legal officers ⓘ
policy officers ⓘ
focusesOn UN support to non-UN security forces ⓘ
documentation of human rights concerns related to supported forces ⓘ
risk assessment of potential human rights violations ⓘ
risk mitigation measures in UN operational support ⓘ
screening of security forces receiving UN support ⓘ
hasObjective ensure accountability in the provision of UN support to security forces ⓘ
mainstream human rights due diligence in UN operational planning ⓘ
prevent UN support from contributing to grave violations of international human rights law ⓘ
strengthen protection of civilians in contexts where UN supports security forces ⓘ
hasRole advise UN peace operations on human rights risk assessment related to support to security forces ⓘ
advise on suspension or withdrawal of UN support when serious human rights risks are identified ⓘ
coordinate with human rights components of UN missions on due diligence issues ⓘ
develop guidance on application of the Human Rights Due Diligence Policy ⓘ
ensure compliance of UN support to security forces with human rights standards ⓘ
implement the UN Human Rights Due Diligence Policy on UN support to non-UN security forces ⓘ
monitor implementation of the Human Rights Due Diligence Policy in UN peace operations ⓘ
provide training and capacity-building on the Human Rights Due Diligence Policy ⓘ
review requests for UN support to non-UN security forces from a human rights perspective ⓘ
support risk mitigation measures when providing UN support to security forces ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
French ⓘ
locatedIn New York City ⓘ
operatesWithin UN human rights compliance framework ⓘ
United Nations peace operations framework ⓘ
partOf UN Secretariat ⓘ
United Nations Department of Peace Operations ⓘ
subjectTo oversight by senior leadership of the Department of Peace Operations ⓘ
usesTool human rights risk assessments ⓘ
monitoring and reporting mechanisms on supported forces ⓘ
risk mitigation plans ⓘ

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Department of Peace Operations → hasPart → Human Rights Due Diligence Policy Team ⓘ
Human Rights Due Diligence Policy Team → appliesStandard → UN Human Rights Due Diligence Policy (HRDDP) ⓘ
linked to: Human Rights Due Diligence Policy Team