Regional Offices and Centres in the Middle East and
Northern Africa Region |
Middle East (Beirut, Lebanon)
North Africa (Beirut, Lebanon)
Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region (Doha, Qatar)
OHCHR – Middle East Regional Office |
The OHCHR Regional Office for the Middle East (ROME) was established in Beirut in 2002. The Regional Office covers nine countries: Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates..
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OHCHR – North Africa Regional Office |
The Regional Office for North Africa was established in 2012 in Tunis and covers Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Mauritania. The Regional Office supported efforts to strengthen democratic institutions and governance systems in a number of countries in North African in 2012, initially from OHCHR Headquarter in Geneva and subsequently from Tunis. As of April 2013, the Regional Office for North Africa has been located temporarily in Beirut with current focus on Algeria, Egypt and Morocco.
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Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region |
The UN Human Rights Training Centre was established by the General Assembly Resolution 60/153 of 2005 and is mandated “to undertake training and documentation activities according to international human rights standards and to support such efforts within the region by Governments, UN agencies and programmes, national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations”. The Centre was officially inaugurated by the High Commissioner in May 2009. The main objective of the Centre is to strengthen human rights knowledge and skills within its region of operation.
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