United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Center for South-West Asia and the Arab Region

The UN Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre was established by 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's activities are also aimed at strengthening of national and regional institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights through capacity-building, public information, and human rights education.