Discussion of the question on the establishment of the post of the High Commissioner for Human Rights commenced in 1951 and culminated on 20 December 1993 when the General Assembly adopted - without vote - resolution 48/141 (85th plenary meeting (A/48/PV.85, p. 12-14, agenda item 114b).
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Symbol | Author | Title | |
| 20, 23 Apr. 1951 | E/CN.4/549 and Corr.1 | Uruguay | Proposal relating to the establishment of an Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | |
| 1951 | E/1992 | Commission on Human Rights | Report of the 7th session of the Commission on Human Rights. Annex VII. Proposal relating to the establishment of an Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | |
| 1951 | E/CN.4/606 | Uruguay | Draft International Covenant on Human Rights and measures of implementation : amendment to the United States proposal on a protocol on petitions from individuals and non-governmental organizations (E/CN.4/557) | |
| 1951 | E/CN.4/606/Rev.1 | Uruguay | Draft International Covenant on Human Rights and measures of implementation : amendment to the United States proposal on a protocol on petitions from individuals and non-governmental organizations (E/CN.4/557) | |
| 1952 | E/CN.4/670-E/CN.4/Sub.2/149, Annex II, E, p. 43 | Sub-Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities | Report of the 5th session of the Sub-Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities to the Commission on Human Rights | |
| 1954 | E/2573 | Commission on Human Rights | Report of the 10th session of the Commission on Human Rights. Annex III.Proposal for the establishment of an Office of the United Nations High Commissioner (Attorney-General) for Human Rights | |
| 1965 | A/RES/2062 (XX) | General Assembly | Creation of the post of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | |
| 1966 | E/4184, resolution 4 (XXII), p. 81-82 | Commission on Human Rights | Question concerning the implementation of human rights through a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights or some other appropriate international machinery | |
| 1966 | resolution 1163(XLI) | ECOSOC | Question concerning the implementation of human rights through a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights or some other appropriate international machinery | |
| 1967 | E/4322, resolution
14/(XXIII), p.172 |
Commission on Human Rights | Question concerning the implementation of human rights through a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights or some other appropriate international machinery | |
| 1967 | resolution 1237(XLII) | ECOSOC | Question concerning the implementation of human rights through a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights or some other appropriate international machinery | |
| 1967 | resolution 1238(XLII) | ECOSOC | Question concerning the implementation of human rights through a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights or some other appropriate international machinery | |
| 1967 | A/RES/2333(XXII) | General Assembly | Creation of the post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | |
| 1968 | General Assembly | Creation of the post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | ||
| 1969 | General Assembly | Creation of the post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | ||
| 1971 | General Assembly | Creation of the post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | ||
| 1973 |
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General Assembly | Creation of the post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | |
| 1977 | Secretary-General | Administrative and financial implications of the draft resolution contained in document A/C.3/32/L.25/Rev.1 : statement | ||
| 1977 | 3rd Committee, General Assembly | Summary record of the 50th-55th, 67-68 meetings : 3rd Committee, General Assembly, 32nd session | ||
| 1978 | Costa Rica | Request for the inclusion of an item in the provisional agenda of the 33rd session : creation of the post of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights : letter dated 18 July 1978 from the Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General | ||
| 1978 | Costa Rica | Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the creation of a post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights : draft resolution | ||
| 1978 | Angola, Argentina, Bangladesh, Benin, Bulgaria, Burundi, Egypt, Finland, Hungary, India, Jordan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sweden, United Republic of Tanzania, Yemen, Yugoslavia and Zambia | Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the creation of a post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights : draft resolution | ||
| 1978 | Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Bulgaria, Burundi, Congo, Cuba, Hungary, Iraq, Madagascar, Mozambique, Syrian Arab Republic and Viet Nam | Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the creation of a post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights : draft amendment to draft resolution A/C.3/33/L.37 | ||
| 1978 | Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Panama | Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : draft resolution | ||
| 1978 | Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Bulgaria, Burundi, Congo, Cuba, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Iraq, Madagascar, Mozambique, Syrian Arab Republic, Viet Nam | Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the creation of a post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights : draft amendment to draft resolution A/C.3/33/L.53 | ||
| 1978 | Secretary-General | Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : administrative and financial implications of the draft resolution contained in document A/C.3/33/L.37 : statement | ||
| 1978 | 3rd Committee : General Assembly, 33rd session | Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : report of the 3rd Committee : General Assembly, 33rd session | ||
| 1978 | General Assembly | General Assembly official records, 33rd session : 84th plenary meeting, Thursday, 14 December 1978, New York | ||
| 1978 | General Assembly | Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the creation of a post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | ||
| 1978 | General Assembly | Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the creation of a post of United Nations High Commissioner for human rights | ||
| 1979 | ECOSOC | Further promotion and encouragement of human rights and fundamental freedoms | ||
| 1979 | General Assembly | Record of meeting held on 3 Oct. 1979 | ||
| 1979 | A/C.3/34/L.19 | Costa Rica | Draft resolution | |
| 1979 | A/C.3/34/SR.25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 36, 37 | 3rd Committee, General Assembly | Record of meetings, 1979, 34th sess., 3rd Committee | |
| 1979 | 3rd Committee, General Assembly | Report of the 3rd Committee | ||
| 1979 | A/34/PV.76 | General Assembly | Record of meeting held on 23 Nov. 1979 | |
| 1979 | General Assembly | Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improvement of the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms | ||
| 1980 | Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Gambia, Honduras, Lesotho, Netherlands, Spain and Suriname | Draft resolution | ||
| 1980 | Algeria, Cuba, India and Yugoslavia | Amendments to the draft resolution contained in document A/C.3/35/L.58 | ||
| 1980 | 3rd Committee, General Assembly | Record of meetings, 1980, 35th sess., 3rd Committee | ||
| 1980 | 3rd Committee, General Assembly | Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : report of the 3rd Committee : General Assembly, 35th session | ||
| 1980 | 5th Committee, General Assembly | Administrative and financial implications of draft resolution I recommended by the 3rd Committee (A/35/721, para. 28) : report of the 5th Committee | ||
| 1980 | General Assembly | General Assembly, 35th session : 96th plenary meeting, Monday, 15 December 1980, New York | ||
| 1981 | General Assembly | Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system to improve the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms | ||
| 1981 | Mr. Bossuyt, Mr. Carter, Mr. Chowdhury, Mr. Eide, Mr. Ferrero, Mr. Foli, Mr. Martinez-Baez, Mr. Masud, Mr. Mubanga-Chipoya, Mr. M. Mudawi, Mrs. Odio-Benito, Ms. M. Perdomo de Sousa, Mr. Whitaker | Draft resolution | ||
| 1981 | E/CN.4/Sub.2/L.792 | Mr. Jimeta |
Amendment to draft resolution E/CN.4/Sub.2/L.771 |
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| 1981 |
E/1981/25, decision 37/6 |
Commission on Human Rights | Further promotion and encouragement of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the question of the programme and methods of work of the Commission : alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms | |
| 1981 |
E/CN.4/1512, resolution 12,p. 86 |
Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities | Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including policies of racial discrimination and segregation and of apartheid, in all countries, with particular reference to colonial and other dependent countries and territories : report of the Sub-Commission under Commission on Human Rights | |
| 1981 |
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Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Germany, Federal Republic of, Ghana, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Lesotho, Netherlands, Norway, Panama and Sweden | Draft resolution | |
| 1981 | Algeria, Cuba, India and Yugoslavia | Amendments to draft resolution contained in document A/C.3/36/L.43 | ||
| 1981 | Italy | Subamendments to the amendments proposed in document A/C.3/36/L.44 | ||
| 1981 | Botswana, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Germany, Federal Republic of, Ghana, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Lesotho, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sweden and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Revised draft resolution | ||
| 1981 | 3rd Committee, General Assembly | Record of meetings, 36th sess., 3rd Committee | ||
| 1981 | A/36/731 | 3rd Committee, General Assembly | Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : report of the 3rd Committee : General Assembly, 36th session | |
| 1981 | A/RES/36/135 | General Assembly | Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms | |
| 1981 | A/36/PV.97 | General Assembly | Record of meeting held on 14 Dec. 1981 |
| Date | Symbol | Author | Title |
| 1982 | E/CN.4/1982/SR.15, 16, 56 | Commission on Human Rights | Record of meetings |
| 1982 | E/CN.4/1982/L.28 | Costa Rica, Germany, Federal Republic of and Italy | Draft resolution |
| 1982 | E/CN.4/1982/L.46 | Brazil | Amendment to the draft resolution E/CN.4/1982/L.28 |
| 1982 | Botswana, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Germany, Federal Republic of, Ghana, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Lesotho, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sweden and United Kingdom | Revised draft resolution | |
| 1982 | E/1982/12, resolution
1982/22, p. 137-138 |
Commission on Human Rights | Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its 34th session |
| 1982 | E/1982/12, resolution
1982/40, p. 158-159 |
Commission on Human Rights | Further promotion and encouragement of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the question of the programme and methods of work of the Commission on Human Rights : alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms |
| 1982 | E/CN.4/Sub.2/1982/26 | Secretary-General | Summary of information regarding consideration by United Nations organs of the question of the establishment of a post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights : note |
| 1982 | E/CN.4/1983/4, decision 1982/5, p.111 | Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities | Review of further developments in fields with which the Sub-Commission has been concerned |
| 1982 | E/CN.4/Sub.2/1982/L.37 | Mr. Bossuyt, Mr. Eide, Mr. Ferrero, Mr. Foli, Mr. Mubanga-Chipoya, Mr. Mudawi, Mrs. Odio-Benito, Mrs. Warzazi and Mr. Whitaker | Review of further developments in fields with which the Sub-Commission has been concerned : Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities : draft resolution |
| 1982 | E/CN.4/Sub.2/1982/L.55 | Mr. Akram | Amendment to the draft resolution contained in document E/CN.4/Sub.2/1982/L.37 |
| 1982 | E/CN.4/1983/4, resolution 1982/27, p. 101-102 | Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities | Review of further developments in fields with which the Sub-Commission has been concerned |
| 1982 | E/CN.4/Sub.2/1982/NGO/2 | Procedural Aspects of International Law Institute | Review of further developments in fields with which the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities has been concerned : written statement |
| 1982 | Christian Democratic World Union | Further promotion and encouragement of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the question of the programme and methods of work of the Commission on Human Rights : alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : written statement | |
| 1982 | Working Group on the Question of the Establishment of a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | Report of the Working Group on the Question of the Establishment of a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | |
| 1982 | Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities | Summary record of meetings, 35th session, 1982 | |
| 1983 |
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Open-ended Working Group established under Commission on Human Rights resolution 1982/40 | Draft report of the Open-ended Working Group established under Commission on Human Rights resolution 1982/40 |
| 1983 | Christian Democratic World Union | Further promotion and encouragement of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the question of the programme and methods of work of the Commission on Human Rights: written statement | |
| 1983 |
E/CN.4/1983/L.61 |
Colombia, Costa Rica, Federal Republic of Germany, Fiji, Finland, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Senegal, Uruguay | Question of the establishment of a post of High Commissioner for Human Rights : draft resolution |
| 1983 | E/CN.4/1983/L.92 | Brazil | Amendments to draft resolution contained in document E/CN.4/1983/L.61 |
| 1983 |
E/1983/13, resolution 1983/49, p. 183-184 |
Commission on Human Rights | Further promotion and encouragement of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the question of the programme and methods of work of the Commission [on Human Rights] : alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : question of the establishment of a post of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights |
| 1983 | Commission on Human Rights | Summary record of the 54th meeting (2nd part), Commission on Human Rights, 39th session, held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Wednesday, 9 March 1983 | |
| 1983 | Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities | Summary record of meetings, Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, 36th session, 1983 | |
| 1983 |
E/CN.4/1984/3, resolution 1983/36, p. 102-103 |
Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities | Review of further developments in fields with which the Sub-Commission has been concerned |
| 1983 | Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities | Review of further developments in fields with which the Sub-Commission has been concerned: draft resolution | |
| 1983 | the International League for Human Rights, Procedural Aspects of International Law Institute, the International Human Rights Law Group | Review of further developments in fields with which the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities has been concerned : written statement | |
| 1983 | Mr. Mahdi | Review of further developments in fields with which the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities has been concerned : amendment to draft resolution E/CN.4/Sub.2/L.14 | |
| 1983 | Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities | Report of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its 36th session, Geneva, 15 August-9 September 1983 | |
| 1983 | Summary records of meetings, 3rd Committee, General Assembly, 1983 | ||
| 1984 | Costa Rica | Further promotion and encouragement of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the question of the programme and methods of work of the Commission ; alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : draft resolution | |
| 1984 | Commission on Human Rights | Summary records of meetings, Commission on Human Rights, 40th session, 1984 | |
| 1984 | E/CN.4/1984/L.89 | Brazil | Further promotion and encouragement of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the question of the programme and methods of work of the Commission : alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations System for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : draft resolution |
| 1984 | E/CN.4/1984/L.102 | Cuba | Amendments to draft resolution E/CN.4/1984/L.23 |
| 1984 | German Democratic Republic | Amendments to draft resolution E/CN.4/1984/L.23 | |
| 1984 | A/C.3/39/SR.36 | 3rd Committee, General Assembly | Summary record of the 36th meeting, 3rd Committee, held on Monday, 12 November 1984, New York, General Assembly, 39th session |
| 1985 | E/CN.4/1985/SR.53/Add.1 | Commission on Human Rights | Summary record of the 53rd meeting (2nd part), held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, on Tuesday, 12 March 1985 : Commission on Human Rights, 41st session |
| 1985 | A/C.3/40/SR.36 | 3rd Committee, General Assembly | Summary record of the 36th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Friday, 8 November 1985, New York, General Assembly, 40th session |
| 1993 | A/CONF.157/PC/42/Add.8 | Romanian Institute for Human Rights | Contribution submitted by the Romanian Institute for Human Rights : World Conference on Human Rights : note by the Secretariat |
| 1993 | A/CONF.157/PC/42/Add.1 | Secretary-General | Report on other meetings and activities : World Conference on Human Rights, Preparatory Committee |
| 1993 | A/CONF.157/PC/94 | United States | Letter dated 5 May 1993 from the Ambassador of the United States to the Secretary-General of the World Conference on Human Rights |
| 1993 | A/CONF.157/PC/L.30/Add.5 | Secretary-General | Draft final documents proposed by the Preparatory Committee : World Conference on Human Rights, 4th session, Geneva, 19 April-7 May 1993 : note |
| 1993 | A/CONF.157/23 |
World Conference on Human Rights (1993 : Vienna). Secretariat |
Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action : note |
| 1993 | A/CONF.157/24(PartI) | World Conference on Human Rights | Report of the World Conference on Human Rights |
| 1993 |
DPI/1394 |
World Conference on Human Rights (1993 : Vienna) |
World Conference on Human Rights : the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, June 1993 with the opening statement of United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali |
| 1993 | World Conference on Human Rights (1993 : Vienna) |
Statements made during the WCHR on the establishment of the post of the high commissioner for human rights (audio recording). |
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| 1993 | Slovenia | Letter dated 93/11/03 from the Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General | |
| 1993 | United States of America | Establishment of a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights : draft resolution | |
| 1993 | Malaysia | Establishment of a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights : proposed amendments to draft resolution A/C.3/48/L.59 | |
| 1983 | Working Group of the 3rd Committee | Report of the Chairman of the Working Group of the 3rd Committee | |
| 1993 | Secretary-General | Programme budget implications of draft resolution A/C.3/48/L.59 : statement | |
| 1993 | Secretary-General | Programme budget implications of draft resolution contained in the report of the Chairman of the Working Group of the 3rd Committee (A/C.3/48/L.85) : General Assembly, 48th session : statement | |
| 1993 | Secretary-General | Programme budget implications of the draft resolution contained in the report of the Chairman of the Working Group of the 3rd Committee (A/C.3/48/L.85) : statement | |
| 1993 | Azerbaijan | Letter dated 93/12/25 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General | |
| 20 Dec. 1993 | General Assembly | High Commissioner for the promotion and protection of all human rights |
