Doha: The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which deals with social, humanitarian, and cultural affairs, adopted by consensus a resolution on the "United Nations Training and Documentation Centre for Human Rights for Southwest Asia and the Arab Region," based in Doha. Qatar has consistently offered and facilitated negotiations on the resolution every two years since 2008.
According to Qatar News Agency, Sheikha Al Maha bint Mubarak Al-Thani, Second Secretary at Qatar's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, chaired the consultations on this year's draft resolution. The committee acknowledged the center's role in the progress made in promoting human rights and stressed its continued efforts to improve its effectiveness and efficiency in responding to existing and emerging needs.
The committee also noted in its resolution the success of the assistance provided by the United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre to Southwest Asia and the Arab region. This includes human rights capacity-building activities, technical assistance programs, human rights training programs, and media and education focused on youth, including in countries experiencing conflict and those in the post-conflict phase.
Furthermore, the Committee welcomed the establishment of a human rights education unit within the center, emphasizing a greater focus on youth. It also highlighted the implementation of pioneering annual educational and training programs throughout the region, as well as the continued development of specialized educational and training programs to meet requests from state institutions, regional organizations, national human rights institutions, and civil society organizations.