Human Rights Associate (Gender and LGBTI)

La Oficina del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos (Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas) es la principal entidad de las Naciones Unidas en derechos humanos. Representamos el compromiso del mundo para la promoción y protección del conjunto total de derechos humanos y libertades establecidos en la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos.

La Alta Comisionada y la Oficina desempeñan una función singular para:

- Promocionar y proteger todos los derechos humanos: Nos pronunciamos objetivamente frente a las violaciones de derechos humanos y ayudamos a elaborar las normas que se emplean para evaluar el progreso en materia de derechos humanos en el mundo.

- Ayudar a empoderar a las personas: Nuestras actividades de investigación, educación y promoción contribuyen a una mayor concienciación y compromiso por parte de la comunidad internacional y del público sobre las cuestiones de derechos humanos. Esto significa que miles de personas de todas las regiones del mundo son empoderadas para reclamar sus derechos.

- Ayudar a los gobiernos: Con nuestras presencias sobre el terreno, ayudamos a evitar abusos y contribuimos a mitigar las situaciones que pueden desembocar en un conflicto. Nuestra supervisión y análisis alimentan la toma de decisiones sensibles y la programación del desarrollo. También ofrecemos desarrollo de capacidades y asesoramiento jurídico a miles de personas, apoyando el desarrollo y la promulgación sensata de leyes y políticas en todo el mundo.

- Formular una perspectiva de derechos humanos en todos los programas de las Naciones Unidas: Integramos los derechos humanos en todos los programas de las Naciones Unidas para asegurar que la paz y la seguridad, el desarrollo y los derechos humanos —los tres pilares del sistema de las Naciones Unidas— estén interconectados y se refuercen mutuamente.

OHCHR’s Country Programme includes strategic results on the application of international human rights standards for the protection of women’s and LGBTI rights, with a focus on strengthening their participation in decision-making processes that affect them and combat conflict-related discrimination and gender-based violence. The Office seeks to increase women and LGBTI organizations’ knowledge of their rights to be able to build advocacy and protection strategies that mitigate the impact of the armed conflict in women and LGBTI people's lives. At the same time, the Office provides technical assistance to state institutions to increase their capacity to guarantee the rights of women and LGBTI people in conflict-affected territories. The Office works together with indigenous and afro descendent women and autonomous authorities to advance the guarantee of the rights of indigenous and afro descendent women and LGBTI people. Additionally, as part of its mandate, the Office provides technical documents and inputs to treaty bodies, special procedures, and Security Council mechanisms, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Committees and mechanisms deriving from Security Council Resolutions 1820 and 1325 (on Women, Peace and Security) and 1612 (on Children in Armed Conflict).

Under the direct supervision of Gender and Children Team Coordinator, the UN Youth Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Assist in the documentation and analysis of emblematic cases and patterns of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence and violence perpetrated by State Security Forces against women and LGBTI people and reporting to relevant human rights mechanisms.
• Contribute to the development of activities to promote the implementation of CEDAW Recommendation 39 on the rights of indigenous women and other relevant human rights instruments to protect indigenous and afro descendent women’s rights
• Take part in technical assistance processes to women and LGBTI civil society organizations and relevant State institutions aimed at providing them practical tools to com-bat conflict related sexual and gender-based violence and protect women and LGBTI human rights defenders
• Contribute to drafting technical documents to support the application of international human rights standards for the protection of women’s and LGBTI rights in the Colombian context
• Support the integration of a gender perspective in OHCHR-Colombia’s strategic lines, priorities and activities
• Perform other related duties as required.