Decides to create the post of High Commissioner for Human Rights; decides that the High Commissioner for Human Rights shall be appointed by the Secretary-General and approved by the General Assembly, with due regard to geographical rotation, and have a fixed term of 4 years with a possibility of 1 renewal for another fixed term of 4 years and be of the rank of Under-Secretary-General; decides that the High Commissioner's responsibilities shall be: promoting and protecting all civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights, including the right to development; providing, through the Centre for Human Rights advisory services and technical and financial assistance, at the request of the State concerned; coordinating relevant UN education and public information in the field of human rights; preventing the continuation of human rights violations throughout the world; engaging in a dialogue with all Governments in the implementation of his/her mandate; coordination, rationalization, adaptation, strengthening and streamlining of UN machinery in the field of human rights; overall supervision of the Centre for Human Rights; decides that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights shall be located at Geneva and shall have a liaison office in New York; requests the Secretary-General to provide appropriate staff and resources from within the regular budgets of UN to enable the High Commissioner to fulfil his/her mandate.

Adopted without vote, 85th meeting

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Adopted at the 85th plenary meeting, 20 Dec. 1993.