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Making the United Nations Human-Rights Machinery Cost-Effective

Making the United Nations Human-Rights Machinery Cost-Effective 183 Making the United Nations Human-Rights Machinery Cost-Effective By R ussel Lawrence Barsh In February 1986, the Secretary-General of the United Nations reported a pro- jected budget shortfall of "at least one tenth" due to arrears in contributions by a number of States and the anticipated witholding of some $ 80 million by the United States.' While the organizations' longer-term response was referred to a committee of governmental experts,2 the Secretariat took a number of emergency measures to avoid insolvency such as laying-off short-term person- nel and cancelling sessions of some human-rights supervisory bodies3 and the Sub-Commission of the Commission on Human Rights. While this met the or- ganization's immediate needs by saving as much as 10 per cent of the cost of human-rights activities, ongoing activities were severely disrupted. Future cost- containment efforts can and should be based on making human-rights pro- grammes more productive rather than simply curtailing them. Human rights as a Charter aim According to the Charter, the aims of the United Nations are ending war, pro- moting "fundamental human rights", ensuring respect for treaties and interna- tional law, and achieving social progress. "The United Nations shall promote ... universal respect for, and observance http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nordic Journal of International Law Brill

Making the United Nations Human-Rights Machinery Cost-Effective

Barsh, Russel Lawrence
Nordic Journal of International Law , Volume 56 (3): 183 – Jan 1, 1987
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© 1987 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0902-7351
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1571-8107
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10.1163/157181087X00011
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183 Making the United Nations Human-Rights Machinery Cost-Effective By R ussel Lawrence Barsh In February 1986, the Secretary-General of the United Nations reported a pro- jected budget shortfall of "at least one tenth" due to arrears in contributions by a number of States and the anticipated witholding of some $ 80 million by the United States.' While the organizations' longer-term response was referred to a committee of governmental experts,2 the Secretariat took a number of emergency measures to avoid insolvency such as laying-off short-term person- nel and cancelling sessions of some human-rights supervisory bodies3 and the Sub-Commission of the Commission on Human Rights. While this met the or- ganization's immediate needs by saving as much as 10 per cent of the cost of human-rights activities, ongoing activities were severely disrupted. Future cost- containment efforts can and should be based on making human-rights pro- grammes more productive rather than simply curtailing them. Human rights as a Charter aim According to the Charter, the aims of the United Nations are ending war, pro- moting "fundamental human rights", ensuring respect for treaties and interna- tional law, and achieving social progress. "The United Nations shall promote ... universal respect for, and observance

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Published: Jan 1, 1987

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