MANAGEMENT The Deputy High Commissioner engages in discussion with UN Human Rights staff members.© OHCHR uu uu able to apply human rights training and knowledge management techniques. The capacity of staff members to use the Human Rights Case Database improved through 13 remote briefings that were attended by 64 participants. An online course on the use of the Database, launched in 2016, has ensured that information on how to use the tool is accessible to all staff members, regardless of their location, at all times. Some 100 staff members from 17 field presences completed the online course, which permitted the efficient sharing of key messages on the importance of thorough, systematic and accurate documentation in monitoring work. The online catalogue of the UN Human Rights Library registered more than one million visits, representing an increase of 19 per cent compared to 2016. The Library maintains the Human Rights and Education and Training (HRET) database, which now contains information on 1,219 institutions and 356 active human rights training programmes. In 2017, the Library started a project to digitize the HRET public domain publications to provide wider access to these resources. GMO 7: Improved awareness and understanding of and support to OHCHR’s mission and programmes by Member States and other stakeholders Additional investment in the area of communications and outreach between 2014 and 2017 enabled the Office to increase its visibility and recognition among various audiences. The number of users of UN Human Rights social media platforms across its global accounts doubled to 6 million users. In addition, the 74 UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2017 Office’s web page was viewed by 24 million people in 2017 and the number of media articles mentioning the High Commissioner or his Office reached 24,000. There was also a remarkable 80 per cent increase in outreach communications with civil society through the e-mail broadcast system. Over the 2014-2017 reporting period, UN Human Rights made significant strides in terms of fundraising. Voluntary contributions increased from US$121.2 million at the end of 2013 to US$142.7 million at the end of 2017, representing an increase of almost 18 per cent during the programming cycle. The number of partnerships linked to major campaigns, such as those that were launched during Human Rights Day celebrations, exceeded expectations. Additional efforts will need to be deployed to establish additional partnerships with the private sector, foundations and individuals. A total of 84 per cent of the outputs planned for this GMO in 2017 were fully or substantially achieved. Below are some examples of the progress achieved by UN Human Rights in relation to its efforts to improve the understanding of and support for its programmes by all stakeholders. uu On Human Rights Day, the Office launched a yearlong campaign to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), building on the “Stand Up for someone’s rights today” campaign launched in the previous year. The High Commissioner and the Mayor of Paris kicked-off the UDHR campaign in Paris while, in New York, the Secretary-General launched the campaign alongside the President of the General Assembly, the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and two former High Com-

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