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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
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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.
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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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