<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> http://www.ohchr.org </Td> </Tr> <P> The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (commonly known as the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)) is a United Nations agency that works to promote and protect the human rights that are guaranteed under international law and stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 . The office was established by the UN General Assembly on 20 December 1993 in the wake of the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights . </P> <P> The office is headed by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, who co-ordinates human rights activities throughout the UN System and supervises the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland . As of 1 September 2014, the current High Commissioner is Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad . The General Assembly approved on 16 June 2014 his appointment by the United Nations Secretary - General . He is the seventh individual to lead the OHCHR and the first Asian, Muslim, Arab, and prince to do so . </P> <P> In 2012--2013, the agency had a budget of US $177.3 million and approximately 1,000 employees based in Geneva . It is an ex officio member of the Committee of the United Nations Development Group . </P>

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