International Cooperation & Partnerships

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The Department of International Cooperation and Partnerships is responsible for supporting and coordinating the Organization’s relations with its members, partners, intergovernmental organizations, civil society and the media. It also provides guidance and support for relations with governmental, multilateral and private sector donors. The Department leads and coordinates OHRA’s forum activities, including the OHRA’s support for global and regional consultative processes and preparations for OHRA’s annual governing body meetings. It is also responsible for the Organization’s communications and public information functions. One of the Department’s principal functions is to act as a first port of call and a “window” into OHRA for external partners, answering inquiries, arranging briefings and generally providing information about the Organization and Restoring Human Dignity issues and trends in general.

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The Department monitors national and international human rights abuses policy developments and promotes awareness and understanding of international human rights law. It ensures broad and consistent development and dissemination of OHRA’s institutional positions on key international human rights policy issues and trends, in consultation with other organizational units. The Department is also responsible for keeping OHRA staff informed on strategic planning and program development, as well as coordinating, promoting and disseminating new research and data in particular with respect to emerging issues. These functions include contributions to the international human rights abuses discourse, tracking international meetings, determining priorities and ensuring adequate representation.

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The Department of International Cooperation and Partnerships is composed of six divisions and two units:

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• Governing Bodies Division

• International Partnerships Division

• Media and Communications Division

• Donor Relations Division

• Human Rights Abuses Policy Research Division

• Multilateral Processes Division

• International Human Rights Law Unit

• Global Human Rights Abuses Data Analysis Center (GHRADAC)