Mission
TO PROMOTE THE BALANCED, FAIR, AND NON-DISCRIMINATORY APPLICATION OF THE PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER; TO ENCOURAGE RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS FOR ALL WITHOUT DISTINCTION AS TO RACE, GENDER, CULTURE, LANGUAGE, OR RELIGION; TO MONITOR THE DELIBERATIONS, DECISIONS, AND ACTIVITIES OF UN ORGANIZATIONS, AGENCIES, COMMITTEES, AND OTHER BODIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM AS WELL AS THOSE OF OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, WITH REGARD TO THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.