There are other important UN bodies involved with human rights promotion and protection that are not serviced by the OHCHR. These include the:
- United Nations General Assembly;
- Third Committee of the General Assembly;
- Economic and Social Council; and
- International Court of Justice.
In addition, several United Nations agencies and partners are also involved in the promotion and protection of human rights and interact with the main human rights bodies. These include the:
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ;
- Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA);
- Inter-Agency Internal Displacement Division;
- International Labour Organization;
- World Health Organization;
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO);
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS);
- Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC);
- DESA (Department of Economic and Social Affairs);
- Commission on the Status of Women (CSW);
- Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women (OSAGI);
- Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW);
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA);
- United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF);
- United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women);
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP);
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO);
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme (HABITAT); and
- United Nations Mine Action.