Human rights fellowships

UN General Assembly, Human rights fellowships, A/RES/1679, UN General Assembly, 18 December 1961, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1961/en/6115 [accessed 17 November 2025]
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XVI. RESOLUTION ADOPTED ON THE REPORT OF THE THIRD COMMITTEE
1679. Human rights fellowships

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 926 (X) of 14 December 1955 authorizing the Secretary-General to provide advisory services in the field of human rights in the form of advisory services of experts, fellowships and scholarships, and seminars, Noting that a number of seminars have been successfully organized under that programme, and also that services of experts are available in response to requests from Member States, but that thus far seminars are the only part of the programme that has been developed, Believing that fellowships can further contribute to the promotion of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms by providing opportunities for qualified persons concerned with matters relating to human rights to enlarge their knowledge and experience, Noting that the Economic and Social Council has expressed similar views in its resolution 825 (XXXII) of 27 July 1961, adopted on the recommendation of the Commission on Human Rights, Noting further that the present resources of the programme of advisory services in the field of human rights have proved sufficient only for the convening of three seminars each year,

1. Decides, therefore, that the resources for the programme of advisory services in the field of human rights should be increased to permit the provision of a number of human rights fellowships each year, in addition to the seminars;

2. Requests the Secretary-General, in publicizing that programme, to draw the attention of Member States to the fact that funds are available for fellowships under the programme and to the reports of the seminars already held, as well as to the problems and questions discussed in those seminars, as a source of suggestions for topics which may be usefully examined and studied by recipients of human rights fellowships;

3. Further requests the Secretary-General to draw the attention of Member States to the reports of the various seminars thus far convened in the hope that they will provide information and stimuli to Members with similar interests who did not participate in the seminars.

1081st plenary meeting,
18 December 1961.
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