Approval of the Appointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

A/DEC/72/422View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Decision of the General Assembly, under agenda item 115h Approval of the appointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, published in 2018.

What other versions does this mandate have?

10 versions · 1997–2026

This is an older version — the most recent is A/DEC/80/426

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2026	A/DEC/80/426	Approval of the appointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights	—	—
2022	A/DEC/76/423	Approval of the appointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights	99	53%Compare
2018	A/DEC/72/422	Approval of the appointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights	78	63%Compare
2015	A/DEC/68/420	Approval of the appointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights	66	59%Compare
2012	A/DEC/66/423	Approval of the appointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights	68	66%Compare

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1 subject

Appointment of Officials

What’s in this document?

1 operative paragraph

At its 111th plenary meeting, on 10 August 2018, the General Assembly approved the appointment by the Secretary-General18 of Ms. Michelle BACHELET (Chile) as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for a four-year term of office beginning on 1 September 2018 and expiring on 31 August 2022.

18 See A/72/945.

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