Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law, also known as the Van Boven/Bassiouni Principles.
Adopted by the UN General Assembly in resolution A/Res/60/147 on 16 Dec 2005.
https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/basic-principles-and-guidelines-right-remedy-and-reparation
UN SUPPORT TO LOCAL MEDIATION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
This publication summarizes insights from a series of activities organized by the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs’ (DPPA) Mediation Support Unit (MSU)
Guidance Note of the Secretary-General: United Nations Constitutional Assistance
This guidance note sets out a policy framework for UN assistance to constitution-making processes derived from lessons learned from constitution-making experiences and from UN engagement in these processes. It identifies the expertise a UN mission will require to effectively assist a constitution-making process, and includes an indicative timeline of events.
GUIDANCE NOTE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL: DEMOCRACY
This note sets out the United Nations framework for democracy based on universal principles, norms and standards, emphasizing the internationally agreed normative content, drawing on lessons learned from experience and outlining the areas of support in which the UN has comparative advantages.