This Note provides guidance for the UN system on how to address racial discrimination and protection of minorities in line with the UN Charter, Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other key standards, drawing from effective practices. It makes 19 recommendations to ensure a comprehensive and coherent UN approach from headquarters to regional and country presences.

This note provides the guiding principles and framework for UN justice for children activities at the national level that apply in all circumstances, including in conflict prevention, crisis, post-crisis, conflict, post-conflict and development contexts. It is framed within the UN mandate to support the realization of human rights, poverty reduction and the Millennium Development Goals, and is a contribution to the UN coherence agenda in the rule of law area.

This note provides the guiding principles and framework for UN rule of law activities at the national level that apply in all circumstances, including in crisis, post-crisis, conflict-prevention, conflict, post-conflict and development contexts. In order to ensure a comprehensive and coherent UN approach, the note is derived from United Nations norms, standards and guidance, and the framework outlines the fundamental constituent elements of rule of law efforts.