FORUM: “75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.” Human Rights Day 2023. For 75 years, the core ambition of the Declaration has been to infuse societies with equality, fundamental freedoms and justice. It enshrines the rights of all human beings and is a global blueprint for international, national, and local laws and policies and a bedrock of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Our hope is to increase the knowledge of the UDHR as a foundational blueprint for taking concrete actions to stand up for human rights. In the decades since the ratification of the UDHR in 1948, human rights have, in real terms, become more recognised and more guaranteed across the globe. However, the promise of the UDHR, of dignity and equality in rights, has been under a sustained assault in recent years.
The celebration of the UDHR75 will:
Educate: Increasing global knowledge and awareness of the UDHR and its enduring relevance for our times and for the future; and showing how the Declaration has guided the work of UN Human Rights.
Promote attitude change: Countering the increasing scepticism of, and rollbacks against human rights by establishing that human rights are never relative and must always be upheld as what unites all of humanity.
Empower & mobilize: Offering concrete knowledge and tools to help people better fight for their rights.
Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #humanrights75, #Act4RightsNow, #HumanRightsDay, #10December, #UDHR75, #75thanniversary, #HumanRights.
Educate: Increasing global knowledge and awareness of the UDHR and its enduring relevance for our times and for the future; and showing how the Declaration has guided the work of UN Human Rights.
Promote attitude change: Countering the increasing scepticism of, and rollbacks against human rights by establishing that human rights are never relative and must always be upheld as what unites all of humanity.
Empower & mobilize: Offering concrete knowledge and tools to help people better fight for their rights.
Follow the conversations with the hashtags: #humanrights75, #Act4RightsNow, #HumanRightsDay, #10December, #UDHR75, #75thanniversary, #HumanRights.
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”
The iconic opening sentence of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is as important today as it was when it was adopted 75 years ago.
The Universal Declaration is a roadmap, helping to end wars, heal divisions and promote lives of peace and dignity for all.
But the world is losing its way. Conflicts are raging. Poverty and hunger are increasing. Inequalities are deepening. The climate crisis is a human rights crisis that is hitting the most vulnerable hardest.
Authoritarianism is on the rise.
Civic space is shrinking and the media is under attack from all sides.
Gender equality remains a distant dream and women’s reproductive rights are being rolled back.
Today, it is more important than ever to promote and respect all human rights – social, cultural, economic, civil and political – which protect us all.
The Universal Declaration shows the way to common values and approaches that can help resolve tensions and create the security and stability our world craves.
As we work to update global frameworks and make them more effective in the 21st century, human rights must have a unique and central role.
I call on Member States to use this 75th anniversary, and the Summit of the Future next year, to strengthen their commitment to the timeless values of the Universal Declaration.
And on Human Rights Day, I urge people around the world to promote and respect human rights, every day, for everyone, everywhere.
António Guterres.
On Human Rights Day, the Secretary-General will take part in the Doha Forum in Qatar. The theme is Building Shared Futures.
CAMPAIGN: Time for Human Rights.
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