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UNESCO commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 1948 - 2008 |
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The 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is being commemorated in a year-long campaign by the UN system, providing an opportunity to mobilize the whole of the United Nations and to evaluate progress in respecting and promoting human rights. The motto of this campaign is “Dignity and Justice for All of Us”. |
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UNESCO’s Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura launched the Organization’s campaign at a ceremony on Human Rights Day, on 10 December 2007. It gathered representatives of Member States, civil society organizations, educators and academia at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
“The Universal Declaration has given invaluable impetus to the advancement of human rights. The 60th anniversary of its adoption is first and foremost an opportunity to evaluate the situation of human rights throughout the world, to analyze obstacles that impede their enjoyment, and to reflect on challenges that could become major obstacles to the implementation of human rights tomorrow”, the Director-General stated in his message.
He underlined the particular attention to be paid to new ethical and social challenges linked to human rights, notably in regard to four rights which are within UNESCO’s direct competence:- Right to education (Article 26) ;
- Right to take part in cultural life (Article 27) ;
- Right to freedom of opinion and expression including the right to seek, receive and impart information (Article 19) ;
- Right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications (Article 27).
Throughout 2008, UNESCO has organized several activities. These are included in UNESCO’s Plan of Action for the commemoration of the 60th anniversary adopted during the 179th session of its Executive Board. |
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10-04-2009 (UNESCO) - On Tuesday 14 April 2009, the Permanent Delegation of Argentina to UNESCO and the Social and Human Sciences Sector of UNESCO organized jointly a Round Table on "Memory and Human Rights" at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris (France).
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02-02-2009 (SHS e-News 35 / February 2009) - On 13 February, the establishment of the International Centre for the Advancement of Human Rights in Buenos Aires, Argentina was the closing event of the year of commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On this occasion, an agreement on the modalities of the Centre’s creation was signed between UNESCO’s Director-General, Koïchiro Matsuura, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, Jorge Taiana.
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17-12-2008 (UNESCO) - "The greatest threat to free speech and freedom of conscience embodied in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the current debate over speech and religion," said distinguished US First Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams.
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05-12-2008 (UNESCO) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, designated Frenchman, Stéphane Hessel, as laureate for the UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights, on the recommendation of a jury that met in early November. The international movement, ATD Fourth World, received an honourable mention. To commemorate Human Rights Day and the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the award ceremony was held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, on 10 December 2008.
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01-12-2008 (SHS e-News 33 / December 2008) - 10 December 2008 – World Human Rights Day – the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be 60 years old. On this symbolic date, UNESCO and all of its networks are organizing numerous events around the world to promote the rights contained in this Declaration and to offer the general public an opportunity to better understand the essential contribution made by UNESCO to enhance and develop the four rights which fall within its fields of competence.
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25-11-2008 (SHS e-News 32 / November 2008) - Reporting on the implementation of UNESCO's Social and Human Sciences Programme, n°22 of the SHSviews magazine has been published in English and in French, and is placed under the banner of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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24-11-2008 (UNESCO) - As part of its activities to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Education Sector of UNESCO is organizing an exhibition of learning materials used in primary and secondary school systems.
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24-11-2008 (UNESCO) - As part of its contribution to the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Education Sector of UNESCO is highlighting 60 posters on human rights issues.
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19-11-2008 (UNESCOPRESS) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today designated Frenchman, Stéphane Hessel, as laureate for the UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights, on the recommendation of a jury that met in early November. The international movement, ATD Fourth World, received an honourable mention.
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14-11-2008 (UNESCO) - World Philosophy Day, an annual celebration of philosophy initiated by UNESCO in 2005, continues to extend its scope. In 2008, the event was held in Palermo (Italy) on November 20 and 21, while numerous other initiatives took place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and in over 80 countries around the world. The 2008 celebration was held in honour of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration for Human Rights.
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22-10-2008 (UNESCO) - Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, member agencies of the Global Migration Group have released in the beginning of October the Group’s new report International Migration and Human Rights: Challenges and Opportunities on the Threshold of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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16-10-2008 (UNESCO) - To mark International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October 2008, UNESCO supported the initiative of the collective "L’Arche et la Dalle"*. A large gathering took place in the business district of La Défense, near Paris. The International Day was organized under the banner of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year's main theme was "Human Rights and Dignity of People Living in Poverty".
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16-10-2008 (UNESCOPRESS) - A symposium on “Freedom of Expression: Development, Democracy and Dialogue” was held at UNESCO Headquarters on 29 October in observance of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the 19th article of which enshrines “freedom of expression as a fundamental, inalienable human right”.
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16-10-2008 (UNESCOPRESS) - UNESCO's International Bioethics Committee (IBC) met at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 28 to 29 October 2008 (Room IV). This 15th session was followed by a Joint Session of the IBC and the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC*), on 30 and 31 October.
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02-10-2008 (UNESCO) - On Thursday, 18 September 2008, Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, awarded the 25th UNESCO Prize for Peace Education to Fanie du Toit, Executive-Director of the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in Africa South.
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01-10-2008 (Office of the Spokesperson) - On 30 september 2008, the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, in the presence of the President of the Executive Board, Olabiyi Babalola Joseph Yaï, opened the special session of the Executive Board dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the examination procedure concerning the exercise of human rights in UNESCO’s fields of competence at UNESCO Headquarters.
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26-09-2008 (UNESCO) - The Czech Permanent Delegation to UNESCO organized a presentation for the International Documentary Film Festival “One World”, a Round Table and the screening of a film about the former Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel, on Thursday 25 September 2008, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
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25-09-2008 (UNESCO) - The 2nd Forum of Ministers of Social Development of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened, this Thursday, 25 September 2008 in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire), gathering together representatives from Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo. Collectively, they will try to identify common lines of action of solidarity and social development in order to establish a "regional social agenda”.
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12-09-2008 (UNESCO) - Organized by the Colombian Government, with UNESCO’s support, the Conference was held in the framework of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights from 9 to 11 September 2008, in Cartagena (Colombia). Debates were broadcasted live on the website of the Conference.
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07-09-2008 (DPI/NGO / UNESCO) - For the first time in its history, this important meeting of civil society took place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 3 to 5 September 2008. Some 1700 NGOs associated with the United Nations gathered for three days of debate held under the banner of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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06-08-2008 (SHS e-News 29 / August 2008) - Reporting on a quarterly basis on the implementation of UNESCO's programme in the social and human sciences, No. 21 of the SHSviews magazine has been published in English and in French, and should be soon available in Russian in an electronic version.
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11-12-2007 (UNESCO) - UNESCO's activities to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights were launched at the Organization’s Headquarters on Human Rights Day, 10 December 2007. Events commemorating the anniversary will take place throughout 2008.
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