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Commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the UN system  
Commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the UN system
The 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an occasion for the international community to reflect upon the situation of human rights and to make efforts to eliminate the obstacles to their implementation such as poverty, under-development, marginalization, instability, hunger, lack of access to health care, discrimination and intolerance.
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
The website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) contains information on the use of the special logo of the 60th anniversary and links to over 335 language versions of the Universal Declaration.

Human Rights Day: Dignity and justice for all of us
Website of the United Nations dedicated to Human Rights Day and the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Know Your Rights 2008
This website, an initiative of the United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC), provides information on worldwide events dedicated to the anniversary.
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  Message from Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2008   Message from Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of Human Rights Day, 10 December 2008
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