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Award Ceremony for the 2008 UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights
To commemorate Human Rights Day and the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
 
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.

The award ceremony will be held in Room I at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 10 December 2008.

Programme
  • 2 p.m.: Projection of the documentary “You and Human Rights” (1950, CBS, 30 minutes).
    The film is based on the interviews with the four main protagonists of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, who were members of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights: Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States, the Chair of the Commission; P.C. Chang of China, its Vice-Chair; Charles Malik of Lebanon, the Rapporteur; and René Cassin of France


  • 2.45 p.m.: Arrival of the laureate and honorary guests


  • 3 p.m.: Presentation of an awareness TV campaign
    by the Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho

    Prize-giving Ceremony

    Video Messages on the occasion of Human Rights Day
    from Mr Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations,
    Ms Navanethem Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,
    and Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO

    Addresses by:
    • Mr Janusz Symonides, Chair of the International Jury of the UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights
    • Ms Rama Yade, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Human Rights (France)
    • Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO
    • Mr Iñaki Azkuna, Mayor of Bilbao
    • Mr Stéphane Hessel, Laureate of the UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights 2008
    • Mr Eugen Brand, General Delegate of the International Movement ATD Fourth World, Honorable Mention of the UNESCO/Bilbao Prize 2008 for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights

    End of the ceremony


  • 5 p.m.: Recital by Joaquín Achúcarro, Honorary citizen of the City of Bilbao, Spain, UNESCO Artist for Peace 2000
    (Piano pieces: Albeniz, Chopin, Debussy)


  • 5.30 p.m.: Projection of the documentary film “Stéphane Hessel, une histoire d'engagement” (Christine Seghezzi, 2008, 52 minutes, original French)
Simultaneous interpretation English/French/Spanish

See also:
 

Document programme_ceremony_bilbao_0412.pdf
Start Date 10-12-2008
Start Time 2:00 PM
End Date 10-12-2008
End Time 6:30 PM
Event Type Ceremony
Event Location Room I, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
Email i.zoubenko-laplante@unesco.org




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