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| Award Ceremony for the 2008 UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights |
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| 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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 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)
Download the programme (in PDF format)
Simultaneous interpretation English/French/Spanish
Contact:
Irina Zoubenko-Laplante, i.zoubenko-laplante@unesco.org
Stéphane Hessel at UNESCO (2008) © UNESCO/D. Bijeljac
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