30th anniversary of the Human Rights Procedure in UNESCO (104 EX/Decision 3.3)
Under the chairmanship of H.E. Mr Günter Overfeld, Chairperson of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations of the UNESCO Executive Board and Ambassador of Germany to UNESCO
Special session of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations, Tuesday 30 September 2008, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., UNESCO Headquarters, Room II
- Programme -
Opening
Kuss Quartett (Germany)
Haydn Streichquartett G-Dur op. 77 Nr. 1 Hob III. 81
Allegro moderato/Adagio
Menuet: Presto – TrioFinale: Presto
H.E. Mr. Olabiyi Babalola Joseph Yaï, Chairman of the Executive Board of UNESCO
Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO
Panel 1
Implementing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the perspective of
UNESCO procedure 104
Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, President of the National Council for Human Rights of Egypt/Former Secretary-General of the United Nations
H.E. Mr. Stéphane Hessel, Ambassador of France, Co-editor of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Dr. Davidson Hepburn, Former Chairperson of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations and Representative of the Bahamas to the Executive Board
Dr. Karel Vasak, Initiator of UNESCO Procedure 104, Former UNESCO Legal Advisor, Former Director, Human Rights Division UNESCO
Kuss Quartett (Germany)
Smetana: Streichquartett Nr. 1 e-moll “Aus meinem Leben”
1. Satz: Allegro vivo appassionato
2. Satz: Allegro moderato alla polka
Panel 2
The implementation of procedure 104: the views of beneficiaries and authors
H.E. Mr. Miguel Angel Estrella, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Argentina to UNESCO
Dr. Torsten Wiesel, 1981 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
Mr. Ricardo Parvex, President of the Association of former Chilean prisoners
Interventions of Representatives of Regional Groups of the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations
Kuss Quartett (Germany)
Smetana: Streichquartett Nr. 1 e-moll “Aus meinem Leben”
1. Satz: Largo sostenuto
2. Satz: Vivace
At the end of each panel there will be an opportunity for questions and interventions by the public.
