Event
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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UNESCO, in partnership with the Permanent Representation of the European Union to UNESCO, will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, “the common standard of achievement for all people and all nations”, on 11 December 2023.
By means of diverse perspectives, the event will reaffirm the importance of human rights in delivering on UNESCO’s mandate in education, science, culture, and communication and information. With emphasis on the two Global Priorities of the Organization – Africa and Gender Equality – the discussion will highlight connections, implementation challenges and opportunities for impactful action.
There will be simultaneous interpretation in English and French.
Programme
Remarks by:
- Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences
- H.E. Simona-Mirela Miculescu, President of the General Conference
- Nada Al-Nashif, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights (video message)
- H.E. Eamon Gilmore, EU Special Representative for Human Rights (video message)
Moderators
- H.E. Christina Kokkinakis, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of the European Union to UNESCO and the OECD
- Xavier Mauduit, historian, radio and TV animator
Speakers
- Mayada Adil, Young Leader for the SDGs and Sudanese human rights activist (in-person)
- Deeyah Khan, Actress and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador (video message)
- Laura-Maria Crăciunean-Tatu, Chair of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (online)
- Ramata Almamy Mbaye, Chief of Human and Social Sciences Sector, ICESCO (online)
- Julienne Lusenge, Laureate of the 2023 UN Human Rights Prize (online)
- Gabriela Bucher, President and CEO of the Fund for Global Human Rights (online)
- Nick Newland, President UNESCO-NGO Liaison Committee (in-person)
- Matteo Lepore, Mayor of Bologna (online)
Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights empowers us all. The principles enshrined in the Declaration are as relevant today as they were in 1948. We need to stand up for our own rights and those of others. We can take action in our own daily lives, to uphold the rights that protect us all and thereby promote the kinship of all human beings.
In December 1948, UNESCO was the first United Nations agency to place the Universal Declaration at the heart of all its action, to promote it across the world through education and the media.
