Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - The 20th anniversary

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - The 20th anniversary:

 As we continue to strive towards a world that acknowledges the rights of all human beings, the Vienna Declaration and Plan of Action, adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna in 1993, still sets the agenda for much of our work. The Declaration, which led to historic advances in the promotion and protection of human rights, is the most significant overarching human rights document produced in the past 40 years.

Discover the history of the UN Human Rights Office!

25 June 1993: The World Conference of Human Rights in Vienna calls for the establishment of a High Commissioner for Human Rights. Six months later, on 20 December 1993, the UN Human Rights Office is created by the General Assembly.
Find out more: http://sm.ohchr.org/19CCq3t

 

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