HUMAN RIGHT DAY 10 DECEMBER
The UN General Assembly proclaimed 10
December as Human Rights Day in
1950, to bring to the attention ‘of the peoples of the world’ the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights as
the common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.
In 2013, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human
Rights marks 20 years since its establishment.
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The United Nations General Assembly created the mandate of High
Commissioner for the promotion and protection of all human rights in December
1993. The General Assembly was acting on a recommendation from delegates to the
World Conference on Human Rights held in Vienna earlier the same year.
It has
brought ways to deliver health, education and much more. And the tremendous
achievements in providing Internet connectivity over the past decade have
extended the potential of the network's contribution to social and economic
development for everyone.
The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted by the World Conference, marked the beginning of a renewed effort in the protection and promotion of human rights and is regarded as one of the most significant human rights documents of the past quarter century
