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Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People Marked at UN Geneva Office

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:15:07 GMT

Navi Pillay (centre), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, chairs a special meeting held in conjunction with today’s International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People at the UN’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Opening of 21st Session of Human Rights Council

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:15:07 GMT

Wide view of the Human Rights Council Chamber as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening of the twenty-first regular session of the Human Rights Council.

Rights Council Holds Panel on Discrimination and Violence Based on Sexual Orientation

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:15:07 GMT

Delegates request the floor during the Human Rights Council’s panel discussion on discriminatory laws and practices or acts of violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.

Secretary-General Meets Human Rights Heads of UN Peacekeeping Missions

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:15:07 GMT

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) attends a meeting with the heads of human rights components at UN peacekeeping missions, joined by (from left) Susana Malcorra, Under-Secretary-General for Field Support; Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Simonovic, Assistant Secretary-General in the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; and Patricia O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs.

Darfur Women March in Campaign against Gender-Based Violence

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:15:07 GMT

Women in El Fasher, North Darfur, march for “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence”, an annual campaign beginning on the International Day to End Violence Against Women (25 November) and ending on Human Rights Day (1 December). The women were joined by staff members of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) as well as representatives from state and government institutions.

Secretary-General Addresses European Parliament on Anniversary of Rights Convention

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:15:07 GMT

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre, at podium) addresses the European Parliament at its 60th anniversary commemoration of the European Convention on Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.

Sudanese Prison Staff Attend Course on Human Rights

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:15:07 GMT

Sudanese prison staff attend a training course on “Human Rights and Prison Management” at the Youth Union Training Hall in El Fasher, North Darfur. The programme was organized by the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)’s Prison Advisory Unit in collaboration with the North Darfur Prison Administration.

Young Timorese Reads Local Newspaper

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:15:07 GMT

A young man in Dili, Timor-Leste, reads a local daily, the Suara Timor Lorosae, as World Press Freedom Day (3 May) approaches.

Right to Education Special Rapporteur Addresses Human Rights Council

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:15:07 GMT

Vernor Muñoz Villalobos, Special Rapporteur on the right to education, addresses the eleventh session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Emblem of International Literacy Year

Mon, 01 Jan 1990 15:15:07 GMT

The year 1990 was proclaimed as the International Literacy Year by the General Assembly in December 1987.

Illiteracy is a major concern of the United Nations as over 900 million women and men are illiterate. The right to education proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is yet to be realized. The subject of International Literacy Year is a very vital and urgent one for society. The goal of the Year is to highlight the global effort that is being made to meet basic learning needs and provide an education for all. In an unprecedented partnership, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as the lead organization along with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations’ Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank are launching a world-wide effort to equip people with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes they need to live in dignity, to improve their own lives and to contribute to the development of their communities and nations.