OHCHR / FUNDING APPEAL

STORY: OHCHR / FUNDING APPEAL
TRT: 02:13
SOURCE: OHCHR
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 20 JANUARY 2023, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

SHOTLIST:

1. Wide shot, Palais des Nations
2. Wide shot, participants
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“We know without human rights there can be no enduring peace.”
4. Wide shot, participants
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“But also without human rights, there can be no sustainable development.”
6. Wide shot, participants
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“And that profound insight of the interlinkages, which is of the principles and purposes of the United Nations, is at the core of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and it's at the core of the United Nations Charter.”
8. Wide shot, participants
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“I plan to take the opportunity of this anniversary to renew our determination to bring the words of the Universal Declaration to life.”
10. Wide shot, participants
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR): “We need to insist on action – globally, regionally and domestically – that addresses inequalities; strengthens social protections; and eliminates discrimination in whatever form, and other root causes of conflict, and that we address environmental crises and misery.”
12. Wide shot, participants
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR):
“You know, in the appeal, our total needs for 2023 amount to some $452 million. And I really hope we can count with deep gratitude on your increased support as we embark on this exciting and dynamic reinvigoration of human rights for this world. We know that now more than ever, we need human rights to keep the world stable and provide us a roadmap for a better future as part of the UDHR 75 initiative to keep the world stable and provide us a roadmap for a better future as part of the UDHR 75 initiative and beyond.”
14. Wide shot, participants



STORYLINE:

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today (20 Jan) launched an appeal for 452 million (USD) to assist funding his Office’s critical work in 2023, and to bring human rights to life in every part of the world.

“We know without human rights there can be no enduring peace, but also without human rights, there can be no sustainable development. And that profound insight of the interlinkages, which is of the principles and purposes of the United Nations, is at the core of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and it's at the core of the United Nations Charter,” he said at the launch of the annual appeal for voluntary funds from Member States and private donors.

Türk said he hoped the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Charter would encourage an increase in funding and enable his Office to strengthen capacity to meet the needs and requests of States and partners.

“I plan to take the opportunity of this anniversary to renew our determination to bring the words of the Universal Declaration to life,” he said.

“We need to insist on action – globally, regionally and domestically – that addresses inequalities; strengthens social protections; and eliminates discrimination in whatever form, and other root causes of conflict, and that we address environmental crises and misery.”

Türk thanked the 87 voluntary donors who last year contributed 240.8 million (USD) but noted only 60 percent of the 2022 annual appeal had been covered. The shortfall impacted work in regions such the Pacific, Southern Africa and the Caribbean, as well as more broadly providing technical cooperation requested by several States.

“You know, in the appeal, our total needs for 2023 amount to some million (USD). And I really hope we can count with deep gratitude on your increased support as we embark on this exciting and dynamic reinvigoration of human rights for this world. We know that now more than ever, we need human rights to keep the world stable and provide us a roadmap for a better future as part of the UDHR 75 initiative to keep the world stable and provide us a roadmap for a better future as part of the UDHR 75 initiative and beyond.”

He said it was especially important to move swiftly to deepen the Office’s work with development actors across the United Nations, to help place the Sustainable Development Agenda back on track for people and the planet by 2030.