"UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS"

Marking the International Day of Peace, top UN officials, diplomats and Messengers of Peace participated in the traditional peace bell ceremony. UNIFEED

General Assembly approves Michelle Bachelet of Chile as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights at 111th plenary meeting.

After a vote by the United Nations General Assembly in New York, former two-time President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, has officially been appointed as High Commissioner for Human Rights, effective from 1 September. UNIFEED / FILE

Press Encounter with the Secretary-General on the approval of the appointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

The Opening Session on the first day of the Summit included high level diplomats and officials who greeted the Youth Delegates from across the world and encouraged them to become advocates for peace and equality.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein and Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), emphasised that respect for human rights can be channelled through sports.OHCHR

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein called on the United States to halt its “unconscionable” policy of forcibly separating children from migrant parents irregularly entering the country via Mexico. UNTV CH

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) reflect the global community’s aspirations to build a more peaceful and sustainable future, and its determination to take bold steps that are urgently needed to shift the world towards a sustainable and resilient path. Around the world, however, increasingly complex and protracted crises are affecting humanity, especially with the rise of violent extremism.

Racial equality ‘Is Under Attack’, experts warn General Assembly, urging states to mark International Day by stamping out discrimination, intolerance at 79th plenary meeting.

Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, UN Secretary-General said “it is time all nations and all people live up to the words of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which recognizes the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human race.” UNIFEED