"UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS"

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today urged all States to create the space for a path out of the horror unfolding in the Occupied Palestinian Territory – both Gaza and the West Bank – and in Israel. UNTV CH

The power of art to inspire and transcend came under the spotlight at Somalia’s first-ever human rights art competition, aimed at raising awareness about human rights and fostering dialogue and debate on issues of importance to Somalis. UNSOM

Marking the International Day of Older Persons, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said, “75 years ago, when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted, one in 20 people in the world, for around 128 million people, were aged 65 years or older, by 2050 it is projected that those over 65 will number 1.6 billion people,” adding “one in six people on this planet will be an older person.” UNIFEED

As South Sudan races to complete its democratic transition by holding its first-ever national elections in December 2024, youth participation in peacemaking and politics has become vital. UNMISS

Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “is aggravating geopolitical tensions and divisions, threatening regional stability, increasing the nuclear threat, and creating deep fissures in our increasingly multipolar world.” UNIFEED

Addressing the participants of a high-level event to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the UN LGBTI Core Group, Hanke Bruins Slot, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs said, “in far too many places around the world we are seeing a targeted hate campaign against LGBTIQ people simply for being who they are and loving who they love.” UNIFEED

Gathering at the SDG Summit in New York, world leaders agreed to urgently step up their efforts to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), our global roadmap out of crises, by 2030. UNIFEED

UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk said, “Human rights are a global public good. They are not – and never have been – ‘nice-to-haves’ to be cherry picked at will.” UNTV CH

Marking the International Day of Peace, Secretary-General António Guterres said, “Peace is a job that belongs to each and every one of us.” UNIFEED

A-three-day workshop on international Human Rights treaties for 60 parliamentarians of the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (RTNLA) organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the national non-governmental organization Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) has just concluded in South Sudan’s capital Juba. UNMISS