Day 1: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk leads a minute of silence in honor of all victims of human rights violations during the opening of a high-level event in Geneva to commemorate the 75^th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ©OHCHR/Jean Marc Ferré

Day 1: Experts and representatives of human rights organizations participate in a panel discussion entitled Bolstering the human rights ecosystem as part of a high-level event to craft a vision for the future of human rights.© OHCHR/Jean Marc Ferré

Day 1: UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif moderates a pledging session in which Member States announce commitments to advance the protection of human rights. ©OHCHR/Jean Marc Ferré

Day 1: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk poses for a group picture with members of the Youth Advisory Group, which is tasked with ensuring that young people have a voice in the development of human rights commitments for the future. ©OHCHR/Irina Popa

Day 1: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk shares a laugh with members of the Youth Advisory Group. ©OHCHR/Irina Popa

Day 1: Banners displayed at the UN’s home in Geneva. Seventy-five years ago, representatives from all regions of the world drafted a set of universal, indivisible and inalienable rights. ©OHCHR/Pierre Albouy

Day 1: Participants read copies of the UDHR at a high-level event in Geneva to commemorate the 75^thanniversary of its adoption. ©OHCHR/ Pierre Albouy

Day 1: Members of the Youth Advisory Group unveil the Human Rights 75 Youth Declaration, which reflects young people's views on the future of human rights. ©OHCHR/Pierre Albouy

Day1: Member States, civil society actors and human rights defenders meet at the UN’s home in Geneva to craft together a vision for the future of human rights at an event to mark the 75^th anniversary of the adoption of the UDHR. ©OHCHR/Pierre Albouy

Day1: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk speaks at a reception hosted by the Swiss government during an event in Geneva to commemorate the 75^th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ©OHCHR/Pierre Albouy

Day 2: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk moderates a panel discussion with heads of State and Government during the second day of a high-level event in Geneva to commemorate the 75^th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. © OHCHR/Jean Marc Ferré

Day 2: A general view of participants during the opening ceremony with heads of State and Government at the high-level event in Geneva. © OHCHR/Jean Marc Ferré

Day 2: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türker speaks during a reception at the high-level event in Geneva. © OHCHR/Jean Marc Ferré

Day 2: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk during lunch with the president of the Swiss Confederation, Alain Berset. © OHCHR/Jean Marc Ferré

Day 2: Member States announced pledges to advance the promotion and protection of human rights on a wide range of human rights issues. © OHCHR/Jean Marc Ferré

Day 2: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türker speaks during the closing ceremony of the 75^th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. © OHCHR/Jean Marc Ferré

Day 2: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türker addresses the media during a news conference. © OHCHR/Jean Marc Ferré

Day 2: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türker speaks during the Global Refugee Forum on the side-lines of the 75^thanniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. © OHCHR/Irina Popa

Day 2: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türker at the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva. © OHCHR/Irina Popa

Day 2: Colombia's Vice President Francia Márquez Mina and UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris during the high-level event to commemorate the 75the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. © UN Photo/Elma Okic

Day 2: UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva Tatiana Valovaya during the high-level event. © UN Photo/Elma Okic