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The Time for Human Rights is Now

In 2023, we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

For 75 years, the core ambition of the Declaration has been to infuse societies with equality, fundamental freedoms and justice. It enshrines the rights of all human beings and is a global blueprint for international, national, and local laws and policies and a bedrock of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

On Human Rights Day, 10 December 2023, we will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Declaration, a milestone celebration called Human Rights 75 (HR 75). Human Rights Day will capture all the moments from this year’s commemoration and seeks to increase knowledge on the universality and indivisibility of human rights, especially among young people, inspire people to create a movement of shared humanity while empowering them to fight for their rights and take action.

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December 2023 Human Rights 75

Human Rights Day 2023

UN Human Rights is set to host several events around the world to mark Human Rights Day and Human Rights 75, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration, including a High-Level Event in Geneva, on 11-12 December.
A Marsh Arab man looks at a dry ground that was covered with water near Chibayish in southern Iraq © REUTERS
November 2023 Environment

Climate change, pollution threaten Iraq’s ancient marshes

A combination of extreme heatwaves, water scarcity and pollution caused by oil extraction is creating a climate emergency in southern Iraq, where human rights activists like Jassim Al-Asadi are fighting to restore the region’s rich ecosystem.
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October 2023

Developing safer digital technologies for all

UN Human Rights developed the B-Tech Project to create a roadmap for implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the technology space.
A child sitting on a drying lake underneath an orange-coloured polluted sky. ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS
November 2023 Climate change

Link between humans and the environment must be preserved

The universal recognition of the right to a healthy environment is a critical first step toward addressing the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution that demonstrates the power and possibilities of empowering the environmental justice movement.

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Workers preparing button in a factory in Savar on August 21, 2023. Credit: Ahmed Salahuddin via Reuters Connect

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Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

The momentum in commemorating this, the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), is approaching. The Declaration remains the leading international guidepost for achieving freedom, equality, and justice for everyone. This year of activities in communities, countries and regions around the world has been both a fitting tribute as well as a forerunner to the Geneva high-level event on 11-12 December 2023.

During these two days, we will witness the culmination of all the dialogues, thematic consultations, multistakeholder recommendations, as well as the birth and growth of our pledging tree. The Human rights 75 high-level event is being convened by UN Human Rights and co-hosted by the Government of Switzerland. Participants will include Member States, civil society organizations, cities and local governments, human rights defenders, parliamentary representatives, United Nations entities, academics, experts, young people and artists.

In addition to the high-level event, UN Human Rights will hold a human rights concert with the support of artists from around the world to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December.