We have heard the last speaker for the commemorative occasion.
I now declare concluded the observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
May I take it that it is the wish of the General Assembly to conclude its consideration of sub-item (a) of agenda item 46?
The Chair has been informed that Mr. Juan Adolfo Singer, President of the Latin American Parliament, has encountered some travel difficulties and will not be making a statement. Copies of Mr. Singer’s written text, however, will be available at the back of the conference room.
In accordance with Ge…
In accordance with the decision taken by the General Assembly at its 76th plenary meeting on 2 December 1998, I now call on the Observer of the Holy See.
In accordance with the decision taken by the General Assembly at its 76th plenary meeting on 2 December 1998, I now call on the Observer of Switzerland.
I now give the floor to the representative of Sierra Leone.
Indeed, a lot has been achieved since the birth of the Declaration in 1948. We have seen, inter alia, the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrim…
