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63/116 GA

Sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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UN Document 63/116 ↗

Vote Consensus — A/63/PV.65 Sept. 1, 2008

Speeches following this vote (20) may include explanations of vote
The President
The Assembly will now begin the ceremony for the award of the United Nations Prizes in the Field of Human Rights for 2008. In accordance with General Assembly resolution 2217 (XXI) of 19 December 1966, seven prizes are to be awarded this year to individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Two of …
Mr. Shaaban
I call to the podium Mr. Kenneth Roth to receive the award on behalf of Ms. Louise Arbour, who could not join us today.
Mr. Shaaban
On behalf of the United Nations, this award is presented to you in recognition of your outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. I now call to the podium Mr. Ramsey Clark to receive the award.
Mr. Shaaban
On behalf of the United Nations, this award is presented to you in recognition of your outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. I now call to the podium Dr. Carolyn Gomes to receive the award.
Mr. Shaaban
On behalf of the United Nations, this award is presented to you in recognition of your outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. I now call to the podium Mr. Kenneth Roth to receive the award on behalf on Human Rights Watch.
Mr. Shaaban
On behalf of the United Nations, this award is presented to Human Rights Watch in recognition of your outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. I now call to the podium Dr. Denis Mukwege to receive the award.
Mr. Shaaban
On behalf of the United Nations, this award is presented to you in recognition of your outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. I now call to the podium Mr. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to receive the award on behalf of the late Ms. Benazir Bhutto.
Mr. Shaaban
On behalf of the United Nations, this award is presented to Ms. Benazir Bhutto in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. I now call to the podium Mr. David Stang and Sister Joan Burke to receive the award on behalf of the late Sister Dorothy Stang.
Mr. Shaaban
On behalf of the United Nations, this award is presented to Sister Dorothy Stang in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms. The winners of the United Nations Prizes in the Field of Human Rights for 2008 are hereby presented to the members of the General Assembly. I request representatives to remain seated while the P…
Mr. Loulichki (Morocco)
The Kingdom of Morocco is honoured and privileged to speak today on behalf of the African Group at this historical event marking the celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This important meeting gives us an opportunity to reflect on the legacy of the Universal Declaration to humanity. It is important to recall at the outset that the resolution 62/17…
Mr. Pramudwinai (Thailand)
On behalf of the Asian Group, I have the great honour of joining people from around the world in commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which since its adoption on this date sixty years ago has served as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. Rising from the ashes of the Second World War, this historic Declaration was a viv…
Mr. Palouš (Czechia)
I have the honour to speak today on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States. Today, people around the world are celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The States of the Eastern European Group continue to be strongly committed to this most important universal human rights document and to all the principles contained therein. It is a painful fact…
Ms. Blum (Colombia)
The Group of Latin America and Caribbean States welcomes the commemoration of the sixtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Since its adoption, the Declaration has become a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. The countries of the Latin American and Caribbean Group consider the Declaration to be important as the basis of the reco…
Ms. Shalev (Israel)
“We stand today at the threshold of a great event both in the life of the United Nations and in the life of mankind. This declaration may well become the international Magna Carta of all men everywhere.” Those were the words spoken by Eleanor Roosevelt at the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations 60 years ago. They represent the hope and aspiration of the dr…
Mr. Khalilzad (United States of America)
The people of the United States join in celebrating this landmark anniversary with men and women of every nationality and culture, of every race and religion throughout the world. Sixty years ago today, the General Assembly took the extraordinary step of adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was an historic day for all people and all nations, recognizing and enshrining the prin…
The Acting President
It is my honour to give the floor to His Excellency The Honourable Mathias Chicawe, Minister of Justice of the United Republic of Tanzania, who will speak on behalf of the African Union.
Mr. Chicawe (United Republic of Tanzania)
I am honoured to speak before this body on behalf of the member States of the African Union. The commemoration of the sixtieth anniversary of the adoption and proclamation of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights should provide us with an opportunity to reaffirm our commitments to the values, principles and standards enshrined in the Declaration, which provided the moral strength and platfor…
Mr. Ripert (France)
I am particularly happy to speak today on behalf of the European Union, 60 years after the adoption in Paris of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary, the European Union would like to reaffirm the primary importance it attaches to the Declaration. Its universality, and the need to promote it, have been reaffirmed at the highest level, in particula…
Mrs. Núñez Mordoche (Cuba)
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries. The Non-Aligned Movement welcomes the commemoration of the sixtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. The theme chosen last year for the campaign for this commemoration — “Dignity and justice for all of us” — a…
Mr. Abdelaziz (Egypt)
I am pleased to deliver the following statement on behalf of the Group of Arab States on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights presents an important opportunity for us to reiterate our commitment to the Declaration’s lofty princ…
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