U.N. human rights office holds the second and last day of a high-level event to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration with many heads of states and ministers expected.
The memorial sits close to another reminder of the UN’s history of failure: the flame dedicated to Rwanda’s dead. Two catastrophes, two continents, a few metres apart. The symbolism requires...
The Secretary-General will press the G20 summit in Johannesburg to overhaul the global financial system, arguing that “Africa’s progress is being stifled by outdated rules.”
The declaration urges states to strengthen legal safeguards, monitor violations, respect press independence, and ensure technology does not put journalists at risk.
Delegates came from dozens of countries.
Recorded statements arrived from UN and African Union rapporteurs, UNESCO officials, the ICC, and the UN Human Rights Office.