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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

New Human Rights Commissioner speaks of Durban Review’s value
By Karen Juanita Carrillo

Non-governmental organizations were invited to attend a 60th y
Fowpal.jpgear commemoration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights earlier this month. 

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) conducted the anniversary celebrations at its headquarters in Paris, France, but tributes to the 1948 creation of the “Declaration of Human Rights” are being recognized by all United Nations’ associated agencies throughout the year. 

The Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organization (DPI/NGO) focused its annual conference on the Declaration’s 60th anniversary.

Members of the Federation of World Peace and Love (FOWPAL),  who focus on the “energy” of peace and love, attended the commemoration of theUniversal Declaration of Human Rights. 

(Karen Juanita Carrillo photo)

During the DPI’s conference of workshops on “Overcoming Discrimination,” “Human Rights and Human Security” and “Human Rights Education and Learning as a Way of Life,” attendees – each of whom received 60th anniversary special edition copies of the Declaration – spoke of the efforts some governments have made to address historic wrongs.  And throughout the UN system organizations have been encouraged to focus on how far countries have come in respecting and promoting human rights. 

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