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2023 Human Rights Prize Awardees<\/p>\n
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Seventy-five years ago, the visionary adoption of what Eleanor Roosevelt aptly \u00a0referred to as \u201cthe international Magna Carta for all people, everywhere\u201d<\/strong> took place in this General Assembly.<\/p>\n Borne out of the ashes of humanity\u2019s darkest chapters \u2014 the Holocaust, the shadows of two world wars, and the stolen lives that lingered in their wake \u2014 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights<\/strong> stands as an enduring cornerstone, its relevance and universality reverberating through the corridors of time.<\/p>\n This landmark document indeed marked a pivotal juncture, where nations, irrespective of their diverse backgrounds, cultures, and histories, joined hands to affirm \u201call human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.\u201d<\/p>\n It underscored that human rights are inherent to every existence, transcending origin, cultural identity, religious beliefs, or any other distinctions.<\/p>\n This decisive moment highlighted the formidable force that human rights carry, emphasizing their inalienability, indivisibility, inseparability, and interconnectedness.<\/p>\n The Universal Declaration proclaimed the inherent dignity and intrinsic worth of every human being, without caveats or conditions of any kind.<\/p>\n This milestone not only laid the foundation for international, national, and regional human rights instruments, but continues to serve as a timeless beacon for its advocates worldwide.<\/p>\n Today, we commemorate this important anniversary amid unprecedented challenges \u2014interlocking crises and conflicts straining the achievement of human rights and perturbing the very essence of our multilateral system and demanding our unwavering resolve to fulfill the promise of the Declaration.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In accordance with General Assembly resolution 2217 (XXI) of 19 December 1966, and further to the letter dated 20 July 2023 from the President of the General Assembly during the seventy-seventh session announcing the winners of 2023 Â鶹APP Human Rights Prize, I am pleased to inform you that the award ceremony for the 2023 Â鶹APP Human Rights Prize will be held on 15 December 2023 at 10 a.m. in the General Assembly Hall, UN Headquarters, New York.<\/p>\n This meeting served as an occasion to mark the 75″ anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=”PROGRAM ” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nPreliminary-Programme-UDHR75-and-UN-Human-Rights-Prize-Award-Ceremony<\/a>\n