Observance of the 35th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

A/RES/36/169View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 12 Report of the Economic and Social Council, published in 1982.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 1974–1982

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1982	A/RES/36/169	Observance of the 35th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights	490	60%Compare
1978	A/RES/32/123	Observance of the 30th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights	666	17%Compare
1974	A/RES/3060(XXVIII)	Observance of the 25th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights	431	–

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3 subjects

Anniversaries Declarations Human Rights

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5 operative paragraphs

Invites Member States, the specialized agencies and regional intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations to take appropriate measures, such as those set forth in the annex to the present resolution, to celebrate the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

Requests the Secretary-General to initiate appropriate activities at the United Nations level, such as those indicated in the annex to the present resolution, to celebrate the thirtyfifth anniversary of the Declaration;

Invites the United Nations Postal Administration to consider issuing commemorative postage stamps on the occasion of the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-eighth session an item entitled ''Thirty-five years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: international co-operation for the promotion and observance of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights" and recommends that this item should be considered in plenary meeting;

Further decides to hold a special commemorative meeting to celebrate the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration, which falls on I O December 1983, and requests the Secretary-General to make the necessary preparations for the programme of that meeting.

JO I st plenary meeting 16 December /981

Annex I

Suggested measures for the celebration of the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The following measures are suggested for possible action at the national level:

(a) Formal proclamation of 10 December 1983 as Human Rights Day:

Issuing of special messages on lO December 1983 by Heads of (b) State or Government or other prominent civil personalities:

(d) Undertaking of special efforts by States that have not yet ratified or acceded to the international instruments of the United Nations in the field of human rights, including those instruments specifically related to the rights of women, to become parties to these international instruments:

Establishment or strengthening of national or local institutions for ( e) the promotion and the protection of human rights;

(j) Encouragement of teaching programmes on human rights at the various levels of education:

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Dissemination of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in national languages. including the languages of minorities:

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(h) Issuing of human rights postage stamps. fin,t-day covers and special cancellations during 1983;

(i) Encouragement of non-governmental organizations to participate

fully in the celebration and to organize activities of their own;

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Undertaking of activities within the framework of and in support of current Decades and International Years being prepared on human rights issues;

(k) Organization of a special essay competition for secondary or high school children on the topic "What the Universal Declaration of Human Rights should mean to our generation''.

It is recommended that the following measures. among others. should be taken at the United Nations level:

(a) Organization of commemorative events at United Nations Headquarters, at the United Nations Office at Geneva and at the Vienna International Centre on or around I 0 December 1983;

(b) Organization in 1983 at Geneva of a special international seminar to discuss the experiences of different countries in the implementation of international standards on human rights;

Dissemination by the Department of Public Information of the (c) Secretariat of appropriate public information. broadcasting and audiovisual material designed to draw attention to and emphasize the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the role played and work done by the United Nations to ensure the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms;

(d) Issuance of updated versions in all official languages of the United Nations of the publications Human Rights: A Compilation of International Instruments of the United Nations and United Nations Ac1ion in the Field of Human Rights;

(e) Design and distribution of an appropriate United Nations poster to commemorate the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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