Fortieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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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 1987.

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7 versions · 1963–2009

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/63/116

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2009	A/RES/63/116	Sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights	450	17%Compare
1999	A/RES/53/168	Fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights	398	19%Compare
1998	A/RES/52/117	Fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights	1,267	16%Compare
1989	A/RES/43/90	Fortieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights	847	16%Compare
1988	A/RES/42/131	Fortieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights	559	60%Compare

What subjects does this mandate have?

10 subjects

Anniversaries Audiovisual Materials Civil and Political Rights Declarations Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Human Rights Advancement Information Dissemination International Days Postage Stamps Public Information

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7 operative paragraphs

Decides to celebrate in 1988 the fortieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

Invites Member States, the specialized agencies, regional intergovernmental organizations and nongovernmental organizations to take appropriate measures, such as those set forth in the annex to the present resolution, and to support appropriate activities aimed at encouraging the promotion of the universal observance and enjoyment of civil and political rights, as well as economic, social and cultural rights;

Requests the Secretary-General to consider including in his proposed programme budget for the biennium 1988-1989 appropriate activities, such as those indicated in the annex to the present resolution, to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the Declaration;

Requests the Department of Public lnformation of the Secretariat to disseminate appropriate public information, broadcasting and audio-visual material designed to draw attention to, and emphasize the importance of, the Declaration and the role played and the work done by the United Nations to ensure the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms;

Invites the United Nations Postal Administration to issue commemorative postage stamps on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the Declaration;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-third session an ítem entitled "Fortieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights";

Further decides to devote one plenary meeting during its forty-third session to the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Declaration, which falls on 10 December 1988, and requests the Secretary-General to make the necessary preparations for the programme of that meeting.

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ANNEX

Recommended measures for the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights l.

The following measures are recommended for possible action at t he national level: (a)

Formal proclamation of 10 December 1988 as Human Rights Day;

(b) lssuance of special messages on 10 December 1988 by heads of State or Government or other prominent civil personalities;

(e) Spccial meetings of parliamentary and other public and prívate institutions on Human Rights Da}.:

(d) Special ..:onsideration by States which have not yet ratified or acceded to the international instruments of the United Nations in the field of human rights to become parties to those instruments;

(e) Establishment or strengthemng of national or local institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights and encouragement of teaching programmes on human rights at various educational levels;

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Dissemination of the text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in national languages, including the languages of minorities;

(g) Issuance during 1988 of human rights postage stamps, first-day covers and special cancellations;

(h) Participation by non-governmental organizations in the celebration of the anniversary, and the organization of activities by such organizations;

(1) Organization of activities within the framework and in support of curren! decades and international years being prepared on human rights issues.

It is rewmmended that the following measures, among others, should be taken by the Secretary-General at the United Nations leve!:

(a) Issuance by 10 December 1988 of updated versions in ali official languages of the United Nations of the publication entitled Human Rights: A Compilation of lnternational lnstruments; 113 lssuance by 10 December 1988 of updated versions in ali official (b) languages of the United Nations of the publication entitled United Nations Action in the Field of Human Rights: 141 (e)

Organization of commemorative events, as in past practice, at United Nations Headquarters and at the United Nations Offices at Geneva and Vienna, as well as at Nairobi and at United Nations information centres, on or around 10 December 1988;

(d) Organization in 1988, within the framework of the programme of advisory services in the field ofhuman rights, of an international seminar 011 the teaching of human rights;

(e) Adoption of arrangements for the award of human rights prizes, as envisaged in recommendation C of the annex to General Assembly resolution 2217 A (XXI) of 19 December 1966.

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