Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 64 Promotion and protection of human rights, published in 2008.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2008–2023

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/78/194

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2023	A/RES/78/194	Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights	333	21%Compare
2008	A/RES/63/25	Commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights	441	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Anniversaries Declarations Human Rights Intergovernmental Organizations Non-Governmental Organizations

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms its decision to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights1 on 10 December 2008;

Decides that the commemorative event will comprise a plenary meeting, including the award ceremony for the United Nations prize in the field of human rights, and two consecutive informal interactive panel discussions;

Encourages all Member States and observers to participate at the highest level possible;

Decides that the President of the General Assembly, the President of the Human Rights Council, the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights will address the commemorative plenary meeting;

Invites intergovernmental organizations and entities that have observer status with the General Assembly, relevant entities of the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council to be represented at the commemorative event;

Requests the President of the General Assembly, in consultation with Member States and with the technical support of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to draw up, no later than 30 November 2008, a list of two representatives of pertinent non-governmental organizations for each of the informal interactive panel discussions who will speak on behalf of civil society, and to circulate the list to Member States to be considered on a no-objection basis;

Also requests the President of the General Assembly, in consultation with Member States and with the technical support of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to finalize the organizational arrangements for the commemorative event, including the identification of themes and the assignment of panellists for the informal interactive panel discussions;

Further requests the President of the General Assembly to hold open consultations with Member States and observers in order to prepare a brief declaration reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the commitment for its full implementation, to be adopted by consensus at the commemorative plenary meeting.

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