Shaping human rights for all
Few documents have had such a profound and lasting impact on global governance Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
People return to their home village of Sehjanna, Sudan, after seven years living in a camp for internally displaced persons in Aramba in 2011. (file)
Foundation of universal rights
The United Nations mission is so important that this declaration is sealed with it UN Charterin the background of the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
The Declaration is not just a set of principles but a living framework that informs UN work at every level, it is both a blueprint and a call to action.
Its resonance extends beyond its 30 articles, shaping landmark treaties like the Accords Convention on the Rights of the Child and international law protects the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and stateless people everywhere.
Officials of the Electoral Management Technical Secretariat pull a cart full of ballot boxes to distribute to remote communities in Timor-Leste, preparing for the 2007 election. (file)
