Fortieth Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 38 Fortieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, published in 1989.

What other versions does this mandate have?

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?

15 subjects

Anniversaries Apartheid Constitutions Declarations Human Rights Human Rights Advancement Human Rights Violations International Instruments International Law Codification Programmes of Action Public Information Racial Discrimination Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Standards Treaties

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

Stresses the important role oíthe Universal Declaral. tion of Human Rights in encouraging Member States to enshrine the principies of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of ali members of the human family in national constitutions and laws;

Notes with satisfaction the progress made so far in the field of human rights, including standard setting and codification, since the proclamation of the Declaration and reaffirms its commitment to further progress in this respect;

Expresses grave concern at mass and flagrant violations of human rights, including those stemming from racism, ali forros of racial discrimination and apartheid, and at ali violations of human rights that continue to take place in many parts of the world;

Affirms the responsibility of the United Nations in protecting and promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms and expresses the determination of the United Nations to deal, through appropriate United Nations bodies, with violations ofhuman rights and fundamental freedoms;

Urges ali States to observe the rights and freedoms set forth in the Declaration and appeals to those States which have not yet done so to consider ratifying or acceding to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 118 the International Convention on the Elimination of Ali Forros of Racial Discrimination, 119 the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,117 the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Optional Protocol thereto, 117 the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, 120 the Convention on the Elimination of ali Forros ofDiscrimination against Women, 121 and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; 122

Reaffirms the importance of the observance and efíective implementation of universally recognized standards in the field of human rights as contained in international human rights instruments;

Invites the Commission on Human Rights to consider a programme of action in the field of human rights, including:

Measures to promote the univeral ratification of or accession to United Nations instruments in the field ofhuman rights and to strengthen United Nations machinery for the promotion and protection ofhuman rights and fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Declaration;

Activities to develop human rights institutions and infrastructures, drawing upon the assistance ofthe United Nations programme of advisory services in the field of human rights, including the Voluntary Fund for Advisory Services and Technical Assistance in the Field of Human Rights, and drawing also upon the relevant capabilities of the specialized agencies in this field, and other available multilateral and bilateral assistance;

Activities in the area of public information as may be determined by the Commission in considering the world campaign for human rights;

Measures to enhance national and existing regional institutions for the promotion of human rights, through

appropriate edm:ational, judicial, legal and other channels, including direct contact among them;

Invites Member States, the specialized agencies and intergovernmental organizations to draw upon the contributions of non-governmental organizations concerned with the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms for the achievement of the above programme of action;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-eighth session a report on the activities undertaken in pursuance of the present resolution;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its forty-eighth session an item entitled "Forty-fifth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights".

118 Resolution 260 A (III). annex.

119 Resolution 2106 A (XX), annex.

120 Resolution 3068 (XXVIII), annex.

121 Resolution 34/180, annex. 117 See resolution 2200 A (XXI). annex.

122 Resolution J'l/46. annex.

124 See Official Records of 1he General Assembly. Forty-jirsr Session,

Supplemenl No. 49 (A/41/49). 123 E/ 1988/75.

12 ' lhid .. Forty-third scssion. Supp/emrnt No. 35 (A/4Jn5).

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