The world is facing unprecedented and interlocking challenges to human rights.Hunger and poverty are increasing – an affront to the economic and social rights of hundreds of millions of people, said the UN Secretary -General on the international day of human rights.
On December 10th, the world celebrates the human rights. The UN Secretary -General, Antonio Guterres urged member States, civil society, the private sector and others to put human rights at the heart of efforts to reverse today’s damaging trends.
He said media freedom and the safety of journalists are in dangerous decline in almost every region of the world. Trust in institutions is evaporating, especially among young people.
According to him the COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased levels of violence against women and girls.Racism, intolerance and discrimination are running rampant. ''New human rights challenges are emerging from the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. And we are only beginning to grasp the threat posed to human rights by some newtechnologies, he added.
Antonio Guterres said that the Call to Action he launched in 2020 positions human rights at the centre of solutions to the challenges the world is facing.This vision is reflected in the UN General Secretary's report on UN Common Agenda, which calls for a renewed social contract, anchored in human rights.
He promised tha the 75th anniversary of the landmark Universal Declaration on Human Rights next year must be an opportunity for action and rembered that human rights are the foundation for human dignity, and the cornerstone of peaceful,inclusive, fair, equal and prosperous societies.
On this Human Rights Day, we reaffirm the universality and indivisibility of all rights, as we stand up for human rights for all, he conluded.
On this occasion, UNAIDS warms that the AIDS pendemic will end with full respect for the human right of all people.
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