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#Vie20: The Vienna+20 Conference held last week, celebrated the achievements in the two decades since the Vienna World Conference on Human Rights and analysed the challenges that lie ahead. Find out what the experts concluded here: http://sm.ohchr.org/11Yyvpt
“We leave here knowing we have much to do if we wish to pass on a better world to a next generation that is better educated, more tolerant and less violent than that which finally thrashed out a long-term human rights vision in Vienna 20 years ago,” said UN #HumanRights chief Navi Pillay in her concluding speech. Read her full statement: http://sm.ohchr.org/11RVqCL
 

Vienna+20 Conference: the future of #HumanRights  

“When we come here, we are not celebrating history,” says UN human rights chief Navi #Pillay in her opening address to the international expert conference in Vienna. “We are talking about a blueprint for a magnificent construction that is still only half built. It is essential that we view the #VDPA as a living document that can and should continue to guide our actions and goals.”  More about #Vie20: http://sm.ohchr.org/16BPOzS

Read her full statement: http://sm.ohchr.org/125jrG1

 

Today Vienna+20 international expert conference #Vie20 looks at a #HumanRights agenda for the 21st century.

Follow UN human rights chief Navi #Pillay closing speech live-tweets with #Vie20 and webcast: ‪http://bmeia.fluxmedia.at/

 

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Declaration_and_Programme_of_Action

 

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