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At a time of great distress caused by the coronavirus pandemic and other unprecedented global challenges, people are looking to human rights as a driver for hope, says United Nations special adviser Fabrizio Hochschild .
This content was published on December 11, 2020 - 12:31 December 11, 2020 - 12:31 Fabrizio Hochschild, special adviser to the UN Secretary-General on the commemoration of the UN 75th anniversary
Seventy-five years ago, the UN was created to advance global peace and security, improve access to development and further respect for human rights. As people emerged from two world wars, as the full horrors of the Holocaust were exposed, as the shadow of the Cold War began to descend and as those living under the yoke of colonialism – nearly one-third of the world's population then – fought to be free, respect for human rights was a global rallying cry. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted on 10 December 1948, inspired peoples across the world and laid the foundation for governance and institutional reforms, for progressive, people-centered legislation and education that reverberates from generation to generation.
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