The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations’ General Assembly in 1948. It was the first attempt to create a global standard of human rights – to define ...

The Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 and sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected.

The United Nations (UN) system has two main types of bodies to promote and protect human rights: Charter Bodies and Treaty Bodies. Charter Bodies are established under the UN Charter in order to ...

The Council today approved conclusions on the priorities of the European Union in United Nations Human Rights fora in 2025. The message from the conclusions is clear: the EU is committed to the ...

UNDP works with governments, businesses, civil society, human rights defenders, academia and others to implement the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and advance ...

Promoting the highest standards to protect human rights is a fundamental objective of its national, European and international action. That is why France adheres to the United Nations Guiding ...