The Conference focused on a wide range of human rights issues. With the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, the Conference called on Governements to promote and guarantee all human rights and made recommendations to strengthen the methods and mechanisms used by the United Nations in the field of human rights. The Conference was the first of its kind in 25 years and included 171 Members States and 1,000 non-governmental organizations.
Charlotte Bunch, Director of the Centre for Women's Global Leadership at Rutgers University (United States), holds a press conference. With her is Paul Hoeffel, Project Manager for Human Rights, Department of Public Information.
The Conference focused on a wide range of human rights issues. With the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, the Conference called on Governements to promote and guarantee all human rights and made recommendations to strengthen the methods and mechanisms used by the United Nations in the field of human rights. The Conference was the first of its kind in 25 years and included 171 Members States and 1,000 non-governmental organizations.
Alija Izetbegovic, President of Bosnia and Herzegovina (seated seconf from left), addresses correspondents during a press briefing at Vienna Conference Centre to focus on the situation in his country.
Professor Mihaly Simai, Director, World Institute for Development Economics Research, United Nations University, is a guest on World Chronicle, a current affairs television programme produced by the Department of Public Information.
Karl Sauvant, Chief of the Research and Policy Analysis Branch, Division of TNCs, UNCTAD during an interview by the World Chronicle.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Assistant Administrator and Director of the UNited Nations Development Programme Bureau for Africa, is a guest on World Chronicle, a current affairs television programme produced by the Department of Public Information.
The Conference focused on a wide range of human rights issues. With the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, the Conference called on Governements to promote and guarantee all human rights and made recommendations to strengthen the methods and mechanisms used by the United Nations in the field of human rights. The Conference was the first of its kind in 25 years and included 171 Members States and 1,000 non-governmental organizations.
View of the head table at closing press conference. Second from left to right are: Ibrahima Fall, Conference Secretary-General, Alois Mock, Conference President, and Therese Gastaut, spokesperson of the Conference.
Karl-Theodore Paschke, Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services, is a guest on World Chronicle, a current affairs television programme produced by the Department of Public Information.
Dr. William H. Foege, Executive Director, Task Force for Child Survival and Development is the guest on World Chronicle, a current affairs television programme produced by the Department of Public Information.
This file contains correspondence in various languages, exchanged with individuals and associations or groups, documenting concern for the refugee issue in general and questions related to the work of the Office.
The Conference focused on a wide range of human rights issues. With the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, the Conference called on Governements to promote and guarantee all human rights and made recommendations to strengthen the methods and mechanisms used by the United Nations in the field of human rights. The Conference was the first of its kind in 25 years and included 171 Members States and 1,000 non-governmental organizations.
Alija Izetbegovic, President of Bosnia and Herzegovina (seated seconf from left), addresses correspondents during a press briefing at Vienna Conference Centre to focus on the situation in his country.