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International Conference on Human Right (1968) - Proclamation of Teheran [ A | F ]
Proclaimed by the International Conference on Human Rights at Teheran, Iran on 13 May 1968.

Adoption of the Final Documents and Report of the Conference (1993) [ A | F ]
The preparatory committee for the World Conference on Human Rights stresses the importance of non-selective and non-discriminatory international cooperation to promote human rights, based on dialogue, solidarity and joint action to promote the full enjoyment of all human rights.

Secretary-General - Report of the World Conference on Human Rights [ A | F ]
The General Assembly of the United Nations decided to convene at a high level a World Conference on Human Rights in 1993. A few of its objectives are: To examine ways and means to improve the implementation of existing human rights standards and instruments; To evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the methods and mechanisms used by the United Nations in the field of human rights.

World Conference on Human Rights (1993 ) - Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action [ A | F ]
Adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993 Vienna, Austria, 14-25 June 1993.
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Website: World Conference on Human Rights [ E | A | F ]

General Assembly Resolution 48/121 (1994) [ A | F ]
The General Assembly of the United Nations requests the Secretary-General to ensure the distribution of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action as widely as possible and to include the text of the Declaration in the next edition of Human Rights: A Compilation of International Instruments.

Comprehensive Implementation of and Follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action 1995/80 [ A | F ]
The Commission on Human Rights urges all States to continue to give widespread publicity to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action in order to promote increased awareness of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

General Assembly Resolution 50/201 (1996) [ A | F ]
The General Assembly recognizes that the international community should devise ways and means to remove current obstacles, meet the challenges to the full realization of all human rights, and prevent the continuation of human rights violations resulting from throughout the world.

General Assembly Resolution 51/118 (1997) [ A | F ]
The General Assembly recognizes that the international community should devise ways and means to remove current obstacles and meet the challenges to the full realization of all human rights and to prevent the continuation of human rights violations resulting there from throughout the world.

Comprehensive Implementation of and Follow-Up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (1998) [ A | F ]
The Third Committee report recommends to the General Assembly to take further action with a view to the full realization of all human rights for all in the light of the recommendations of the World Conference.

Follow-Up to the World Conference on Human Rights (1998) [ A | F ]
The final report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, which focused specific attention on recommendations, intended to strengthen the structural capacities of the United Nations human rights system.

General Assembly Resolution 52/148 (1998) [ A | F ]
The General Assembly of the United Nations urges all States to continue to give widespread publicity to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, in order to promote increased awareness of all human rights and fundamental freedoms.

World Conference on Human Rights (1998) - Follow-up to the World Conference on Human Rights [ A | F ]
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to the General Assembly 53rd session, New York 1998.

Comprehensive Implementation of and Follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (1999) [ A | F ]
The Report of the Third Committee on Human Rights questions and comprehensive implementation of and the follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (1999)

General Assembly Resolution 53/166 (1999) [ A | F ]
The General Assembly of the United Nations urges all States to continue to give widespread publicity to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, in order to promote increased awareness of all human rights and fundamental freedoms.

United Nations Millennium Declaration (2000) [ A | F ]
Adopted at the United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/55/2 of 8 December 2000.