As we look back on 30 years of the , we also look ahead聽to the next 30 years. "We must listen to you 鈥 today鈥檚 children and young people 鈥 about the issues of greatest concern to you now and begin working with you on twenty-first century solutions to twenty-first century problems." With that in mind, here are why UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore is worried for children's聽future, and eight reasons why she thinks there is hope.
A Boy and His Best Friend
Enforced disappearance has frequently been used as a strategy to spread terror within society; the feeling of insecurity generated is not limited to close relatives of the disappeared, but also affects their communities and society as a whole. UN Resolution expresses a deep concern about the increase in enforced or involuntary disappearances, including arrest, detention and abduction, and it declares 30 August the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. The resolution also welcomes the adoption of the .
Since nuclear weapons testing began on 16 July 1945, nearly 2,000 have taken place. It is our hope that one day all nuclear weapons will be eliminated. Until then, there is a need to observe this International Day as the world works towards promoting peace and security.
UN Human Rights is partnering with Wikimedia to promote access to quality information on human rights through Wikipedia. A first event was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, gathering contributors to edit content about women and LGBTI rights.
The term 鈥human rights鈥 was mentioned seven times in the UN's founding , making the promotion and protection of human rights a key purpose and guiding principle of the Or