A/HRC/7/34 page 7 non-governmental organizations, national human rights institutions, academia, the media, OHCHR field presences, United Nations bodies and the general public. These materials included a brochure on racism and discrimination as obstacles to development on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; a flyer on the online Human Rights and Business Learning Tool to promote an e-learning course on the occasion of the Global Compact Leaders Summit held in July 2007 in Geneva; and a brochure in English, French, Russian and Spanish to promote the OHCHR Indigenous Fellowship Programme brochure among indigenous communities. A generic information kit on OHCHR is also being prepared. 26. The Communications Section provides and manages content in OHCHR’s home page. It has also created a new section called “Human face of human rights” with human-interest stories, and developed the content for the new “About us” section. 27. The Communications Section drafts statements and forewords by the High Commissioner on the occasion of particular international days and commemorations, and for publications respectively; prepares statements for the Secretary-General in conjunction with the Department of Public Information (DPI) on human rights issues; and, drafts background notes and fact sheets. 28. A photo library is being developed and photographic material is being produced to enhance OHCHR’s audiovisual capacity. A short video on OHCHR was produced. OHCHR’s Communications Section works in collaboration with the United Nations system to produce video news releases about the Office’s activities and the High Commissioner. 3. Exhibitions and events 29. A three-week exhibition of paintings by artists from the Mexican School of Down Art was organized at Palais Wilson. The exhibition, inaugurated by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on 21 March 2007, was organized in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Mexico in Geneva to mark the World Down Syndrome Day and the signing of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocols. 30. A ceremony to unveil a bust outside Palais Wilson, in memory of the late High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, and the 21 colleagues who lost their lives in the bombing of United Nations headquarters in Iraq on 19 August 2003, was organized on 28 June 2007. A brochure on the bust was produced, and later sent to families of the victims. 4. Human Rights Day and the launch of the year-long campaign to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 31. A United Nations system-wide human rights advocacy campaign for the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR 60) is the focus of OHCHR outreach efforts for 2007 and 2008. The campaign, an initiative of the Secretary-General and coordinated by OHCHR, involves United Nations agencies, departments and funds, and other

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