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international and local partners commemorating UDHR 60 by advocating specific areas of
human rights that are most pertinent to their work under the overarching message: “Dignity and
justice for all of us”.
32. The initiative of the Secretary-General has been endorsed by the Chief Executives Board
and a UDHR 60 task force under the United Nations Communications Group (UNCG), set up by
the Communications Section of OHCHR, facilitates the coordination of system-wide outreach
activities throughout the anniversary year. The goal of the campaign is to provide civil society,
national institutions, educators and a wide range of audiences with guidance, ideas and materials
on the campaign. Since September 2007, the Communications Section has issued a monthly
newsletter entitled Info60, with this purpose.
33. A number of public information materials were produced by the Communications Section
for Human Rights Day 2007 and for the launch of the UDHR 60 campaign; i.e., an information
kit in six official languages, a statement by the High Commissioner, a web page, two posters and
a UDHR 60 commemorative logo. The emblem is available with text in Arabic, Chinese,
English, French, Russian and Spanish, and will be widely used from 10 December 2007 to
31 December 2008. A Christmas card and a 2008 calendar on UDHR 60 were also produced
with the assistance of the office in Colombia of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights.
34. The Communications Section also worked together with DPI to develop a special-edition
Universal Declaration of Human Rights booklet, and an electronic A4-size Universal
Declaration. Briefings on UDHR 60 were also given to civil society organizations and other
partners.
Human Rights Day 2007
35. Exhibitions, debates, film screenings, seminars, marches and other events were among the
activities held on 10 December 2007 across the world to mark Human Rights Day and to launch
the year-long campaign leading up to the UDHR 60 on 10 December 2008.
36. The Secretary-General launched the year-long campaign at the OHCHR Regional Office in
Bangkok, where he inaugurated a Human Rights Day exhibition. An official event was held in
Geneva, which coincided with the first day of the resumed sixth session of the Human Rights
Council. The Secretary-General (via video message), the High Commissioner for Human Rights,
Louise Arbour, representatives of Member States, human rights experts and civil society
representatives all spoke on the launch and the importance of the Universal Declaration.
37. OHCHR field presences celebrated Human Rights Day and launched the campaign in
unique ways and styles. In Beirut, a commemorative event organized by the Regional Office of
OHCHR saw 400 participants marking Human Rights Day and the launch of the UDHR 60
campaign with a film screening and a musical performance. In Nepal, a Human Rights Day
message was broadcast via Radio Nepal countrywide. In Mexico, the OHCHR office hosted an
event at which its 2007 publications were presented. In Bogotá, an event was organized to
present the UDHR 60 campaign with the participation of some 450 people. A group of children
handed out red and yellow roses representing the colours of the UDHR 60 logo. Banners,
stickers, a calendar and an agenda were produced for the event. A 5-minute video featuring
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