- Carrying out the legacy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights through education - NEW YORK, N.Y., and LOS ANGELES, Calif.
, Aug. 10, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — As 52 bright young delegates filed into Conference Room 4 at UN Headquarters in New York for the 18th International Human Rights Summit, hundreds attending rose to their feet for a standing ovation. United for Human Rights organizes the annual summit and selected the delegates from among hundreds of applicants based on their stellar record of human rights advocacy.
The youth, representing 35 countries, are living proof of the power of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the hands of passionate young advocates. But the delegates were not there for the praise and admiration, although they deserved it. Rather, they were determined to use this opportunity to improve their knowledge and skills to accomplish their humanitarian goals.
Dr. Mary Shuttleworth, president and founder of Youth for Human Rights International , the youth initiative of United for Human Rights , congratulated the delegates for what they have done and what they will do. Ambassadors and representatives of the permanent missions to the UN of Australia, the Bahamas, Bolivia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, and the United States welcomed the delegates and congratulated them for their advocacy.
The Permanent Mission of Timor-Leste to the United Nations hosted the Summit, which live-streamed on UN Web TV . Uni.