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Quick Link to this page: www.unesco.org/shs/humanrights/promotion     Advancement of Human Rights UNESCO, by actions in all its fields of competence, seeks to contribute to the creation of a universal culture of human rights. However, the focus is put on those areas where the Organization has a clear comparative advantage, experience and expertise, drawing upon its functions as a laboratory of ideas, a standard-setter and a clearing house. UNESCO’s past and present work in human rights represents a valuable contribution to the efforts of the international community to promote and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all. Since 2003, in order to implement its Strategy on Human Rights, UNESCO is strengthening the Organization's activities in the following areas: Human rights mainstreaming Promotion of policy-oriented research Dissemination of knowledge on human rights Strengthening partnerships See also UNESCO commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights UNESCO and Human Rights - Background Information Human Rights Standard-Setting Instruments and Monitoring UNESCO Human Rights Chairs UNESCO/Bilbao Prize for the Promotion of a Culture of Human Rights (former UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education) Photo: © UN / J. Isaac     News     The first World Human Rights Moot Court Competition organized in South Africa 17-09-2009 (University of Pretoria / UNESCO) - The first World Human Rights Moot Court Competition is organized by the University of Pretoria in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from October until December 2009. The Faculty of Law of the Pretoria University has developed fruitful cooperation with UNESCO. It hosts the UNESCO Chair in Law Education in Africa and the Centre for Human Rights which won the UNESCO Prize for Human Rights Education 2006.  More...     Email this page     Printable version Quick Link to this page: www.unesco.org/shs/humanrights/promotion

Email this page  Printable version   Resources Who's who? Strategy Partners Websites Events FAQs Multimedia News Publications Archives   Features Topic UNESCO commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 1948 - 2008 More... World Forum on Human Rights – Third Edition – Nantes, France, 30 June – 3 July 2008 More... Documents Human Rights. Major International Instruments. Status as at 31 May 2009 More...

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