Human Rights Day, Dignity and Justice for all of us: 10 December 2008
Useful Tools and Contacts
Useful tools
- UDHR 60th anniversary logo: the logo is available on the OHCHR website. Please contact OHCHR for guidelines on its usage.
- OHCHR webpage on general Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) information
- The UDHR has been translated into more than 360 different languages, including official translations into the six United Nations languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
- A plain language version of the UDHR in French was developed by a Research Group of the University of Geneva, and then translated into English.
- The United Nations Cyberschoolbus is the online education component of the Global Teaching and Learning Project, whose mission is to promote education about international issues and the United Nations. The Global Teaching and Learning Project produces high quality teaching materials and activities designed for educational use (at primary, intermediate and secondary school levels) and for teachers’ training. The Cyberschoolbus includes an Interactive Declaration, where each UDHR article is introduced with a plain language version, an exploration of key issues, definitions, and suggestions for activities and discussions.
- A photo gallery on the creation of UDHR
Useful contacts
OHCHR ADDRESS
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais Wilson
52 rue des Pâquis
CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland
POSTAL ADDRESS
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
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Telephone: +41 22 917 90 00
Website: www2.ohchr.org
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+41 22 917 9602
+41 22 917 9383
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+41 22 928 9663
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+41 22 917 9656
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Charles Radcliffe
Chief, Donor and External Relations Section
+41 22 917 94 38
