Events
Geneva
In Geneva, OHCHR hosts an exclusive online audio-visual event: “Recover better: Stand up for Human Rights”. The 90-minute programme highlights innovations by and inspirational stories of people and organizations that are finding ways to rebuild a better world by placing human rights at the heart of the recovery from COVID-19.
15h00 CET, 10 December
New York
In New York, UN Human Rights hosts a virtual event: “A Celebration of COVID-19 Frontline Heroes.” This one-hour event spotlights frontline workers who have borne the brunt of the pandemic, and community organizers who have helped those around them to cope with the pandemic in a human rights-centered manner.
Watch the concert on UN Web TV
or on
UN Human Rights YouTube channel.
2:00 p.m. EST, 10 December
UN75 dialogue on strengthening Human Rights
The UN75 Office together with Universal Rights Group hosts a virtual Zoom dialogue and high-level panel discussion to mark the UN75th anniversary and Human Rights Day: "Is human rights still a priority for the ‘Peoples of the United Nations’? Findings from the UN75 global survey and report".
14h00 CET (8:00 a.m. EST), 10 December
UN Chamber Music Society
The UN Chamber Music Society performs a virtual concert in celebration of Human Rights Day featuring composers from diverse backgrounds.
Watch the concert on UN Web TV
or on
UN Human Rights YouTube channel.
7:00 p.m. EST, 10 December
Around the world
UN Human Rights’ presences around the world, United Nations Information Centres (UNICs) and other partners will also celebrate this important day.
10 December