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Informal meeting of the plenary to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Awards Ceremony for the 2023 UN Prizes in the field of Human Rights
15 December 2023 @ 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM UTC-5
Informal meeting of the plenary to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to hold the awards ceremony for the United Nations Prizes in the field of Human Rights for 2023
Friday, 15 December 2023, 10:00 to 13:00
United Nations Headquarters, General Assembly Hall
The Award Ceremony for the 2023 United Nations Human Rights Prize will serve as an occasion to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This event will take place on 15 December 2023 at 10.00 a.m., in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters.
Interested NGOs in consultative status with ECOSOC are invited to attend.
Letters announcing this event from the President of the UN General Assembly are available to view at: PGA Letter of 25 October 2023 and PGA Letter & Programme of 4 December 2023
CoNGO Notes: For information about the collaborative work of NGOs on the above issues, visit the substantive committees under the auspices of CoNGO. Contacts for specific information:
NGO Committee on Human Rights
Co-Chair: Bruce Knotts | Unitarian Universalist Association | bknotts@uua.org
NGO Committee on Human Rights (Geneva)
Co-President: Léonie de Piccioto | International Council of Jewish Women | aldep777@gmail.com