UN chief calls for end to discrimination
(December 12, 2009) United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon says racism and other forms of discrimination are not only a violation of human rights but also an obstacle to social and economic development. Ban made his comments on Thursday at the opening of an event entitled “Race, Poverty and Power,” held at the Untied nations headquarters in New York to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The day, Dec. 10 is observed as Human Rights Day. UN officials in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia joined Ban in calling for greater progress in complying with the declaration that seeks to guarantee basic human rights for all. In Geneva, various independent experts who advise the UN on human rights issued a joint statement warning efforts to end discrimination are falling short and are in some cases being reversed.
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