(Geneva, 16 March - 24 April 1998)

The year 1998 will mark the 50th anniversary of adoption by the UN General Assembly in 1948 of the Universal Declaration the Human Rights. In addition to its ongoing programme of work, the 54th session of the Commission on Human Rights will review the state of preparations for the 50th anniversary, which will be commemorated in a plenary meeting of the General Assembly on 10 December 1998.

The commission will also undertake a five year implementation review of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action of the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights during its 54th session. The review will continue during the coordinating segment of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, which is expected to be dedicated to the contribution of UN agencies and programmes to implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action.

Contact:

Beatrice Murebwayire
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10
SWITZERLAND
Tel.: +41.22.917 1143
Fax: +41.22.917 0212
E-mail: secrt.hchr@unog.ch

http://www.unhchr.ch/