“Human Rights Are about Building the Future — Right Now” Says Secretary-General, Marking International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for Human Rights Day, observed on 10 December: On Human Rights Day, we face a harsh truth.  Human rights are under assault.  Tens of millions of people are mired in poverty, hunger, poor health and education systems that have not yet fully recovered from the COVID‑19 pandemic.  Global inequalities […]