rights

Freedom from poverty is a human right and not a matter of compassion, say UN leaders

10 December 2006
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights rings hollow to the millions of people around the world who have to struggle in extreme poverty, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today as he called for progress on human development to go hand in hand with advances in security and human rights.
Annan at Time Warner Center

Annan says UN has often failed to deliver on protecting and promoting human rights

8 December 2006
The United Nations has often failed to live up to its responsibility to promote human rights, with the ongoing killing and displacement of civilians in Darfur only the latest example of how the world has not improved its act, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today as he urged Member States, organizations and individuals to make the protection of rights a reality in every country.