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UNESCAP News Services
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Date 8 December
2003
Press Release No: N/32/2003
KNOW YOUR HUMAN RIGHTS
Human Rights Day, 10 December 2003
Bangkok (UN Information Services) - With this
year's theme for Human Rights Day, Dec.10th, focusing on "Know
Your Human Rights", a special 'youth forum' is being organized
to raise awareness about child sexual exploitation and human
rights challenges in the Asia-Pacific region among students.
Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn, Chualalongkorn law
lecturer and prominent Thai social commentator, will be guest
speaker at this year's official United Nations observance of
Human Rights Day on 10th December in Bangkok.
The event, to be held at the United Nations Conference Centre
between 9am and Midday, will also include messages
from the Secretary General of the UN, Mr. Kofi Annan, and
the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
UN field workers will give first-hand account
of their experiences in dealing with Human Rights in the region,
with the emphasis on what young people can do about the issues
in their communities.
For further detail about the event, please refer
to the tentative programme.
You or your representatives are cordially invited
to attend the observance of Human Rights Day from 0900-1200
hours, 10 December 2003, Conference Room 3, United Nations Conference
Centre, Rajdamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok.
Please direct inquiries to: United Nations Information
Services, UNESCAP, United Nations Building Rajdamnern Nok Avenue,
Bangkok 10200, Thailand. Tel: (+66) 02 288 1867/ 8, Fax: (+66)
02 288 1052, E-mail: unisbkk.unescap@un.org
Tentative Programme
Human Rights Day
Wednesday, 10 December 2003
Conference Room 3
United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok
Part 1 Official ceremony
0845 – 0900 hrs. Encounters in Myanmar –
a digital photo exhibition by Ms Kerstin Duell.
0900 – 0905 hrs. Musical performance
0905 – 0910 hrs. Video message by Mr. Kofi Annan, United
Nations’ Secretary-General
0910 – 0930 hrs. Mr. Nickolas Howen, Regional Representative,
Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights
0930 – 0940 hrs. Guest Speaker: Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn,
Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University
0940 – 1010 hrs. Musical performance
1010 – 1030 hrs. Coffee break
Part 2: Youth Forum : What can you do to protect
and promote human rights?
1030 – 1200 hrs. Presentation by Mr. Eric
Roeder, UNESCAP, on the human rights situation in Poi Pet, Cambodia.
The session will include a video presentation called “Poi
Pet at the Gates”, followed by discussions on the social
and development challenges facing the Asia-Pacific region.
Presentation by Ms. Amalee McCoy, ECPAT International,
on child sexual exploitation. The presentation will be specifically
targeted towards young students.
There will also be a focus on how young people
can actively get involved in promoting and protecting basic
human rights in their environment.
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