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Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action

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The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action is a human rights declaration adopted by consensus at the World Conference on Human Rights held in Vienna on 25 June 1993. It recommended the creation of the position of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, which the UN General Assembly subsequently established by resolution later that year.

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Adopted 25 June 1993 at the World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna; recommended creating the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, later established by General Assembly Resolution 48/141. 1
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1993-06-25 1
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Recommended the UN post of High Commissioner for Human Rights, created shortly afterward by UN General Assembly resolution.

Reaffirms the universality of the rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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1. Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (Wikipedia)
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The position of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights was recommended by this Declaration and subsequently created by General Assembly Resolution 48/141.
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