70 years of the universal Declaration of Human rights – speech by M. Jean-Yves Le Drian in front of the united Nations general Assembly (New York, 26 September 2018)
MIL OSI Translation. Region: France and French Territories –
Source: Republic of France – Foreign Affairs in French
Mr. Secretary general, Madam High Commissioner,Ladies and Gentlemen Ministers, dear colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen, dear friends,France, Germany, Costa-Rica, south Korea and Senegal are pleased to welcome you today to celebrate the legacy of the universal Declaration of Human rights, adopted in Paris in 1948. We are honored to welcome to the podium the Secretary-general of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres – who should we leave a little earlier on account of his many commitments – as well as the High Commissioner for Human rights, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, whom I congratulate on his appointment.In a second time, we will leave the forum in a panel discussion moderated by Kenneth Roth, executive Director of Human Rights Watch.Mr. Secretary general, you have the floor.*** Mr. Secretary general, Madam High Commissioner,Ladies and Gentlemen Ministers, dear colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen, dear friends,this year, 2018, we will commemorate the centenary of the end of the First world War
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