UN Urges Nations to 'Create Equal Opportunities for All

Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres The theme of Human Rights Day 2020 is Recover Better - Stand Up for Human Rights, which focuses on the need to build back better by ensuring human rights are central to recovery efforts amid the pande

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Published - Friday, 11 Dec, 2020

UN Urges Nations to 'Create Equal Opportunities for All

Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres The theme of Human Rights Day 2020 is Recover Better - Stand Up for Human Rights, which focuses on the need to build back better by ensuring human rights are central to recovery efforts amid the pandemic Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres said the COVID-19 pandemic not only has had a disproportionate impact on “Vulnerable groups including frontline workers, people with disabilities, older people, women and girls, and minorities,” but has also highlighted that human rights are universal and protect everyone. On Human Rights Day and every day, let's resolve to act collectively, with human rights front and centre, to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and build better future for all.” According to the UN, common global goals can only be reached if one is able to create equal opportunities for all as well as address failures exposed by COVID-19 and apply human rights standards to tackle intergenerational inequalities, exclusion and discrimination. Human rights are at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), without which one cannot hope to drive sustainable development. By ending discrimination of any kind, coupled with addressing inequalities, encouraging participation and solidarity and promoting sustainable development can one build back a world that is better, resilient, just and sustainable.