Today we celebrate Human Rights day. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the UN General Assembly adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and proclaiming its principles as the “common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.”
What is your favorite quote about human rights and peace? Let us know by commenting on this article.
‘Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where the people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free’ - Dalai Lama
‘We could not have peace, or an atmosphere in which peace could grow unless we recognized the rights of individual human beings…their importance, their dignity…and agreed that was the basic thing that had to be accepted throughout the world’ - Eleanor Roosevelt
‘Human rights were not handed down as privileges from a parliament, or a boardroom, or an institution…peace in only possible with justice and with information that gives us the power to act justly’ - John Pilger
‘The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – This great and inspiring instrument was born of an increased sense of responsibility by the international community for the promotion and protection of man’s basic rights and freedoms. The world has come to a clear realization of the fact that freedom, justice, and world peace can only be assured though the international promotion and protection of these rights and freedoms’ - U Thant
‘If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships – the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.’ - Franklin D. Roosevelt
On United Nations Day, let us pledge to live up to our founding ideals and work together for peace, development and human rights.
The International Day of Peace is a day for strengthening the ideals of peace within ourselves, our communities and throughout the world.
We recently asked our friends and followers on Twitter and Facebook what their favourite peace quotes are. We were overwhelmed by the response.
Vision of Humanity is an initiative of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). IEP have offices in New York and Sydney. For more specific inquiries related to the peace indexes and research, please contact IEP directly.