On January 15, 2018, Matthieu RICARD, Buddhist monk, photographer and author, signed the DDHu and agreed to become an ambassador of the Declaration!
Mr. RICARD is known worldwide for his work and research on the promotion of peace, respect and life on Earth.
We are extremely pleased with his support which will allow us to make the HRDu better known in Asia where we are not very present.
More information about Matthieu RICARD and his foundation here
On January 9, 2018, spaceman and engineer Jean-François Clervoy signed the Declaration.
Jean-François Clervoy is a member of the ESA Astronaut Corps, whose European Astronaut Centre (EAC) is based in Cologne, Germany, and Chairman and CEO of Novespace, the CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales) subsidiary in charge of parabolic flights on the A300 ZERO-G based in Bordeaux-Mérignac, France. He is a veteran of three space missions with NASA.
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The entire team of the Association of Friends of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights wishes you a happy and healthy 2018.
We wish you and yours every success in your personal and professional projects.
From our side, we hope that 2018 will be the year of Human Rights, that our text and the defense of nature will be adopted by the UN General Assembly!
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first text to recognize the rights and duties of humanity towards itself, future generations, other species and nature, is two years old. The HRDu is 6 rights to a responsible, equitable, solidarity-based and sustainable environment and to the preservation of common goods; 6 duties that aim to ensure the sustainability of life on earth while ensuring the respect of human rights; articulated around 4 fundamental principles of responsibility, equity and solidarity but also dignity, continuity and non-discrimination.
Designed at the request of President Hollande in preparation for COP 21, it was transmitted to the United Nations in April 2016. Today, this text has been signed by one State, seven cities and one region, numerous bar associations around the world, companies, NGOs and many citizens. It is supported by high-level personalities, including former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
On the occasion of the summit organized by President Macron, and within the framework of World Efficiency Solutions, Corinne Lepage, former Minister of the Environment, President of the Editorial Board and of the Association of Friends of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and Nicolas Imbert, Executive Director of Green Cross France, co-editor and administrator of the association, wished to devote a special time to it.
A flagship event was thus proposed on December 14, 2017 during the World Efficiency trade show in Paris to raise public awareness of the interest of the DDHu, particularly its contribution with regard to other texts concerning the environment stricto sensu. It was also an opportunity to take stock of the progress made, the various signatories and the many prestigious supporters.
Why a Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
“The idea was to create a text that would be acceptable to all 195 states of the United Nations while marking real progress. This declaration is now two years old and has already been signed by one state, seven cities and one region, many bar associations around the world, companies, NGOs and many citizens. We now aspire to have it adopted even more widely. It is not a convention and is not binding on the States that adopt it.
It is therefore a new step, as was the case thirty years ago with the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, which then led to the Convention on the Rights of the Child twenty years later. Similarly, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 is only a declaration, but it has permeated our law for half a century.
It is not a matter of replacing existing texts but of building a complementary text setting out rights and duties, no longer individual, but collective. This declaration proposes, among other things, to create interdependence between living species, to ensure their right to exist and the right of humanity to live in a healthy and ecologically sustainable environment.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights could appear as a beautiful utopia: that of bringing together men and women but also entities of good will for their common future by accepting the definition of rights but above all of duties incumbent on the present generations in relation to the past generations and above all to the future generations. It has become a reality. The movement initiated by the Comoros at the state level is spreading and will not stop until the United Nations has adopted the declaration, thus allowing, for one of the first times in history, a text to be signed by states, public and private entities and individuals.
Corinne Lepage,
President of the Association of Friends of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
On November 22, 2017 the city of Modena and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia jointly signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Founded in January 2016 by Corinne Lepage, president, environmental lawyer and former Minister of the Environment; Nicolas Imbert, treasurer, executive director of Green Cross France and Territories; and Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber, secretary, journalist, essayist and humanist, the purpose of the Association of Friends of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (DDHu) is to promote and support the DDHu in France and in the world. Its ultimate goal is to advocate for the adoption of the Declaration by the United Nations General Assembly.
Your support allows us to advance our project and its adoption around the world through communications campaigns, conferences and publications to raise awareness about the environment, humanity and the commons.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights could appear as a beautiful utopia: that of bringing together men and women but also entities of good will for their common future by accepting the definition of rights but above all of duties incumbent on the present generations in relation to the past generations and above all to the future generations. It is becoming a reality. Cities, regions, supranational organizations have subscribed to the HRDu as have numerous bar associations, NGOs and also companies and individuals. The movement initiated at the state level by the Comoros is spreading and will not stop until the United Nations has adopted the declaration, thus allowing for one of the first times in history for a text to be signed by states, public and private entities and individuals.
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Green Cross is delighted with the new step taken by the Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Humanity which, two years to the day after the citizen’s mobilization at the Economic and Social Council in Paris, federates an international network of 14 goodwill ambassadors, a support committee of more than 50 personalities including Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Isabelle Autissier, Jean Jouzel, Ban Ki Moon, Pascal Lamy, Jo Leinen, Enrico Macias, Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Sophie de Menton, Edgar Morin, Sirpa Petikeinnen, Jeremy Rifkin, Olivier de Schutter…
For Jean-Michel CousteauPresident of Green Cross France and Territories “There is only one water system, vital for humanity, and which connects us all. It is now essential that, in the image of this water essential to life, we are all united by a founding text that reaffirms the link between humans and the environment, specifies rights and duties, and allows our children, our grandchildren, to have the same assets when coming to earth as those we had”.
Nicolas ImbertWith this declaration, States, but also companies, communities, associations or citizens can not only mark their community of destiny with the planet, but also have a reference text that everyone can understand, which helps us to live together and anticipate the future. The more widely it is recognized, the sooner it will become an essential part of our daily lives, whether it is a question of trade, the structuring of local life or relations between states. And the current mobilization is very encouraging.
The Declaration of Human Rights is planning many events over the next few weeks. In addition to its presence at COP 23, it will be the subject of presentations and signing ceremonies in London, Modena, Marseille, Dakhla…
On Thursday, October 19, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was presented and opened to businesses at the General Assembly of MENE – the Movement of Entrepreneurs of the New Economy.
The members of the MENE carry the values of the new economy, namely an economy :
are consistent with the values in the Declaration.
We hope that these companies, pioneers in the private sector, will attract their colleagues to a movement that is growing every day.
The UN Secretary General (2007-2016), Ban Ki-moon, confirms his support and his desire to see the declaration adopted by our supranational institutions.
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The city of Aubagne and its mayor Gerard Gazay as well as Sylvie Chiappori, president of the association Femmes d’Action et d’Avenir, signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Thursday 12 October.
