The delegation led by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, visited the city of Nukus on March 14, the second day of its visit to Uzbekistan.

As part of the visit, an event was held in the Karakalpakstan State Art Museum named after I.V. Savitsky with the participation of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The event was dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action in the field of Human Rights.

This event, held in cooperation with the National Human Rights Center of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the State Art Museum of Karakalpakstan named after I.V. Savitsky, was organized online and offline. It was attended by representatives of the youth of Uzbekistan, including students from Karakalpakstan.

At the event, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, F.  Türk, gave a speech on "Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Human Rights".

According to the resolution of the UN General Assembly, 1948 on December 10, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted. This international document protects everyone's rights to personal integrity, property, freedom of religion and speech, citizenship, participation in state administration, election and election, family, work and recreation, education, access to medical and social services, and enjoyment of cultural and artistic works. .

After the publication of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the international community recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms. In the past, the world community has been promoting the observance of these rights and freedoms on a global scale through international human rights law norms and mechanisms.

As noted at the event, the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be widely celebrated on December 10 this year. Global events on the eve of the anniversary of the declaration were launched on December 10, 2022 - International Human Rights Day.

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is conducting a one-year propaganda campaign dedicated to the 75th anniversary of this Declaration. In this process, special attention is paid to revealing the effectiveness of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the past, its relevance today, and its practical features.

The event organized at the State Art Museum of Karakalpakstan named after I.V. Savitsky is a continuation of this global campaign. A campaign to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 2022 was launched all over the world, including Uzbekistan.

Here, first of all, it should be noted that the Global Forum on "Education in the field of human rights" was organized in Samarkand on December 5-6, 2022 in cooperation with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Because one of the rights guaranteed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - the right to education - is the starting point for the enjoyment of all human rights.

The right to education includes education about human rights and the study of these rights, as well as methods and means of protecting and promoting human rights in our society. Education and training on human rights is a process that lasts throughout a person's life and applies to different ages.

In this sense, it is important that the decision of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on February 7, 2023 approved the National Education Program in the field of Human Rights in the Republic of Uzbekistan. Within the scope of timely, complete and effective implementation of this document, "Human Rights Week" was held throughout the country on February 20-28 this year.

The Declaration contains the rights that belong to all human beings equally and has been translated into more than 530 languages of the world to date. At this point, it should be noted that this Declaration was translated into Uzbek and Karakalpak languages at the initiative of the National Center for Human Rights of the Republic of Uzbekistan and was published several times and distributed freely.

Recently, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was republished in the form of separate booklets in the Uzbek language (Cyrillic and Latin spelling) and the Karakalpak language. This is also a wonderful gift for the 75th anniversary of the Declaration, which for the first time in the history of mankind announced the need to protect basic human rights.

At the end of the event, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights F. Türk answered the questions of the students.