9th March 2009

"The Impact of the Global Economic and Financial Crises on the Universal Realization and Effective Enjoyment of Human Rights"

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Tenth special session 20 - 23 February 2009

Please click on the link to read the full resolution of the UN Human Rights Council on the impact of the financial crisis on the realization of human rights.

"the existence of widespread extreme poverty inhibits the full and effective enjoyment of human rights by all, its immediate alleviation and eventual elimination must remain a high priority for the international community,".