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Michelle Bachelet, appointed as seventh United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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United Nations: Michelle Bachelet calls for urgent action to heighten resilience and protect people's rights.

Farmers work in a ""fruit seeds"" project in the Altai-Sayan Eco-Region of Khovd Province, Mongolia. Established with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the project offers converted land for the production of fruit tree seeds, helping to generate additional income for Mongolian farmers and prevent deforestation in the region.
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United Nations: the General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other people working in rural areas

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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Statement released on Human Rights Defenders and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

From left: Gianni Magazzeni, OHCHR; Marco Mascia, Director of the Human Rights Centre of the University of Padua; ; Navanethem Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Antonio Papisca, Director of the Italian Yearbook of Human Rights
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Presentation of the Italian Yearbook of Human Rights at the United Nations. Geneva, Tuesday 26th June 2012

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International Human Rights Day 2010 – Maria Magdalena Sepulveda Carmona, UN Independent Expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty, Padua, 10 December 2010

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International Human Rights Day 2010 – Maria Magdalena SEPÚLVEDA CARMONA, UN Indipendent Expert on the question of human rights and extreme poverty