Paula Schriefer Delivers Statement at Human Rights Council
Paula Schriefer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, delivered the U.S. Statement February 25 during the Commemorative Panel on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (VDPA) at the 22nd Session of the Human Rights Council.
“At the World Conference on Human Rights in 1993, we called the VDPA ‘a strong forward-looking document.’ Twenty years later, this still holds true. The VDPA’s call for the promotion of justice, freedom, and democracy worldwide rings relevant today, perhaps more than ever. By remaining steadfastly committed to the language of this influential text, the international community may continue to celebrate the universality of human rights and work toward creating a freer, more just, more secure world.”
geneva.usmission.gov/2013/02/25/hrc-22/
U.S. Mission Photo by Eric Bridiers