Can you imagine a world without human rights?

Without human rights, there's be no way to curb climate change, eradicate poverty, tackle racism, misogyny, homophobia or xenophobia. No way to protect the wellbeing and safety of children, young people, the elderly, disabled persons, refugees, or minorities. There can be no green and habitable future planet, no sustainable development, possibly no human future at all.

Human rights is not only the RIGHT thing to do, it's the SMART thing to do. It's central to everything the UN does. It's key to our collective human future. That's why Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched his Call to Action for Human Rights. Today, we celebrate the C2A's second anniversary.

UN Officials:

• Jayathma Wickramanayake, Youth Envoy
• Volker Türk, Under-Secretary-General for Policy 
• Achim Steiner, Administrator, UN Development Programme 
• Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
• Moussa Oumarou, Deputy Director-General for Field Operations & Partnerships, ILO
• Miguel de Serpa Soures, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs
• Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations
• Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Peacebuilding and Political Affairs
• Gillian Triggs, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, UNHCR
• Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communication
• Alice Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide
• Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights
• Robert Piper, Assistant Secretary-General for Development Coordination
• Najat Maalla M'jid, Special Representative on Violence against Children
• Sima Sami Bahous, Executive Director, UN Women 
• Michelle Bachelet, High Commissioner for Human Rights