The World Bank Group joins the international community in commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

	Read the foreword to the report by Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Also available in French.
	Read the introduction to the report. Also available in French.
	Read the full text (350K PDF file). Also available in French (200K PDF file).
	Human Rights Information from the United Nations includes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other important documents

The World Bank believes that creating the conditions for the attainment of human rights is a central and irreducible goal of development. By placing the dignity of every human being - especially the poorest - at the very foundation of its approach to development, the Bank helps people in every part of the world build lives of purpose and hope.