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March 4 2005
HUMAN RIGHTS EXHIBITION OPENS AT HEADQUARTERS ON 4 MARCH
To mark the conclusion of the United Nations Decade for Human Rights
Education (1995-2004) and the launch of the new World Programme for
Human Rights Education (2005-2007), the Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Postal
Administration (UNPA) are sponsoring the opening of an exhibit by the
Armenian artist Yuri Gevorgian in the South Gallery of the General
Assembly Visitors' Lobby on Friday, 4 March.
i-Newswire, 2005-03-04 - The exhibit consists of six canvases -- each
measuring 6 feet high and 55 inches wide -- and is the largest
commissioned stamp art in the UNPA's history. The artwork was
designed for commemorative stamps dedicated to human rights education
and encompasses a variety of themes set forth in the 1948 Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and the Preamble to the United Nations
Charter `to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the
dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and
women and of nations large and small'. The exhibit will be on
display in the South Gallery until 31 March.
In conjunction with this exhibit, there will be a reception and dance
recital from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the South Gallery. Statements will
be made by Mr. Gevorgian, the artist; Craig Mokhiber, Deputy Director
of the New York Office, OHCHR; and Robert Gray, Chief of the UNPA.
For more information about this exhibit, please call Jan Arnesen,
Department of Public Information ( DPI ), at tel.: ( 212 ) 963-8531;
Robert Stein ( UNPA ) at tel.: ( 212 ) 963-4329; or Sharon
Brandstein ( OHCHR ) at tel.: ( 212-963-7021 ) or visit the Web site
at www.un.org/events/UNART.
Related Web sites: Yuri Gevorgian: www.yurozart.com; LKW Dance
Company: www.lkwdance.com; OHCHR: www.ohchr.org; UNPA:
www.unstamps.un.org.
If you have questions regarding information in these press release
contact the company listed below. Please do not contact us as we are
unable to assist you with your inquiry. We disclaim any content
contained in this press release.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
March 4 2005
HUMAN RIGHTS EXHIBITION OPENS AT HEADQUARTERS ON 4 MARCH
To mark the conclusion of the United Nations Decade for Human Rights
Education (1995-2004) and the launch of the new World Programme for
Human Rights Education (2005-2007), the Office of the High
Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Postal
Administration (UNPA) are sponsoring the opening of an exhibit by the
Armenian artist Yuri Gevorgian in the South Gallery of the General
Assembly Visitors' Lobby on Friday, 4 March.
i-Newswire, 2005-03-04 - The exhibit consists of six canvases -- each
measuring 6 feet high and 55 inches wide -- and is the largest
commissioned stamp art in the UNPA's history. The artwork was
designed for commemorative stamps dedicated to human rights education
and encompasses a variety of themes set forth in the 1948 Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and the Preamble to the United Nations
Charter `to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the
dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and
women and of nations large and small'. The exhibit will be on
display in the South Gallery until 31 March.
In conjunction with this exhibit, there will be a reception and dance
recital from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the South Gallery. Statements will
be made by Mr. Gevorgian, the artist; Craig Mokhiber, Deputy Director
of the New York Office, OHCHR; and Robert Gray, Chief of the UNPA.
For more information about this exhibit, please call Jan Arnesen,
Department of Public Information ( DPI ), at tel.: ( 212 ) 963-8531;
Robert Stein ( UNPA ) at tel.: ( 212 ) 963-4329; or Sharon
Brandstein ( OHCHR ) at tel.: ( 212-963-7021 ) or visit the Web site
at www.un.org/events/UNART.
Related Web sites: Yuri Gevorgian: www.yurozart.com; LKW Dance
Company: www.lkwdance.com; OHCHR: www.ohchr.org; UNPA:
www.unstamps.un.org.
If you have questions regarding information in these press release
contact the company listed below. Please do not contact us as we are
unable to assist you with your inquiry. We disclaim any content
contained in this press release.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress