This has played out not only on the world stage, but also in the media and on our screens.īut - I have also been encouraged by the human rights defenders, humanitarian workers and community members I have met. Over the course of my four years as High Commissioner, I have been dismayed by the growing polarisation and divisive rhetoric and behaviour. I am pleased that OHCHR is able to offer counselling to many of you, to help with recovery and resolution of trauma, and to support your well-being.īut we can commit to do better to protect each other and to react quicker in the face certain signs and risks.Īnd I urge us all to support each other along the way. I have also seen how our awareness to take better care of each other and ourselves has grown. I have been a direct witness of this, through my four years as High Commissioner, having met so many of you inspirational and committed colleagues in the field and headquarters.īut we are all acutely aware that with human rights work, comes a unique exposure and vulnerability to human suffering.Īnd unfortunately, tragedies will continue to occur in many of the difficult zones around the world where we work. The United Nations asks that each of us give the best of ourselves to our jobs. We persevere because we know that to do the opposite would lead to unimaginable horrors.įor many of us, this is our life’s work, “a calling” as eloquently stated by the late Kofi Annan. We amplify the voices of the excluded, the marginalised, and raise our own voice to denounce wrongdoing and to demand change. In tribute to them, we continue to stand up to protect the rights of all people, everywhere. Their commitment - and ultimate sacrifice – are an indelible part of our history, present and future. Their memory continues to live on in each of us, in our approach to our work and life. These colleagues continue to be part of each of us, as part of the fabric of our human rights community. We honour the dedication and sacrifice of our colleagues in Afghanistan. We pay tribute to the tireless work of our colleagues in Rwanda and Haiti. We remember the energy, and commitment to human rights and to dialogue of Sergio Vieira de Mello and his team. Today, we stand together, hand in hand, in support of the children, parents, siblings, colleagues and communities of the fallen. Your strength in continuing to honour the memory of your loved ones, amid the pain and the grief, is a testament of the human spirit and will remain with me. I wish to extend a heartfelt welcome to Mattia-Selim Kanaan. We also pay tribute to the survivors of these tragedies, and the ones left behind – the family members, the colleagues, the friends, the loved ones – some of whom are with us today. Today we honour their courage and that of the many human rights and humanitarian workers whose lives were taken in their quest for a safer and more equal world.Įach of them had braved hardships and spent time separated from loved ones, because they believed in the work of helping others and in building more fair societies. Today, we come together to remember these 31 brave colleagues who have been killed while in the service of human rights. 2 died in the Haiti earthquake in 2010 5 were killed in an attack in Rwanda in 2011 and 2 were gunned down in separate attacks in Afghanistan in 20. Ambassador of Iraq to the United Nations,ġ9 years ago, 22 staff members were killed in the Baghdad bombing. Learn how marrow donation works, the steps of a patient transplant, steps of donation, and factors that can impact the likelihood of finding a match.Dear survivors, families and friends of colleagues lost in their service for humanitarian work, Translated materials on marrow donationĪva, transplant recipient with her marrow donor, MichelleĪ marrow transplant may be someone’s only hope for a cure.Weight guidelines when you match a patient.
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