United Nation Secretary General, António Guterres has said poverty and hunger are growing across the world saying social cohesion and trust are weakening as the gap between rich and poor widens.
Guterres also sent a fiery appeal with urgent warnings, noted that human rights are being trampled all over the world.
Guterres opened the session of the UN Human Rights Council with the appeal on Monday in Geneva.
Guterres called for the world to confront this and he appealed to both governments and citizens to “revitalize” and implement the declaration.
“As the international community marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it is under assault from all sides.
“It is misused and abused. It is exploited for political gain and it is ignored often by the very same people.
“Some governments chip away at it. Others use a wrecking ball. Today’s public disregard and private disdain for human rights are a wake-up call.”
“Instead of continuing this progress, we have gone into reverse.”
According to him, court challenges against “climate-wrecking corporations is an important step” and condemned fossil fuel producers and their financial backers.
“Pursuing megaprofits when so many people are losing their lives and rights, now and in the future, is totally unacceptable,” he said.