UN General Assembly
1968

148. This year, the twentieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, has been designated by the General Assembly as the International Year for Human Rights. We celebrate this occasion and also the historic Teheran Conference held from 22 April to 13 May 1968 which was the culmination of efforts, against all forms of racial discrimination, to uphold the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Geneva Conventions relating to occupied territories in case of war. After having considered, earlier in my statement, the problems confronting our world today, one may conclude that there is still a long way ahead before we reach the fulfilment of human rights. Hence, we consider it the duty of all Member States to be more concerned and to make more sincere efforts to achieve this noble objective and avoid what would otherwise disgrace humanity.