LIMA,PERU DICIEMBRE 12. El Presidente de la República, Ollanta Humala Tasso, participará en la presentación del “Plan Nacional de Educación en Derechos y Deberes Fundamentales 2021” que contará con la presencia del Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, Ban Ki-Moon..Foto: ANDINA/Prensa Presidencia
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, congratulated Peru’s National Plan of Human Rights Education, which has been launched today.
Ban also expressed his support to President Humala's government initiative.
"I congratulate Peru for placing human rights in the center of its educational process; everybody has the right to [access] education in human rights just like everybody has the same human rights," he expressed.
However, Ban adverted that those who need more protection are the ones who know the least about the instruments available to protect human rights.
He also guaranteed his personal commitment to the Peruvian government’s effort.
Human rights are one the UN’s “basic columns” next to peace and development, he explained.
“Peace cannot be sustained without development, and development cannot be sustained without peace. It is not either possible without respect to human rights,” he added.
That is why, as more people knows, respect and defend their human rights, probabilities for having a peacefully life will be higher.
The plan was unveiled at a school located in one of Lima's underprivileged areas.
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Published: 12/12/2014