• 55th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• 10th anniversary of the world conference on Human Rights which adopted the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action
• 10th anniversary of establishment of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
• 10th anniversary of the adoption of Paris principles on National Human Rights Institutions.

Activities in Geneva

• Presentation of the Peace Quilt for International Human Rights Day by Mrs. Jonkman and the Permanent Representative of the Netherlands Amb. De Jong to the Acting High Commissioner Bertrand Ramcharan
  
  
• Special session of the Geneva State and Canton Human Rights Commission at the Palais Wilson
  
  
• Goi Peace Foundation of Japan presentation of Peace Pole to OHCHR at the Palais Wilson
  
  
• Opening at the Palais Wilson of the Exhibit of posters on Human Rights themes by students of the Bulgarian National Art Academy
  
  
• Staff and the public viewing the just opened Exhibit to honour past and 2003 winners of the United Nations Human Rights Prize and Exhibit of posters on HR themes by students of the Bulgarian National Art Academy
  
  
• Director-General of UNOG Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze and the Acting High Commissioner Bertrand Ramcharan address HR Day greetings to guests at the HR Day reception at the Palais Wilson
  
  
• Human Rights Day reception at the Palais Wilson
  
  
• Palais Wilson on 10 December 2003

Activities in New York

• General Assembly Plenary in commemoration of the 55th Anniversary of UDHR, Human Rights Day and the 10th Anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (VDPA)
  
  
• Presentation of the Human Rights Prize for 2003 in the General Assembly Hall, followed by a press conference with the winners. Luncheon for winners hosted by OHCHR and an evening reception hosted by the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United nations and OHCHR
  
  
• Performance of the New York Labour Choir, against the backdrop of the Bermuda Children’s Peace and Tolerance Mural
  
  
• High-level panel discussion on the 10 th anniversary of the Vienna World Conference on Human Rights and the VDPA titled "Human Rights Ten Years after Vienna : Progress, Challenges and the Role of Key Institutions"
  
  
• An NGO event on the Rule of the Law, supported by OHCHR
  
  
• Hello World Project - HR messages beamed by laser onto the north facade of the UN Secretariat building in New YorkHello World Project