"Protecting, protecting and promoting this heritage means not only preserving ourselves and our freedoms, but above all ensuring a future of peace, security and development for the new generations. In particular, the celebration of Human Rights Day is dedicated to young people. this year". The President of the Republic writes this in a message for the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN assembly that "recognized each human being" fundamental rights and freedoms.
An occasion, the anniversary of the universal declaration, "the only one that - claims Mattarella - invites us to reflect on the need for girls and boys to be fully aware of their rights and can thus consciously contribute to the growth of our democracy. I look to them with hope and trust, so that they become promoters of individual and collective initiatives, useful to avoid the perpetration of violations of human rights ". "The protection and promotion of the principles of freedom and equality - writes the Head of State - is for Italy an indispensable aspect of the life of the international community. As a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, our country continues to pursue with commitment the development of dialogue and cooperation between peoples to combat all forms of discrimination and to support - for the benefit of the most vulnerable in particular - respect for fundamental rights and freedoms ".
At the beginning of the message, Mattarella recalls that "on 10 December 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations solemnly approved and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The international community thus recognized to every human being - without distinction of race, color, sex, language, religion, political opinion or other gender, of national or social origin, wealth, birth or other condition - fundamental rights and freedoms. the Constituent Fathers, who laid the same principles as the foundation of our Republic ".
