Exhibition "Right to Hope" © UNHCR/Kharim Nsengiyumva
The exhibition “Right to Hope”, organised by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Serbia and the French Institute in Serbia was opened last night in honour of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The exhibition features the paintings, sculptures and photographs of five artists: Bilal, Kharim, Natalia, Rem and Reza who were forced to flee their homes due to armed conflicts, persecution, and human rights violations and found a safe haven in Serbia.
Through the joint efforts of the relevant authorities of the Republic of Serbia, UNHCR and numerous national and international stakeholders, these young people have adjusted to the new community and in time started feeling strong and safe enough as to allow inspiration take hold of them again.
The Universal Declarations of the Human Rights is a milestone document in the history of the human rights. It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948. To date, 192 states acceded to UDHR, which has acquired a moral and political significance matched by few documents.
In a world where 114 million people have been forcibly displaced, where new natural and manmade disasters break out by week, one provision in particular comes to mind
Article 14 (1), Universal Declaration of Human Rights “Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.”
This right has subsequently been enshrined and replicated in a number of other international and national instruments, not least the UN 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees.
The exhibition “Right to Hope” is staged in the premises of the French Institute in Serbia, Knez Mihajlova 31. It will be open from 12 – 19 December 2023.
Exhibition "Right to Hope" © UNHCR/Kharim Nsengiyumva
Exhibition "Right to Hope" © UNHCR/Kharim Nsengiyumva
H.E. Pierre Cochard, Ambassador of the Republic of France in Belgrade,Exhibition "Right to Hope" © UNHCR/Kharim Nsengiyumva
Dr Ivan Bošnjak, Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue of the Republic of Serbia, Exhibition "Right to Hope" © UNHCR/Kharim Nsengiyumva
Françoise Jacob, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Serbia,Exhibition "Right to Hope" © UNHCR/Kharim Nsengiyumva
Soufiane Adjali, UNHCR Serbia Representative, Exhibition "Right to Hope" © UNHCR/Kharim Nsengiyumva
Exhibition "Right to Hope" © UNHCR/Kharim Nsengiyumva
Exhibition "Right to Hope" © UNHCR/Kharim Nsengiyumva
Exhibition "Right to Hope" © UNHCR/Kharim Nsengiyumva
Exhibition "Right to Hope" © UNHCR/Kharim Nsengiyumva
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