Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration was adopted by the General Assembly as Resolution 217 on 10 December 1948 in Palais de Chaillot, Paris, as the third United Nations General Assembly was held there . Of the then 58 members of the United Nations, 48 voted in favour, none against, eight abstained and Honduras and Yemen failed to vote or abstain.
Human rights of older people in New Zealand
The human rights of older people are embedded within the covenants that comprise the International Bill of Rights. The Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. Article 1 establishes that “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”. Article 25(1) of the UDHR recognises the right of all to an adequate standard of living and where necessary social security, including in the event of old age.