Within the framework of the 61st Annual DPI/NGO Conference at UNESCO in Paris in September, WFUNA organised a workshop entitled "The Future of Human Rights" to celebrate the 60 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The workshop was chaired by Dr. Alexey Borisov, Secretary General of the UNA-Russia and Vice-Chair of WFUNA's Executive Committee. The meeting was attended by UNA representatives from Austria, Belgium, Cuba, Finland, France, Iran, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain and United Kingdom. The report of the worshop is available at:  www.wfuna.org 

At the invitation by the Geneva State Council, the 6th Gathering for Human Rights focusing on “Freedom of Belief, Tolerance, Respect and Cohabitation in a Secular Society” is scheduled to take place on 6 October 2008 at the International Conference Centre Geneva.

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