HRH CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER’S STATEMENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Belgrade, 9 December 2007 – HRH Crown Prince Alexander II issued the following statement on the occasion of the International Day of Human Rights.

“Poverty is one of the major challenges that our society faces at this moment, and very often we fail to see that poverty is not a cause, but merely a result of problems within the society, among which human rights violations are most prominent. Providing equal human rights to all members of the society is not something we do as a charity, but on the contrary, it is our obligation to make our society richer and better place for all”, stated HRH Crown Prince Alexander on the occasion of December 10, the International Day of Human rights.

On this occasion, Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine have sent letters to Mr. Lance Clark, UNDP Resident Representative in Belgrade and Mr. Rasim Ljajic, Minister of Labour and Social Policy, respectively.