GENEVA: Speaking on the run-up for Human Rights Day, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said the current year “has been a disastrous year for human rights across the globe.”

UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon said that over the last decade he led the organization, he has repeatedly stressed the interdependence of the three pillars of the UN — peace, sustainable development and human rights.

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