On the occasion of December 10, International Human Rights Day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia expresses once again its commitment to the achievements and values Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted on this day in 1948.

The principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights formed the basis for building international law in this area, as well as the international system of promotion and protection of human rights, as a unique civilizational heritage of modern times. Our obligation today is to preserve and strengthen the international system for the respect of human rights, development of human rights standards, control over the fulfillment of commitments, as well as continued cooperation with international and regional institutions on human protection rights.

Serbia is fully committed to universal human rights values and implementation in the practice of international human rights legal instruments. Our continuous cooperation with the instruments of the Human Rights Council within the United Nations, as well as with The Council of Europe and the OSCE's human dimension mechanisms are an important part of activities of all state bodies and illustrates our consistent commitment to meet international human rights standards.

International Human Rights Day is an occasion when we can point out disenfranchisement once again on Serb and other non-Albanian population in Kosovo and Metohija and repeated the call to enable the international community to respect guaranteed international norms human rights and contribute to the creation of conditions for the return of internally displaced persons, as well as the return of their usurped property.