UNGA President honours India's Hansa Mehta on International Day for Women in Diplomacy

On the International Day for Women in Diplomacy, UNGA President Dennis Francis honored Hansa Mehta, an Indian feminist leader and diplomat, for her pivotal role in making the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) more inclusive. Mehta successfully advocated changing "All men are born free and equal" to "All human beings are born free and equal" in the UDHR's Article 1, a landmark moment for women's rights.