Danish mountaineer Morgen Jensen who has already scaled Mt Cho-Oyu from Tibetan route is reaching on the top of Mt Everest with the UN flag and copies of the declaration sometimes between May 22 and 25 to mark Diamond Jubilee of the declaration.
The team, Human Rights Base Camp Trek, will hand over UN flag at the Everest Base Camp before Morgen sets out for the top of the world’s tallest mountain, according to Krishna Aryal, special program manager of Explore Himalaya.
According to Aryal, the summiteer is set to talk to UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon from top of the world during the latter’s Denmark visit.
Nepal Tourism Board’s representative in Denmark, Kipling Travels, organized the trek of the human rights activists and professionals to Everest Base Camp. “Kipling Travel’s Managing Director Lars Gunderson who loves Nepal organized the program to give a message that Nepal is a safe place to visit,” said Aryal.
The Danish team also wanted to link the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with Nepal’s ten-years-long armed conflict, which resulted in serious violation of human rights. It is perhaps the largest single group of Danish trekkers to come for Nepal visit, according to Aryal.
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