Which world war 2 event inspired the UN’s universal declaration of human rights

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was inspired by the events of World War II as a whole, rather than a single event from the war. The systematic atrocities, including the Holocaust, where millions of Jews and other groups were systematically oppressed, persecuted, and murdered by the Nazi regime, underscored the necessity for a global articulation of human rights. The war's widespread devastation and the horrific human rights abuses committed during that period led to a global consensus on the need to establish a universal code of human rights to protect individuals from such atrocities in the future.

Following the end of World War II, the newly formed United Nations aimed to prevent future conflicts and protect human rights. The international community recognized the need to uphold human dignity and prevent the recurrence of the human rights abuses experienced during the war. In response to this need, the UDHR was drafted and subsequently adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948. It represents a common standard of achievements for all peoples and nations, setting out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected.