<P> Members of the Commission who contributed significantly to the creation of the Declaration included Canadian John Peters Humphrey of the United Nations Secretariat , Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States ( who chaired the Drafting Committee ) , René Cassin of France , Charles Malik of Lebanon , P.C. Chang of Republic of China ( Taiwan ) , and Hansa Mehta of India among others . While not a member of the drafting committee , the French philosopher Jacques Maritain was influential in the lead up to the drafting of the Universal Declaration , advocacy for it within UNESCO in 1947 - 8 , and in its subsequent advancement . </P>
<P> Members of the Commission who contributed significantly to the creation of the Declaration included Canadian John Peters Humphrey of the United Nations Secretariat , Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States ( who chaired the Drafting Committee ) , René Cassin of France , Charles Malik of Lebanon , P.C. Chang of Republic of China ( Taiwan ) , and Hansa Mehta of India among others . While not a member of the drafting committee , the French philosopher Jacques Maritain was influential in the lead up to the drafting of the Universal Declaration , advocacy for it within UNESCO in 1947 - 8 , and in its subsequent advancement . </P>
who served as chair of the udhr drafting committee
who served as chair of the udhr drafting committee
Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States
Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States