On December 10, the United Nations Resident Coordinator for India, Shombi Sharp, stated that the Indian Constitution "reflects India's essential nature as a pluralist and tolerant society." The United Nations representative was invited to speak at the National Human Rights Commission's Human Rights Day celebrations. The event's chief guest, President Draupadi Murmu, and the commission's chairperson, retired Supreme Court judge Arun Mishra, were also in attendance. According to Shombi Sharp, as the world's largest democracy and holder of critical positions in international organisations such as the presidency of the United Nations Security Council and the G20, the world is increasingly looking to India for leadership in advancing human rights and sustainable development.

Sharp stated that India had long been a supporter of both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the concepts of dignity, freedom, and justice for all, which were this year's theme."These ideas permeate the Indian Constitution which itself reflects India's essential nature as a pluralist and tolerant society," the UN representative said. He noted the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar and said that the world celebrates famous icons such as them. He added, "Thanks to an Indian woman, Hansa Mehta, Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognises not the equality of men as originally drafted, but the equality of women and man, all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights."

Sharp observed, "Now, as member of the United Nation Human Rights Council, as the president of the Security Council, as president of the G-20, which will coincide with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development midpoint stocktaking summit at the General Assembly next year, the world community looks increasingly to India's leadership in furthering the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and sustainable development for all, leaving no one behind."