Short answers, pulled from the story.
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Resolution 217(III) in Paris on the 10th of December 1948. Of the 58 member states present, 48 countries voted in favor while none cast an opposing vote.
Eleanor Roosevelt chaired the group which included René Cassin from France and P.C. Chang representing the Republic of China. Charles Malik from Lebanon served as rapporteur and John Peters Humphrey prepared the initial blueprint for the entire document.
As of 2024, the text had been translated into 562 languages and dialects. The United Nations made a concerted effort to translate the document into as many languages as possible through collaboration with private entities and individuals.
South Africa fought hard to remove the word dignity because it violated their apartheid system while Saudi Arabia abstained due to Article 18 regarding freedom to change religion. Eight communist nations also chose not to support the resolution for different reasons related to ideological divides.
The Universal Declaration was explicitly adopted to reflect customary international law rather than create binding obligations on member states. A 2004 U.S. Supreme Court ruling stated that the declaration does not impose obligations as a matter of international law by itself.