The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: The Secretary-General is appalled by today's bomb attack at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in which...

Following is yesterday's statement to the press on the Democratic Republic of the Congo-Rwanda agreement and the Middle East by Jeremy Greenstock (United Kingdom), President of the Security Council...

Government representatives began talks today at United Nations Headquarters in New York on an international treaty aimed at protecting the rights of disabled persons, who make up one tenth of the...

GENEVA, 31 July 2002. A report, by P. N. Bhagwati, the Regional Advisor for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former Chief Justice of India, welcomes...

Sub-Commission on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights 54th session 31 July 2002 Morning Working Paper on Indigenous Peoples' Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources Introduced The Sub...

Sub-Commission on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights 54th session 30 July 2002 Morning Concern Expressed over Responses to Terrorism The Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human...

Check against delivery Mr Chairman, Distinguished Members of the Sub-Commission, Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to address you at the opening of the 54th...

Sub-Commission on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights 54th session 29 July 2002 Morning Hears Address by High Commissioner for Human Rights; Paulo Sergio Pinheiro Elected Chairperson The Sub...