HR/98/92 30 November 1998 This is the text of a message from High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson to mark the observance of World AIDS Day on 1 December: This World AIDS Day is yet another...

AFTERNOON HR/ESC/98/44 30 November 1998 Representatives of universities, non-governmental organizations, and United Nations agencies struggled this afternoon to define and focus efforts to advance the...

MORNING HR/ESC/98/43 30 November 1998 United Nations experts, agency officials, academics, and representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) spoke this morning on the right to education...

Colleagues, distinguished experts, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, These past two days have been extraordinary. We have listened to presentations from you, our eminent experts, dealing with a wide...

Bismillahi Arrahman Arrahim Your Ladyship, Madame Robinson, High Commissioner for Human Rights, Excellencies, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Distinguished Experts, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a...

MORNING HR/ESC/98/41 27 November 1998 Government Delegation Asked to Explain Cuts in Social Assistance, Increased Poverty Rates Members of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights...

MORNING HR/ESC/98/39 26 November 1998 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights reviewed draft texts this morning of general comments on "benchmarks" and on national institutions for human...

AFTERNOON HR/ESC/98/40 26 November 1998 Government Delegation Queried on Lack of Applicability of Covenant, Effects of Deficit-Reduction Regime Canadian Government officials were queried this...

HR/98/91 26 November 1998 The Board of Trustees of the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights will hold its tenth session from 30 November to 3 December 1998 in Geneva...

HR/98/90 25 November 1998 The following statement was made today by High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson: The decision handed down today by the House of Lords on the Pinochet case will...