5 September 2003 The Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons, Dr. Francis M. Deng, is scheduled to visit the Russian Federation from 8 to 12 September...

4 September 2003 An independent human rights body has found violations of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in 12 countries. The Human Rights Committee, the panel that monitors...

Security Council 4 September 2003 4819th Meeting (AM) Resolutions 1504, 1505 Adopted Unanimously The Security Council this morning unanimously adopted resolution 1504 (2003) to appoint Carla Del Ponte...

2 September 2003 Acting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Bertrand Ramcharan strongly condemns the recent series of attacks throughout Kosovo and appeals for an immediate end to the...

2 September 2003 The Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation in Myanmar, Prof. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, is deeply disturbed by reports that Aung San Suu Kyi, General...

1 September 2003 The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention opened its thirty-seventh session today in Geneva. The Working Group is composed of five independent experts appointed...

2 September 2003 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: The Secretary-General welcomes the smooth transfer of security responsibilities from the...

Economic and Social Council 2001 Organizational Session 31 January 2001 2nd Meeting (PM) Acting without a vote, the Economic and Social Council this afternoon adopted eight decisions related to its...