27 August 2001 Background Release DURBAN, 27 August -- The World Conference against Racism will take place in Durban, South Africa from 31 August to 7 September, with progress having been made on some...

27 August 2001 Following is the text of the keynote address given in Durban today by the Secretary-General of the Racism Conference and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson...

27 August 2001 Johannesburg, South Africa -- The Secretary-General of the World Conference against Racism, High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, expressed confidence today that the Durban...

24 August 2001 Background NEW YORK, 24 August (UNICEF) -– Next month's United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children is a culmination of some of the most extensive preparations ever for...

24 August 2001 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: Mr. Razali Ismail, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Myanmar, will visit Yangon...

CESCR 26th session 24 August 2001 Morning Abhorrent Expressions of Xenophobia and Racially Motivated Violence Are a Matter of Particular Concern, Delegation Says A German Government delegation this...

24 August 2001 Asma Jahangir (Pakistan), Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and Abid Hussain (India), Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and...

CESCR 26th session 24 August 2001 Afternoon The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its consideration of a fourth periodic report from Germany on how that...