28 May 2002 United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson issued the following statement today: “I am deeply concerned at the deteriorating situation in the Republic of Congo, in...

28 May 2002 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: The United Nations welcomes the fact that the Colombian people were able to exercise their right...

CRC 30th session 27 May 2002 400,000 Children Still Suffer from Chernobyl Disaster, Delegation Says; in Preliminary Remarks, Expert Says High Rate of TB and HIV/AIDS a Concern The Committee on the...

Bali, Indonesia, 27 May-7 June 2002 The intention of this statement to the Preparatory Committee for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) is to remind States that the human rights...

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues First Session 24 May 2002 17th & 18th Meetings (AM & PM) Report to Economic and Social Council Recommend Establishment of Forum Secretariat in New York As it...

CRC 30th session 24 May 2002 Government Hopes Return of Stability Will Allow it to Do More to Implement the Convention The Committee on the Rights of the Child today examined an initial report from...

Security Council 4544th Meeting (PM) 24 May 2002 Council Also Reiterates Demand for Demilitarization of Kisangani; Asks Secretary-General to Weigh Possibility of Increased MONUC Deployment in City The...

24 May 2002 Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the closing meeting of the first session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York on 24 May: It gives me great...