CESCR 29th session 26 November 2002 Morning Sergio Vieira de Mello, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, addressed the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning...

CESCR 29th session 26 November 2002 Afternoon The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights adopted this afternoon a General Comment on the right to water which stresses that water is a...

World Aids Day 26 November 2002 PM Meeting At Headquarters Town-Hall Meeting, General Assembly President, Media Figures, AIDS-Affected Victims Speak Out against Discrimination The fight against HIV...

CESCR 29th session 25 November 2002 The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights reviewed this afternoon its draft guidelines on a human-rights approach to poverty reduction strategies. The...

25 November 2002 “VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IS AN AFFRONT TO ALL OF US” The following message from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, was sent today to...

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Fifty-seventh General Assembly Third Committee 25 November 2002 59th Meeting (AM) Draft Approval by Vote of 125 in Favour to None against, With 30 abstentions; Seven Other Votes Held on Particular...

Seminar on the Interdependence between Democracy and Human Rights Geneva, 25 November 2002 Holistic Democracy: The Human Rights Content of Legitimate Governance Opening Statement by Sergio Vieira De...

Fifty-seventh General Assembly Third Committee 25 November 2002 60th Meeting (PM) Deeply concerned about persisting and growing racial discrimination, related intolerance and acts of violence, the...