The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women takes place this year at a time when we are also marking the tenth anniversary of the Declaration and Programme of Action of the...

30 May 2003 Sergio Vieira de Mello, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, reiterates his welcome of France's intention to deploy troops in the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic...

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Second Session 23 May 2003 18th & 19th Meetings (AM & PM) Urges United Nations Bodies to Address Matters Related to Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation of Indigenous...

14 May 2003 40-Member Body to Hold Twelfth Session in Vienna from 13 - 22 May 2003 (Reissued as received.) VIENNA, 13 May (UN Information Service) -- Human trafficking, especially in women and...

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Second Session 14 May 2003 5th & 6th Meetings (AM & PM) Importance of Self-Determination, Right to Consent on Development Projects Also Cited “Sustainable...

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Second Session 13 May 2003 3rd & 4th Meetings (AM & PM) Indigenous groups stressed the need for disaggregated ethnic data, increased Secretariat funding and closer...

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Second Session 12 May 2003 1st & 2nd Meetings (AM & PM) Secretary-General Says Indigenous Still Denied Identities, Displaced from Lands, More Likely to Suffer...