Palais Wilson, Geneva, 28 July, 2003 Mr Chairman, distinguished members of the Board of Trustees, The Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the field of human rights was established with the aim...

25 July 2003 The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its consideration, carried out over three meetings, of the second periodic report of Israel on how that country implements the...

25 July 2003 morning ECOSOC Suspends 2003 Substantive Session The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) this morning suspended its 2003 substantive session after adopting five resolutions and 13...

25 July 2003 Adopts Texts on INSTRAW, Information and Communication Technologies, Ad Hoc Group on Guinea-Bissau, Israeli Occupation GENEVA, 24 July (UN Information Service) -- The Economic and Social...

25 July 2003 Session Focused on Rural Development, UN Development Activities, Coordination Issues, Humanitarian Affairs, and Implementation of Summits The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today...

25.07.2003 Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Bertrand Ramcharan deeply regrets the execution of individuals in Uzbekistan, for whom stays of execution had been requested by the United Nations...

Cape Town, South Africa, 25 July, 2003. Mr Chairman, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen It is an honour to be here at this High Level Working Session of the African Peer Review Panel. I should like to...

24 July 2003 The following press release has today been issued by the Human Rights Committee, currently holding its 78th Session in Geneva. The Committee has recently been informed that six...

24 July 2003 The Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, the Commission on Human Rights' principal subsidiary organ, will hold its fifty-fifth session at the Palais des Nations...

24 July 2003 The Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on freedom of religion or belief, Abdelfattah Amor, will visit Romania from 7 to 13 September 2003 at the invitation of the...