Biographical Note                                          

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

TIPS TO TURN TIDE IN FAVOUR OF ENDANGERED SEA TURTLES -- GUIDE GIVES

FISHERMEN ADVICE ON HOW TO CATCH FISH, NOT TURTLES

(Reissued as received.)

NAIROBI/HONOLULU/BANGKOK, 2 August (UNEP) -- Fishermen who use large circular hooks baited with fish rather than squid may not only boost their catches, they may also significantly reduce the number of turtles killed and harmed in fishing gear every year.

UNITED NATIONS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON COUNTER-TERRORISM,

ANTI-ORGANIZED CRIME TO TOGO

(Reissued as received.)

Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Accra in the evening of Tuesday, 27 July.

EDUCATION FOR RURAL PEOPLE TO BOOST AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN LATIN AMERICA

FAO, UNESCO and Other Organizations Join to Fight Illiteracy

(Reissued as received.)

SANTIAGO DE CHILE/ROME, 2 August (FAO) -- An international campaign on education for rural people aims to improve agricultural productivity and reduce hunger, malnutrition and poverty in Latin American, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today.

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

OPENS SIXTY-FIFTH SESSION

Hears Address by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 2 August (UN Information Service) -- The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its sixty-fifth session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva by hearing an address by High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF UNITED NATIONS BODIES IN AUGUST 2004

The following is a tentative list of United Nations meetings scheduled to be held in August, including major meetings of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations:

Meetings continued from previous month:

Note to Correspondents

‘LIVES IN TRANSITION:  EXPRESSIONS OF REFUGEE YOUTH’

AT HEADQUARTERS, 28 JULY – 30 SEPTEMBER

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION EXPERT MEETING CONCLUDES

Experts Exchange Ideas for Strengthening National

And International Measures against Infectious and Deliberate Diseases

(Reissued as received.)

UN EXPERT SAYS COMPREHENSIVE SETTLEMENT NEEDS TO ADDRESS

ROOT CAUSES OF DISPLACEMENT IN DARFUR AND ALL SUDAN

(Reissued as received.)