Press Release

VANESSA REDGRAVE MAKES HUMANITARIAN APPEALFOR GAZA, WEST BANK

(Reissued as received.)

JERUSALEM, 1 July (UNRWA) -- The actress and human rights activist Vanessa Redgrave has made an appeal to the international community to increase its emergency humanitarian assistance to Palestinians suffering in the occupied Palestinian territory and to the Government of Israel to ease its movement restrictions on United Nations agencies.

Note to Correspondents

un university to mark publication of two books

with headquarters panel on 8 july

The United Nations University-Office in New York, together with UNU-Institute for New Technologies, will hold a panel on 8 July 2004 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium to mark the release of two books:

Note to Correspondents

United Nations Population Award Ceremony

The United Nations Population Award was started in 1983 and is presented annually to individuals and institutions for their outstanding work in the field of population and in the improvement of the health and welfare of individuals.  Winners are selected by an Award Committee made up of representatives of United Nations Member States.

The 2004 Award winners are:

Ad Hoc Committee on Assembly                               

 Resolution 51/210                                         

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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TO HOLD EIGHTY-FIRST SESSION IN GENEVA 5 - 30 JULY

ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN SEARCH FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE EXPLORED AT CAPE TOWN FORUM

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

CAPE TOWN, 1 July -- Representatives of civil society concerned with the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict met in Cape Town today to explore the role of civil society in supporting a peaceful solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

CAPETOWN MEETING CONCLUDES WITH FINAL DOCUMENT

Panellists Encourage International Efforts to Support the Peace Process

(Received from UN Information Officer.)

Fifty-eighth General Assembly                                    

Economic and Social Council                                

2004 Substantive Session                                   

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WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE HOLDS THIRTY-FIRST SESSION

IN NEW YORK, 6 - 23 JULY

CEDAW to Review Reports of Eight States Parties