Background Release

SUBCOMMISSION ON PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

TO MEET IN GENEVA FROM 29 JULY TO 16 AUGUST

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 25 July (UN Information Service) -- The Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, the Commission on Human Rights’ principal subsidiary organ, will hold its fifty-fourth session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 29 July to 16 August 2002.

FIRST EVER SESSION OF SOCIAL FORUM TO BE HELD

IN GENEVA FROM 25 TO 26 JULY

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 24 July (UN Information Service) -- The first ever session of the Social Forum, which has been set up to create a space within the United Nations human rights system for dialogue with non-governmental organizations and members of civil society, will be held from 25 to 26 July at the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Economic and Social Council

2002 Substantive Session

41^st Meeting (PM) and Round-up of Session

SEMINAR ON POLICY AWARENESS, SECURITY ISSUES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

TO BE HELD AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS ON 29 JULY

NEW YORK, 24 July (Department of Economic and Social Affairs) -- The second high-level seminar on “Policy Awareness and Security Issues on Information Technology”, organized by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), will be held on Monday 29 July from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Trusteeship Council Chamber.

Security Council

4589^th Meeting* (AM & PM)

COUNCIL HEARS ARGUMENTS FOR BROADER, MORE SYSTEMATIC PARTICIPATION

PRESS STATEMENT ON SUDAN BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

The following press statement by Security Council President Jeremy Greenstock (United Kingdom) was made on 24 July:

Economic and Social Council

2002 Substantive Session

39^th and 40^th Meetings (AM & PM)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CALLS FOR END OF OCCUPATION

OF PALESTINIAN POPULATION CENTRES

By Recorded Vote, Adopts Text

On Repercussions of Israeli Occupation; Total of 50 Texts Adopted

KABUL MEETING DISCUSSES COUNTER-NARCOTIC STRATEGY

Biographical Note

IBRAHIMA FALL APPOINTED SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL

FOR GREAT LAKES REGION

Security Council

4588^th Meeting (Night)