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COMBAT RACISM BY CHANGING WORLD WITH CHILDREN, UN AGENCY HEADS SAY

DURBAN, 2 September -- High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Carol Bellamy said today that young people must have their place in the emerging global alliance against racism and discrimination.

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS URGES CONTINUED EFFORTS

AFTER UNITED STATES DECISION TO LEAVE ANTI-RACISM TALKS

DURBAN -- The following statement was issued this evening by High Commissioner for Human Rights and Secretary-General of the World Conference against Racism Mary Robinson:

VOICES OF VICTIMS ARE CALLS TO ACTION, SECRETARY-GENERAL

OF WORLD CONFERENCE TELLS RACISM HEARINGS

DURBAN, 1 September -- The following is the message of Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Secretary-General of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, to the Voices Special Forum on Comparative Experiences of Racism:

TALIBAN ACTIONS AGAINST AID COMMUNITY THREAT TO INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN

ASSISTANCE, SECRETARY-GENERAL WARNS

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

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SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES CONFERENCE TO MEET WORLD’S EXPECTATIONS

WITH CALL FOR ACTION TO COMBAT RACISM

Must Banish from New Century Hatred and Prejudice of Past

Following is the text of the opening address today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa:

Security Council

4363^rd Meeting (AM)

AS SECURITY COUNCIL REVIEWS ITS WORK FOR MONTH OF AUGUST,

SEVERAL SPEAKERS DEPLORE ‘INACTION’ ON MID-EAST

The Security Council today held its second “wrap-up” meeting to discuss its work over the past month under the Presidency of Colombia.  The first public wrap-up meeting was convened in June, on the initiative of the Council Presidency for that month, the delegation of Bangladesh.

Security Council

4362^nd Meeting (AM)

COUNCIL MAKES PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON IMPORTANCE OF, RESPONSIBILITIES FOR,

ADDRESSING QUESTION OF SMALL ARMS

In the first of two meetings this morning, the Security Council adopted a statement on small arms, read out by its President Guillermo Fernandez de Soto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia.

PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for September:

Security Council

NKOSAZANA DLAMINI ZUMA ELECTED PRESIDENT

OF WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM

Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, South Africa's Foreign Minister, was elected President of the World Conference against Racism as it opened in Durban this morning.