BONN DECISIONS PROMISE TO SPEED ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

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BONN, 27 July (UNFCCC) -- Climate change negotiators are departing Bonn today after concluding work on an array of detailed decisions, some completed, others well advanced.  These decisions are based on last Monday’s historic political agreement and will help guide the international response to climate change for many years to come.

AFRICAN FORUM 2001 TO FOCUS ON DEFINING PRIORITIES FOR REGIONAL INTEGRATION

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ADDIS ABABA, 27 July (UN Information Service) -- The third African Development Forum (ADF 2001) organized by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), will take place from 9 to 13 December in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the theme "Defining Priorities for Regional Integration".

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM TO MEET IN GENEVA

GENEVA, 27 July (UN Information Service) -- The Preparatory Committee for the World Conference against Racism will meet from 30 July to 10 August in Geneva, to finalize its work on the draft declaration and programme of action to be considered by the World Conference in Durban from 31 August to 7 September of this year.

Background Release

Background Release

SUBCOMMISSION ON PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

TO MEET IN GENEVA, 30 JULY - 17 AUGUST

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GENEVA, 27 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-third session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 30 July to 17 August.

FIRST PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES TO MEET IN NEW YORK IN MAY 2002

Round-up

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL SUSPENDS 2001 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION

Four Weeks of Meetings Focused on Bolstering Development Efforts

of African Countries, Information Technology Transfer, Disaster Relief

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SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ATTACK BY TAMIL TIGERS ON COLOMBO AIRPORT

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

Security Council

4350^th Meeting (AM)

PREPARATIONS FOR KOSOVO ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER HAVE PROGRESSED,

SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

More Than 25 Political Parties Expected to Participate

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION TO MEET

AT PALAIS WILSON FROM 30 JULY TO 17 AUGUST

Committee to Consider Reports of Italy, China,

Trinidad and Tobago, Cyprus, United States, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam, Ukraine, Egypt

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