Human Rights Committee

Seventy-first Session

1901^st Meeting (PM)

WOMEN AND FAMILY, RELIGION, INDIGENOUS RIGHTS AMONG ISSUES DISCUSSED

IN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE'S REVIEW OF VENEZUELA'S REPORT

Human Rights Committee

Seventy-first Session

1900^th Meeting (AM)

CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRACTICES, TREATMENT OF FORCED DISAPPEARANCES AND TORTURE

DISCUSSED AS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS VENEZUELA’S REPORT

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT STRESSES NEED FOR RACIAL EQUALITY, TOLERANCE

ON INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

Following is the text of the message of the President of the General Assembly, Harri Holkeri (Finland), on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which is observed 21 March:

Resumed Fifty-fifth General Assembly

Fifth Committee

49^th Meeting (AM)

UNITED NATIONS AUDITORS DISCUSSED IN FIFTH COMMITTEE

The term of office of the members of the Board of Auditors, the Board’s qualified opinions regarding several United Nations bodies, and the question of gratis personnel were discussed in the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this morning.

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Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 And Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

31^st Meeting (PM)

OVERWHELMING SUPPORT EXPRESSED IN SMALL ARMS COMMITTEE

FOR REVISED DRAFT CONFERENCE ACTION PLAN

Preparatory Committee for the

United Nations Conference on

 The Illicit Trade in Small Arms

 And Light Weapons in All Its Aspects

30^th Meeting (AM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR JULY SMALL ARMS CONFERENCE

CONTINUES DISCUSSION OF DRAFT ACTION PROGRAMME

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TUNISIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Noureddine Mejdoub, the new Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Dejan Šahovic, the new Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to the United Nations, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.

Biographical Note

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Husein Zivalj, the new Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.