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SEA/1655

SEA BED AUTHORITY TO FOCUS ON MINING CODE AT SIXTH SESSION, IN KINGSTON, 20 - 31 MARCH

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

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PI/1231
RD/899

DAY FOR ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OBSERVED 21 MARCH; FOCUS ON 2001 SOUTH AFRICA WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM

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L/2949

PREPARATORY COMMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT HEARS STATEMENT BY FORMER YUGOSLAVIA TRIBUNAL JUDGE

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HR/CT/552

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF COMMENT ON ARTICLE 3, CONCERNING EQUAL CIVIL, POLITICAL RIGHTS FOR MEN AND WOMEN

The Human Rights Committee this afternoon continued its consideration of its draft general comment on article 3 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by reviewing paragraphs 12 through 19.

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HR/4465

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE ON CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT WELCOMES RWANDAN LAW ALLOWING GIRLS TO INHERIT PROPERTY

NEW YORK, 20 March (Office of Special Representative) -– The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Olara A. Otunnu, has welcomed legislation enacted by the Government of Rwanda, which will now allow girls to inherit land and other properties.

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GA/SM/159
RD/898

ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SAYS COMBATING RACISM, XENOPHOBIA AND INTOLERANCE A COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY

Following is the text of the message of General Assembly President Theo-Ben Gurirab (Namibia) for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which will be observed tomorrow:

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BIO/3280

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF FRANCE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Jean-David Levitte, the new Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.

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BIO/3279

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ANGOLA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Jose Gonçalves Martins Patricio, the new Permanent Representative of Angola to the United Nations, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.

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NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS ‘MILLENNIUM DREAMERS’ DELEGATES TO BE ANNOUNCED

DURING SPECIAL EVENT AT HEADQUARTERS, 21 MARCH

Nane Annan Will Welcome Young People Involved in Community Service

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WOM/1194

BEIJING + 5 PREPARATORY COMMITTEE APPROVES DRAFT POLITICAL DECLARATION; ALSO APPROVES DRAFT PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOR SPECIAL SESSION

"It is painfully clear that we have not completed our work", Roselyn Ruth Asumwa Odera (Kenya), Chairperson of the Preparatory Committee for the upcoming special session of the General Assembly on women, said this afternoon as final preparations were suspended, pending further negotiations.