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21 April 1999

Press Release
HR/CN/924

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS BEGINS DEBATE ON PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

19990421 Chairman of Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination And Protection of Minorities Speaks on Measures to Streamline Subcommission

(Reissued as received.)

21 April 1999

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GA/PAL/799*

UNITED NATIONS AFRICAN MEETING IN SUPPORT OF INALIENABLE RIGHTS OF PALESTINIAN PEOPLE -- TO BE HELD FROM 20 TO 22 APRIL -- OPENS IN WINDHOEK

19990421

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

21 April 1999

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ENV/DEV/504

COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT HOLDS HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON TOURISM

19990421 Deputy Secretary-General, Executive Director of UNEP, Representatives of Government, Trade Unions, Industry and NGOs Address Meeting

21 April 1999

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ENV/DEV/503

COASTAL AREAS - WORLD'S MOST SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS - THREATENED BY TOURISM COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TOLD

19990421

Limit Coastal Tourism to Carrying Capacity, Says Honolulu's Mayor; Community Stewardship, Cruise Ship Impact, Use of Pesticides Also Discussed

21 April 1999

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DSG/SM/45
ENV/DEV/505

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT BE ACHIEVED IF ONE OF EVERY FIVE PEOPLE ON EARTH CONTINUES TO LIVE IN ABSOLUTE POVERTY

19990421 Dialogue and Policy-making Must Be Made More Meaningful to Individual Citizens; Their Personal Commitment to Sustainable Practices Must Be Engaged

21 April 1999

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BIO/3225

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GREECE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

19990421 Biographical Note

Elias Gounaris, the new Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations, today presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

21 April 1999

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BIO/3224

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SOUTH AFRICA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

19990421 Biographical Note

Dumisani Shadrack Kumalo, the new Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.

20 April 1999

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HR/CN/923

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ALLEGE WIDESPREAD VIOLATIONS OF RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

19990420 Commission on Human Rights Concludes Debate on 'Indigenous Issues'

(Reissued as received.)

20 April 1999

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HR/CN/922

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS BEGINS DEBATE ON 'INDIGENOUS ISSUES'

19990420

GENEVA, 19 April (UN Information Service) -- Countries and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) told the Commission on Human Rights this afternoon that it was important to carefully consider the rights of indigenous peoples throughout the world and that a good first step would be to give them a permanent forum within the United Nations system.

20 April 1999

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HR/4407

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S REPRESENTATIVE CALLS INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS HIDDEN SIDE OF KOSOVO TRAGEDY

19990420

GENEVA, 16 April (UN Information Service) -- The following statement was issued today by the Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons, Francis M. Deng: