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BIO/3153

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SLOVAKIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

Olga Keltosova, the new Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the United Nations, today presented her credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Michel Kafando, the new Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso to the United Nations, today presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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SG/SM/6521

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REC/25

CURRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS, SOCIAL ISSUES HIGH ON AGENDA OF ESCAP FIFTY-FOURTH ANNUAL SESSION, 16-22 APRIL

BANGKOK, 10 April (UN Information Services) -- The region's current economic turmoil and its impact on social development will be among the vital issues to be discussed at the fifty-fourth annual session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), to be held here from 16 to 22 April.

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SG/SM/6520

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES AGREEMENT ON NORTHERN IRELAND

The Secretary-General welcomes the agreement on Northern Ireland reached today in Belfast.

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HR/CN/855

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CALLS ON ALL STATES TO PROTECT MINORITIES

(Reissued as received.)

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HR/CN/854

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN OVER SITUATION IN COLOMBIA

(Reissued as received.)

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HR/CN/850

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES DEBATE ON PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND ADVISORY SERVICES

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SG/SM/6519

TEAM INVESTIGATING DETENTION OF UN OFFICIAL IN KINSHASA TO SUSPEND ACTIVITIES

A preliminary report has been received from the head of the investigative team of the incident involving the detention in Kinshasa by the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of Christopher Harland, a United Nations human rights officer.

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SC/6500

SECURITY COUNCIL ASKS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO REACTIVATE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON ARMS SALES TO FORMER RWANDAN GOVERNMENT FORCES