Press Release
GA/SHC/3553
SOCIAL COMMITTEE APPEALS FOR UNIVERSAL ADHERENCE TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENANTS
19991109Assembly Also Asked to Stress Need to Avoid Erosion of Rights
Assembly Also Asked to Stress Need to Avoid Erosion of Rights
New Aspects of Problem Reviewed; Common Efforts at Solution Urged
Delegates Warn of Risks in Economic Globalization, Urge Efforts to Bridge Growing Gap Between Rich and Poor Countries
Schools in Some Nations said to Have Virtual Hymn to Intolerance - Proclaiming Countrys Own Religion as Only One
Social Committee Approves Text: Reports Received on Haiti, Balkan Countries, Rwanda, Iraq, Burundi as Human Rights Debate Continues
Representatives of Cambodia, Iran and Sudan Respond to Reports By United Nations Officials on Current Conditions in Those Nations
Committee Text Includes Option of State; Human Rights Officials Present Reports on Afghanistan, Myanmar, Democratic Republic of Congo
Delegates Hear of Lack of Action on Early Warning, Conflict-Prevention
Approved Text Also Seeks Strategies to That End, Based on National Experience; Debate Continues on Prospective Death Penalty Moratorium
In Other Action, Delegates Seek Designation of 25 November As International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women