SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT

TO ADDRESS WEST AFRICAN HEADS OF STATE SUMMIT

Under-Secretary-General Olara A. Otunnu, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, has been invited to address the twenty-sixth ordinary Summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Dakar, Senegal, on

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ELECTS CHAIRPERSON AND BUREAU FOR FIFTY-NINTH SESSION

Najat Al-Hajjaji of Libya Elected Chairperson

By Secret Ballot of 33 in Favour and 3 Opposed, with 17 Abstentions

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SECURITY COUNCIL TO DEBATE SECRETARY-GENERAL’S REPORT

ON CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT

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COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD TO HOLD THIRTY-SECOND SESSION

IN GENEVA, 13 - 31 JANUARY

Reports from Estonia, Republic of Korea, Italy, Romania,

Solomon Islands, Viet Nam, Czech Republic, Haiti and Iceland to Be Reviewed

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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE

ADOPT DECISIONS ON INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINTS

GENEVA, 24 December (UN Information Service) -- Two United Nations bodies have found violations of civil and political rights and torture treaties in eight countries.

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WELCOMES SIGNING OF PEACE AGREEMENT

BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA AND FREE ACEH MOVEMENT

NEW YORK, 9 December -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, adds his congratulations to those of the Secretary-General, following the signing today in Geneva of the Framework Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM).

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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES TWENTY-NINTH SESSION

Issues Conclusions on Reports from Poland,

Slovak Republic, Georgia, Solomon Islands and Estonia

(Reissued as received.)

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS

HOLDS DISCUSSION ON RIGHT TO WATER

High Number of People Lacks Access to Drinking Water, Speakers Say

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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES TWENTY-NINTH SESSION

Considered Reports of Spain, Egypt, Estonia, Cyprus and Venezuela

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 22 November (UN Information Service) -- The Committee against Torture concluded today an autumn two-week session during which it reviewed reports of Spain, Egypt, Estonia, Cyprus and Venezuela on efforts to comply with the Convention against Torture.

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