Round-up

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION

Considered Reports of Sweden, Uzbekistan, Denmark,

Norway, Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia, Russian Federation

(Reissued as received.)

Round-up of Session

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION

Releases Conclusions on Reports of Ireland,

Czech Republic, Benin, United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago

(Reissued as received.)

Background Release

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD TO HOLD THIRTIETH SESSION

IN GENEVA, 21 MAY - 7 JUNE

Will Review Reports from Guinea Bissau, Belgium, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

First Session

1^st Meeting (AM)

PERMANENT FORUM SHOULD BE SHOWCASE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES,

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS AT OPENING SESSION

New UN Body to Meet from 13 to 24 May;

Will Advise ECOSOC on Economic, Social, Cultural, Human Rights Matters

Background Release

Preparatory Committee for the Special Session

of the General Assembly on Children

12^th Meeting (AM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE SUBMITS DRAFT OUTCOME DOCUMENT 'A WORLD FIT FOR CHILDREN'

TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONCLUDES FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION

Appoints Special Rapporteur on Right to Health; Establishes Working

Groups on Durban Declaration, Discrimination Faced by African Diaspora

(Reissued as received.)

Background release

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS TO HOLD

TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION FROM 29 APRIL TO 17 MAY

Committee Scheduled to Consider Efforts

Of Czech Republic, Ireland, Benin, United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago

(Reissued as received.)

Background Release

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE TO HOLD TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION

IN GENEVA, FROM 29 APRIL TO 17 MAY

Panel Scheduled to Consider Reports from Sweden, Uzbekistan,

Denmark, Venezuela, Norway, Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia, Russian Federation

(Reissued as received.)

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SEALS AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE

UN ASSISTANCE TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED

NEW YORK, 18 April (OCHA) -- The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Kenzo Oshima, and the Representative of the Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons, Francis Deng, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 17 April to improve United Nations efforts to respond to the severe crisis of internal displacement around the world.