UN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR WAR-AFFECTED CHILDREN CALLS FOR MEASURES

TO ENSURE GREATER PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN IN REFUGEE CAMPS

ADDIS ABABA/NEW YORK, 7 March (OSRSG) -- Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Olara A. Otunnu has expressed his distress and grave concern about recent reports alleging extensive sexual exploitation of children in refugee camps in West Africa.

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WELCOMES ENTRY INTO FORCE

OF INSTRUMENT AGAINST USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS

GENEVA, 12 February (UN Information Service) -- A treaty to ban the use of children as soldiers comes into force today, crowning ten years of international efforts to fight one of the major causes of human rights violations in the world.

Round-up

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES TWENTY-NINTH SESSION

Releases Final Conclusions and Recommendations on Reports

of Lebanon, Greece, Gabon, Mozambique, Chile, Malawi, Bahrain, and Andorra

(Reissued as received.)

Background Release                                          HR/4578

CAUTION: ADVANCE RELEASE

Not for use before

17 December 2001

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT

TO VISIT NORTHERN IRELAND

IN RUSH FOR STORY, SOME JOURNALISTS MISS HISTORY, HUMAN

RIGHTS COMMISSIONER TELLS UNITED NATIONS MEDIA FORUM

CORRECTIONS

On page 1 of Press Release HR/4576-OBV/258 of 6 December, the second paragraph should read:

                                                            HR/4576

Round-Up of Session

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES TWENTY-SEVENTH SESSION

Considered Reports of Ukraine, Benin, Indonesia, Zambia and Israel

(Reissued as received.)

Background Release

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS TO HOLD

TWENTY-SEVENTH SESSION FROM 12 TO 30 NOVEMBER

Committee Scheduled to Consider Efforts

Of Sweden, Colombia, Algeria, France, Croatia and Jamaica

(Reissued as received; delayed in transmission.)

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE TO HOLD TWENTY-SEVENTH SESSION

AT PALAIS WILSON FROM 12 TO 23 NOVEMBER 2001

Panel Scheduled to Consider Reports

From Ukraine, Benin, Indonesia, Zambia and Israel

(Reissued as received; delayed in transmission.)