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.)

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.)

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.)

Background Release

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TO HOLD SEVENTY-THIRD SESSION

IN GENEVA FROM 15 OCTOBER TO 2 NOVEMBER 2001

Experts to Examine Reports of Ukraine,

United Kingdom, Switzerland, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan

(Reissued as received.)

Round-up

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION

Issues Final Conclusions and Recommendations on Reports of Mauritania,

Kenya, Oman, Portugal, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Gambia, Paraguay, Cameroon, Cape Verde

(Reissued as received.)

Background Release

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD TO HOLD TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION AT GENEVA

FROM 24 SEPTEMBER TO 12 OCTOBER

Experts to Examine Reports from Mauritania, Kenya, Oman,

Portugal, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Gambia, Paraguay, Cameroon, Cape Verde

(Reissued as received.)

ICEF/1851

COMBAT RACISM BY CHANGING WORLD WITH CHILDREN, UN AGENCY HEADS SAY

DURBAN, 2 September -- High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Carol Bellamy said today that young people must have their place in the emerging global alliance against racism and discrimination.

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS URGES CONTINUED EFFORTS

AFTER UNITED STATES DECISION TO LEAVE ANTI-RACISM TALKS

DURBAN -- The following statement was issued this evening by High Commissioner for Human Rights and Secretary-General of the World Conference against Racism Mary Robinson: