Special Committee for the

Special Session of the General Assembly

 on the Children’s World Assembly

10^th Meeting (AM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN’S SPECIAL SESSION SUSPENDS MEETING

DUE TO LACK OF CONSENSUS ON PROPOSED OUTCOME DOCUMENT

Preparatory Committee for the

Special Session of the General Assembly

 on the Children’s World Assembly

9^th Meeting (PM)*

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT CHILDREN'S SPECIAL SESSION

INCLUDE THREE INTERACTIVE ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSIONS

Also Recommends That Two National Child Delegates

Preparatory Committee for the

Special Session of the General Assembly

 on the Children’s World Summit

5^th Meeting (AM)

RIGOROUS ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR CHILDREN NEEDED,

SPECIAL SESSION PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TOLD

Preparatory Committee for the

Special Session of the General Assembly

 on the Children’s World Summit

6^th Meeting (PM)

YOUTH, NGOS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT TOBACCO PROMOTION, PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT,

CHILD LABOUR IN SPECIAL SESSION PREPARATORY COMMITTEE

Preparatory Committee for the

Special Session of the General Assembly

 On the Children’s World Summit

3^rd Meeting (AM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE WEIGHS PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT,

SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN

Preparatory Committee for the

Special Session of the General Assembly

 on the Children’s World Summit

4^th Meeting (PM)

PERSISTENT POVERTY, INADEQUATE RESOURCES ARE MAIN OBSTACLES TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT,

SPECIAL SESSION PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TOLD

Round-up

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES TWENTY-SEVENTH SESSION

Releases Final Conclusions, Recommendations on Reports of Denmark, Turkey,

Guatemala, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Bhutan, Monaco

(Reissued as received.)

Preparatory Committee for the 2001

Special Session of the General Assembly

 on the Children’s World Summit

1^st Meeting (AM)

CHILDREN’S PREPARATORY COMMITTEE BEGINS FINAL SESSION, HEARS CALL BY DEPUTY

SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PRIORITY ATTENTION TO CHILDREN’S NEEDS, RIGHTS

Preparatory Committee for the 2001

Special Session of the General Assembly

 on the Children’s World Summit

2^nd Meeting (PM)

Children's Participation in Legislative PROCESS, NEED FOR PROTECTION

FROM EFFORTS OF ARMED CONFLICT DISCUSSED IN PREPARATORY COMMITTEE

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS NAMES NATACHA ATLAS

GOODWILL AMBASSADOR FOR CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson announced today the appointment of performer Natacha Atlas as Goodwill Ambassador for the World Conference against Racism.

“Natacha’s music is an exciting mix of influences from East and West”,