UN Children's Fund Executive Director, Carol Bellamy, Says Remarkable Progress Achieved Since 1990 Summit -- but Not Enough
Considers Reports of Poland, Portugal, China, Paraguay, El Salvador, United States, Netherlands, Slovenia
GENEVA, 19 May (UN Information Service) -- The Committee against Torture this morning concluded its twenty-fourth session following three weeks of meetings at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Olara A. Otunnu, has welcomed the statement by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) that it would demobilize young fighters under the age of 15 and return them to their homes.
Panel Scheduled to Consider Reports from Poland, Portugal, China, Paraguay, Armenia, El Salvador, United States, Netherlands and Slovenia
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The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances will meet at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 24 to 27 April.
Committee Scheduled to Consider Efforts of Georgia, Italy, Portugal, Egypt, Jordan and Republic of Congo
