Human rights

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HR/4454

REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT URGES STATES TO RAISE MINIMUM AGE FOR RECRUITMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN CONFLICT FROM 15 TO 18 YEARS

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HR/4453

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD TO HOLD TWENTY-THIRD SESSION AT GENEVA, FROM 10 TO 28 JANUARY 2000

Experts To Examine Reports of India, Sierra Leone, Costa Rica, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, South Africa, Armenia, Peru and Grenada

(Reissued as received.)

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HR/4452

UN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT WELCOMES DISCHARGE OF SOLDIERS UNDER AGE 18 FROM COLOMBIAN ARMY

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HR/4448

UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS HAILS LAST HUMAN RIGHTS DAY OF MILLENNIUM

Following is the text of a message from Mary Robinson, UNHCR, to be delivered on 10 December in observance of Human Rights Day 1999:

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HR/4446

OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO WOMEN’S CONVENTION TO BE OPENED FOR SIGNATURE

Secretary-General to Speak at Panel Discussion Following Signing Ceremony on 10 December

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HR/4445

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES SESSION

Issues Observations on Bulgaria, Argentina, Armenia, Cameroon and Mexico; Issues General Comment on Right to Education, Statement to World Trade Organization

(Reissued as received.)

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HR/4444

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES TWENTY-THIRD SESSION

Considers Reports of Austria, Azerbaijan, Finland, Kyrgyzstan, Malta, Peru and Uzbekistan

(Reissued as received; delayed in transmission.)

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HR/4442

LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES TO MEET IN ECUADOR TO CONSIDER A REGIONAL STRATEGY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

(Quito, 29 November - 1 December 1999)

(Reissued as received)

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HR/4441

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT PROPOSES AGENDA FOR ORGANISATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE

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HR/4437

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS TO HOLD TWENTY-FIRST SESSION, 15 NOVEMBER – 3 DECEMBER

Committee Scheduled to Consider Efforts of Bulgaria, Cameroon, Argentina, Armenia, Mexico, Solomon Islands

(Reissued as received.)