Human rights

Press Release
HR/4463
PKO/85

UN ANNOUNCES DEPLOYMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION ADVISERS, GROUNDBREAKING DEVELOPMENT IN UN PEACEKEEPING

Press Release
HR/4464

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT CALLS FOR PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN SUDAN

NEW YORK, 22 February (Office of Special Representative) -- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Olara A. Otunnu, has called on the parties to the conflict in the Sudan to take measures to ensure that their forces do not attack civilian populations and sites.

Press Release
HR/4462/

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2001 SPECIAL ASSEMBLY SESSION ON FOLLOW-UP TO WORLD CHILDREN’S SUMMIT CONCLUDES ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION

CORRECTION

In Press Release HR/4462 issued 8 February, the first paragraph should read as follows:

Press Release
HR/4461

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2001 SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN’S SUMMIT CONCLUDES DEBATE ON PARTICIPATION OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Press Release
HR/4462

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2001 SPECIAL ASSEMBLY SESSION ON FOLLOW-UP TO WORLD CHILDREN’S SUMMIT CONCLUDES ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION

Press Release
HR/4459

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2001 SPECIAL ASSEMBLY SESSION ON FOLLOW-UP TO WORLD SUMMIT FOR CHILDREN BEGINS WORK FOR 7-8 FEBRUARY SESSION

Press Release
HR/4460

OUTCOME OF SESSION ON CHILDREN’S SUMMIT SHOULD BE CONCISE, NEGOTIATED INTERGOVERNMENTAL DOCUMENT, PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TOLD

The outcome of the special session should be a concise, negotiated inter- governmental document, the Preparatory Committee for the 2001 special session of the General Assembly for Follow-up to the World Summit for Children was told this afternoon, as it continued its organizational session.

Press Release
HR/4458

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2001 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN'S SUMMIT, AT HEADQUARTERS, 7 - 8 FEBRUARY

Press Release
HR/4457

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT CALLS ON COLOMBIAN REVOLUTIONARY GROUP TO HONOUR COMMITMENTS

Press Release
HR/4456

COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES TWENTY-THIRD SESSION; ISSUES RECOMMENDATIONS ON REPORTS OF INDIA, SIERRA LEONE

Also Issues Recommendations on Costa Rica, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Armenia, Peru, Grenada, South Africa

(Reissued as received)