Human Rights Committee

Eighty-third Session

2264^th & 2265^th Meetings (AM & PM)*

DEATH PENALTY USE, PRISON CONDITIONS, WIDESPREAD VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ISSUES

RAISED, AS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TAKES UP UZBEKISTAN’S REPORT

Background Release

Eleventh United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

to Be Held in Bangkok, 18-25 April

(Reissued as received.)

Human Rights Committee

Eighty-Third Session

2262^nd Meeting (AM)

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES REVIEW OF REPORT BY MAURITIUS

 

Experts Commend Progress Made, But Cite Gaps in Constitutional Protection of Rights

IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT URGES GOVERNMENTS

 

TO INTENSIFY EFFORTS IN FIGHTING RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

 

Following is the text of the message by Jean Ping, President of the General Assembly, on the occasion of the International Day against Racial Discrimination, 21 March:

WINNERS OF UNEP’S “FOCUS ON YOUR WORLD” PHOTO COMPETITION ANNOUNCED

(Reissued as received.)

NAIROBI/AICHI, 18 March (UNEP) -- Images of deer, scavenging on a rubbish tip, the housing of the rich set against the slums of the poor and Buddhist monks solemnly draping cloth round a tree trunk have scooped the top prizes in the latest United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Photographic Competition on the Environment.

Committee on Charter

 and United Nations Role

248^th Meeting (AM)

ASSISTANCE TO THIRD STATES AFFECTED BY SANCTIONS AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED,

AS CHARTER COMMITTEE CONCLUDES 2005 SESSION

HUMANITARIAN SITUATION DETERIORATING IN ITURI DISTRICT

 

OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

 

(Reissued as received.)

BUNIA, 17 March (OCHA) -- The spate of violent attacks in Ituri District in recent days has left thousands more people homeless, many of whom are now seeking shelter in cramped makeshift camps in the area.

The UN Secretary-General travelled from Spain to Israel for an official visit, with a day and a half layover in Geneva, Switzerland.

Human Rights Committee

Eighty-Third Session

2261^stMeeting(PM)*

Human rights committee takes up report of Mauritius

Experts Praise Creation of National Human Rights

Commission but Raise Concerns Regarding Anti-Terrorism Law

ECONOMIC VIABILITY, CRITICAL REQUIREMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT

 

Forestry’s Contribution to Informal Sector Must Be Taken into Account

(Reissued as received.)

ROME, 17 March (FAO) -- Economic viability, including the environmental and social benefits deriving from forests, is a pre-requisite for wider adoption of sustainable forest management practices, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today.