united states welcomes recommendations of un envoy lakhdar brahimi

on interim government for iraq, as it briefs security council

Ad Hoc Committee on Scope of                               

 Legal Protection under Convention                         

COMMISSION ADOPTS EIGHT RESOLUTIONS ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL RIGHTS,

AS WELL AS TEXT CONDEMNING NEO-NAZISM

Extends Mandates of Special Rapporteur on Illicit Dumping, Independent Expert

On Extreme Poverty; Recommends Consideration of Thematic Procedure on Cultural Rights

(Reissued as received.)

disarmament COMMENCES IN LIBERIA, PAVES WAY FOR GREATER

HUMANITARIAN ACCESS, ASSISTANCE

MONROVIA, 16 April (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) -- Ex-combatants of Liberia’s three armed factions took forward steps yesterday towards contributing to the future peace and stability of the war-torn country by surrendering their weapons, during the resumption of disarmament activities administered by United Nations peacekeeping forces.

INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON IMPACT OF WALL BUILT BY ISRAEL

IN OCCUPIED PALESTINIANTERRITORY ENTERS SECOND DAY

(Reissued as received.)

Secretary-General urges uganda rebels to respond positively

to president’s call for dialogue

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

security council committee on liberia includes additional information in travel ban

On 14 April 2004, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia, approved the inclusion of additional information in the Alias field for the following individual included in the list of persons subject to the travel restrictions imposed by paragraph 4 (a) of resolution 1521 (2003):

Mr. James Dennis

Disarmament Commission                                     

2004 Substantive Session                                   

INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON IMPACT OF WALL BUILT BY ISRAEL IN OCCUPIED

PALESTINIANTERRITORY concludes two-day session

Final Document Says Lack of Dialogue between Parties

Necessitates Active Involvement of International Community

(Reissued as received.)

Commission on Sustainable Development                      

Twelfth Session                                            

3^rd Meeting (PM)