JOINT INSPECTION UNIT ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL RELEASE OF ITS UPDATED WEB SITE

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GENEVA, 15 April (UN Information Service) –- The Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system announced today the official release of its updated Web site.

Commission on Sustainable Development                      

Twelfth Session                                            

UN JOINT INSPECTION UNIT PRESENTS REVIEW OF GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION

OF OFFICE OF HIGH COMMISSIONER

Commission Hears of Activities of National Human Rights Institutions

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CHAIRPERSONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE AND CHILDREN’S

COMMITTEE ADDRESS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Commission Starts Debate on Effective Functioning

Of Human Rights Mechanisms; Finalizes Election of Subcommission Experts

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DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR ROAD SAFETY REQUIRES PARTNERSHIPS

BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS, NGOS, PRIVATE SECTOR, ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SAYS

Following is the message from General Assembly President Julian R. Hunte (Saint Lucia), on the global road safety crisis:

New Take-off predicted for fdi, says joint unctad-corporate location survey

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GENEVA, 13 April (UN Conference on Trade and Development) -- More than four out of five international location experts from around the world believe that FDI is about to take off again, following three years of continuous decline in global foreign direct investment.

Disarmament Commission                                     

2004 Substantive Session                                   

Community Consensus Needed to Curb Drug Abuse,

United Nations Counter-Narcotics Chief Says

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Fifty-eighth General Assembly                              

Press Statement on NortheRn Uganda by Security Council President

Following is today’s statement to the press by Security Council President Gunter Pleuger (Germany):

The Security Council was briefed today on the humanitarian situation in northern Uganda by the Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Co-ordinator, Jan Egeland.