DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS APPROVES ABOUT

$7.2 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR TORTURE SURVIVORS

GENEVA, 25 June (UN Information Service) -- The United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights and Officer in charge of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Bertrand Ramcharan, approved, on behalf of the Secretary-General, grants amounting to about $7.2 million to organizations supporting survivors of torture.

Background Release

WOMEN’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE TO MEET FROM 30 JUNE TO 18 JULY;

WILL REVIEW REPORTS ON EIGHT STATES PARTIES TO CONVENTION

NEW YORK, 25 June (Department of Economic and Social Affairs) -- The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women will hold its twenty-ninth session at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 30 June to 18 July.

UNODC LAUNCHES ‘LET’S TALK ABOUT DRUGS’ CAMPAIGN ON 26 JUNE

(Reissued as received.)

COOPERATIVES PROVIDE VITAL HEALTH, HOUSING, BANKING SERVICES,

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY

Following is the message by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the United Nations International Day of Cooperatives, 5 July 2003:

IAEA EXPERT REVIEW MISSION COMPLETES ASSESSMENT OF FUEL-CLEANING INCIDENT

AT PAKS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN HUNGARY

(Reissued as received.)

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEEPLY CONCERNED AT RENEWED FIGHTING IN LIBERIA,

CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES

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

WORLD DRUG TRENDS:  UN SEES MAJOR CHANGES

(Reissued as received.)

JOINT STATEMENT ISSUED ON UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAY

IN SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF TORTURE

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

92^nd Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS 18 AD LITEM JUDGES FOR RWANDA TRIBUNAL,

TO EXPEDITE COMPLETION OF TRIALS

The General Assembly this afternoon elected 18 ad litem judges for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

SEMINAR ON POLICY AWARENESS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, 27 JUNE

The ongoing series of Seminars on Policy Awareness and Training in Information Technology will continue on Friday, 27 June 2003, at 10 a.m., in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Chamber, with the fifth module on “Policy Awareness and Security Issues on Information Technology”.