Background Release

SUBCOMMISSION ON PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

TO MEET IN GENEVA FROM 29 JULY TO 16 AUGUST

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 25 July (UN Information Service) -- The Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, the Commission on Human Rights’ principal subsidiary organ, will hold its fifty-fourth session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 29 July to 16 August 2002.

APPOINTMENTS TO SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT

The Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone, in implementation of the relevant provisions of the Agreement on the Establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone, signed in Freetown, Sierra Leone on 16 January, have today announced the appointments of eight judges who will serve on the Trial Chamber and the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court which has its seat in Freetown.

PRESS STATEMENT ON WESTERN SAHARA, OTHER MATTERS BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is today’s statement to the press by Security Council President Jeremy Greenstock (United Kingdom):

Western Sahara

Economic and Social Council

2002 Substantive Session

41^st Meeting (PM) and Round-up of Session

SEMINAR ON POLICY AWARENESS, SECURITY ISSUES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

TO BE HELD AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS ON 29 JULY

NEW YORK, 24 July (Department of Economic and Social Affairs) -- The second high-level seminar on “Policy Awareness and Security Issues on Information Technology”, organized by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), will be held on Monday 29 July from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Trusteeship Council Chamber.

Economic and Social Council

2002 Substantive Session

39^th and 40^th Meetings (AM & PM)

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL CALLS FOR END OF OCCUPATION

OF PALESTINIAN POPULATION CENTRES

By Recorded Vote, Adopts Text

On Repercussions of Israeli Occupation; Total of 50 Texts Adopted

PRESS STATEMENT ON SUDAN BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

The following press statement by Security Council President Jeremy Greenstock (United Kingdom) was made on 24 July:

Security Council

4589^th Meeting* (AM & PM)

COUNCIL HEARS ARGUMENTS FOR BROADER, MORE SYSTEMATIC PARTICIPATION

KABUL MEETING DISCUSSES COUNTER-NARCOTIC STRATEGY

UN POPULATION FUND WELCOMES EUROPEAN UNION PLEDGE OF €32 MILLION

FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN 22 COUNTRIES