Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

First Session

11^th and 12^th Meetings (AM & PM)

PERMANENT FORUM REVIEWS IMPACT OF UN SYSTEM ACTIVITIES ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues continued its first historic session in morning and afternoon meetings today with a review of the activities of the United Nations system regarding to education, culture and human rights as they impact indigenous peoples.

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OFFICIAL OPENING OF WORLD ECOTOURISM SUMMIT

(Received from a UN Information Officer.)

FIRST SESSION OF GROUP OF EXPERTS ON EXPLOSIVE REMNANTS

OF WAR TO MEET FROM 21 TO 24 MAY IN GENEVA

(Reissued as received.)

Security Council

4534^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHES SUPPORT MISSION IN EAST TIMOR,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1410 (2002)

The Security Council this morning established the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) for an initial period of 12 months, starting on  20 May 2002.

Security Council

4536^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL DECIDES ON 90-DAY SUSPENSION OF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS

ON SENIOR UNITA OFFICIALS

In a unanimous action under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Security Council voted this morning to suspend travel restrictions on senior officials of the União Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola (UNITA) for a period of 90 days following today’s decision.

Round-up of Session

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION

Releases Conclusions on Reports of Ireland,

Czech Republic, Benin, United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago

(Reissued as received.)

OFFICE OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL

FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT

United Nations Envoy for War-Affected Children

Calls for Urgent Action To Halt Humanitarian Crisis in Angola

Round-up

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION

Considered Reports of Sweden, Uzbekistan, Denmark,

Norway, Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia, Russian Federation

(Reissued as received.)

BUREAU OF PALESTINIAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ISSUES STATEMENT

ON SITUATION IN OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY