GENEVA, 23 June (UN Information Service) -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson has approved, on behalf of the Secretary-General, grants amounting to $5.1 million to organizations supporting victims of torture.
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Group of 77, Russian Federation Stress Action Should Not Become
Precedent
The President of the Economic and Social Council, Francesco Paolo Fulci (Italy), highlighted a number of innovations that had been taken to revitalize the Council, as it met this morning to take up organizational matters.
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Twenty-one Speakers Address Preparations for August Ballot on Territory's Future
Following is the text of the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the International Conference on Development, which will be delivered on his behalf in Tokyo on 24 June by the Under- Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, Kensaku Hogen:
The Economic and Social Council began its 1999 substantive session this morning by adopting its provisional agenda and programme of work for the session. The session will be held from 5 to 30 July in Geneva.
Mary Robinson To Draw Attention to Plight Of Civilian Victims of Atrocities and To Support Peace Process
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