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HR/CN/917
16 April 1999


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HR/CN/917


COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONCLUDES REVIEW OF RIGHTS OF CHILDREN

19990416

GENEVA, 15 April (UN Information Service) -- The Commission on Human Rights heard tonight from many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urging greater protection of children before concluding its annual debate on the topic.

HR/CN/914
15 April 1999


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HR/CN/914


COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS STARTS CONSIDERATION OF CHILD RIGHTS

19990415 Special Representative of Secretary-General Offers Special Agenda to Help Child Refugees Fleeing Kosovo

(Reissued as received.)

SG/T/2173/Rev.1*
15 April 1999


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SG/T/2173/Rev.1*


SECRETARY-GENERAL'S VISIT TO SPAIN, 11-14 APRIL

19990415

The Secretary-General arrived in Madrid from Geneva in the morning of Sunday, 11 April. That afternoon, he visited the city of Toledo, accompanied by Inocencio Arias, Ambassador of Spain to the United Nations. While in Toledo, the Secretary-General visited the Catholic cathedral, the mosque -- Cristo de la Luz, the synagogue -- Del Transito, and the Sephardic Museum.

HR/CN/915
15 April 1999


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HR/CN/915


COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES DEBATE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD

19990415 (Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 15 April (UN Information Service) -- The Commission on Human Rights this afternoon continued its debate on the rights of the child. Issues such as child prostitution, child pornography, trafficking in children, and child soldiers were raised.