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HR/CN/915

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES DEBATE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD

15 April 1999


Press Release
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.

SG/T/2173

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

15 April 1999


Press Release
SG/T/2173


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/914

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS STARTS CONSIDERATION OF CHILD RIGHTS

15 April 1999


Press Release
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*

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

15 April 1999


Press Release
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/912

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS HOLDS SPECIAL DIALOGUE ON MARGINALIZED CHILDREN

14 April 1999


Press Release
HR/CN/912


COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS HOLDS SPECIAL DIALOGUE ON MARGINALIZED CHILDREN

19990414

GENEVA, 14 April (UN Information Service) -- The Commission on Human Rights this morning held a special dialogue on the rights of the child, focusing on the risks of marginalization and exclusion of children.