GENEVA, 11 March (UN Information Service) -- Consensus must not become an end in itself when the subject was human rights violations, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden told the Commission on Human Rights this morning.
The importance of a gender balance in decision-making in the private domain was stressed by several speakers, as the Commission on the Status of Women held an exchange of views on the theme of "women in power and decision- making" this morning.
KINGSTON, 13 March -- Work on a mining code for the deep seabed, designed to regulate prospecting and exploration for mineral resources that lie at the bottom of the ocean beyond the jurisdiction of any country, will be taken up when the International Seabed Authority holds the first part of its third session at Kingston, from 17 to 27 March.
GENEVA, 11 March (UN Information Service) -- A special rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights this afternoon said there were still "serious human rights concerns" in the Middle East as a result of Israel's occupation of Arab territories.
The Secretary-General was shocked by the news that a Jordanian soldier fired upon a group of Israeli schoolgirls, killing seven and wounding several others.
Expressing deep concern about the deteriorating situation in Albania, the Security Council this evening urged all concerned in that country to refrain from hostilities and acts of violence and to cooperate with diplomatic efforts to reach a peaceful solution to the crisis in the country.
