GENEVA, 12 March (UN Information Service) -- The Commission on Human Rights condemned this afternoon the hostage taking in Lima, Peru, and called for the immediate release of the hostages.
Early marriage, pregnancy, sexual harassment and a heavy work load at home were some of the factors responsible for the high drop-out rate of girls from school, the Commission on the Status of Women was told this afternoon as it heard an exchange of views among Member States on the theme of "education and training of women".
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.
