Round-up

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

CONCLUDES FIFTY-NINTH SESSION

Issues Concluding Recommendations on Reports of Italy, China,

Trinidad and Tobago, Cyprus, United States, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam, Ukraine, Egypt

(Reissued as received)

LEADING INTERNATIONAL FIGURES MEET IN GENEVA

IN SUPPORT OF WORLD CONFERENCE ON RACISM

Nine leading international figures will gather in Geneva on Friday

3 August to give their moral and intellectual backing to efforts to forge an international consensus in the struggle for racial harmony and tolerance.

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE OF WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM TO MEET IN GENEVA

GENEVA, 27 July (UN Information Service) -- The Preparatory Committee for the World Conference against Racism will meet from 30 July to 10 August in Geneva, to finalize its work on the draft declaration and programme of action to be considered by the World Conference in Durban from 31 August to 7 September of this year.

Round-up of Session

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

CONCLUDES FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION

(Reissued as received.)

COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION DISCUSSES PREPARATIONS

FOR WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM

(Reissued as received.)

GENEVA, 12 March (UN Information Service) -- The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning discussed organizational matters, including an update on recent preparatory work for the upcoming World Conference against Racism.

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HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS INTRODUCES LOGO

FOR WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM

GENEVA, 23 February (UN Information Service) -- Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Secretary-General of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, today introduced the official logo of the World Conference, which will be held in Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 7 September.

ASIAN PREPARATORY MEETING FOR WORLD CONFERENCE ON RACISM

ADOPTS DECLARATION, ACTION PROGRAMME

GENEVA, 21 February (UN Information Service) -- The regional preparatory meeting for Asia of the World Conference against Racism wound up its deliberations in Tehran today by adopting a declaration and a programme of action to be submitted to the second Preparatory Committee, scheduled to take place in May in Geneva.

ASIAN PREPARATORY MEETING FOR WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM BEGINS IN TEHRAN

GENEVA, 20 February (UN Information Service) -- The Asian regional preparatory meeting for the World Conference against Racism began in Tehran on

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